Cardiothoracic Surgery near Nashville, TN

Biography: This physician is accepting telehealth visits. Dr. Reddy is a native of Alabama. He graduated from Amherst College with magna cum laude honors in Neuroscience. He earned his Medical Doctorate from The University of Alabama School of Medicine with Clinical Honors. He then served his internship and completed a residency in General Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. While there, he was Chair of the Housestaff Council and served on the Medical Center Medical Board as well as the Medical Center Alumni Boards. He then went on to receive his training in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Emory University Medical Center in Atlanta, GA. While there, he served on the ACGME Board of Directors. He completed an additional fellowship in advanced endovascular surgery in the Vascular Surgery Division at Emory University. In addition, Dr. Reddy holds an MBA with an emphasis on healthcare. He received this degree with Honors from The Owen School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Reddy then went on to join the faculty of The University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio for six years. While there, he was Director of Thoracic Aortic Surgery, Head of Cardiac Surgery at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Medical Center and the Associate Residency Program Director. He served on multiple national committees in his specialty and has authored over a dozen book chapters and 30 clinical and basic science papers in the surgical literature. He is Board Certified in Thoracic Surgery and General Surgery. He joined the Tristar Cardiovascular Surgery practice at Centennial Medical Center in 2011. He is married and has two children.

Care Philosophy: My care philosophy is embodied within 3 principles: 1) Never offer an operation or procedure to a patient that you would not offer to your own family. 2) Only offer patients operations or procedures - let the patient and his/her family decide what treat

Care Philosophy: I treat patients the way I would want to be treated. I want a surgeon who is always improving their practice, and providing better care. I want a surgeon to respect me and my time, and to recognize that he or she will eventually be the patient.

Biography: This physician is accepting telehealth visits. Duc Q. Nguyen, MD, earned his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. He completed a general surgery residency at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota and a cardiothoracic surgery residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He completed fellowship training in mechanical assist devices and heart and lung transplantation at the Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining TriStar Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr. Nguyen served as an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Nguyen is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He is an internationally recognized expert in minimally invasive coronary/hybrid revascularization andmechanical assist devices. He specializes in the treatment of aneurysms, aortic valve replacement surgery, arrhythmia ablation, cardiac transplant , cardiopulmonary transplantation, coronary artery bypass surgery, coronary artery bypass surgery off pump , endoscopic coronary artery bypass, heart failure/heart transplant, mitral stenosis andmyocardial infarction.

Care Philosophy: Patient and family centered. I prefer to be overly transparent about expectations and plans prior to surgery, and I like to discuss all potential options including nonsurgical options. I work closely with my cardiology team members and prefer a heart team approach. I am a strong advocate of enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery and push for resources to help patients return to a normal life as quickly as possibly after surgery. I am from Nashville, and this is my home. I strive to push our team to make our systems work to improve the patient experience because cardiac surgery can be a difficult journey for patients and family