
Brian Lima MD FACS
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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3601 The Vanderbilt ClinicNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-5000
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Summary
- Cardiac surgeon at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Previously I was was the Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support for Medical City Healthcare (Dallas, TX) and one of the National Physician Directors for Cardiothoracic Surgery with HCA Healthcare.
Education & Training
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2009 - 2012
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2009
- Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2002
- Cornell UniversityBA, Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude, 1994 - 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2012 - 2027
- NY State Medical License 2017 - 2026
- TN State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- CO State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- IA State Medical License 2023 - 2024
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor of the Year International Association of Top Professionals (IATOP), 2020
- Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author 2020
- Top Doctors Newsday, 2018-2020
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cardiac Allocation Version 4.2: Should Heart Allocation Update Like Your Smartphone?Aaron M Williams, Brian Lima, Swaroop Bommareddi, John M Trahanas
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025-07-01 - A foregone conclusion? The association between early hospital course and late outcomes in modern era heart transplant.Chen Chia Wang, Mark Petrovic, Awab Ahmad, Brian Lima, Yuliya Tipograf
JTCVS Open. 2025-06-01 - 200 Cases of Cardiac Donation after Circulatory Death Utilizing Normothermic Regional Perfusion: The Four-Year Vanderbilt Experience.Aaron M Williams, Awab Ahmad, Swaroop Bommareddi, Brian Lima, Chetan Pasrija
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025-05-31
Press Mentions
- New Consortium of Health Systems Dedicated to Improving Cardiac Surgery Outcomes Throughout TennesseeApril 23rd, 2025
- Texas PA Helps Expand Donor Pool for Heart TransplantsFebruary 18th, 2022
- Medical City Heart Performs First 'Donation After Cardiac Death' Heart Transplant in TexasDecember 16th, 2021
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External Links
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty profilehttps://www.vumc.org/cardiacsurgerydept/person/brian-lima-md
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