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Areas of Expertise

  • Cardiac Imaging
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Coronary Heart Disease
  • General Cardiology
  • Heart Valve Diseases
  • Heart and Vascular

Conditions and Treatments

Location

1215 21st Avenue South, 5th Floor
Nashville, TN 37232

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - University of Connecticut, 1987
  • Internship - Boston University Medical Center, 1988
  • Internship - Boston University Medical Center, 1990
  • Fellowship - Boston University Medical Center, 1993
  • Fellowship - Boston University Medical Center, 1994

Board Certifications

  • Cardiovascular Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine, 1993

Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Dr. Mendes is wonderful.
June 18, 2025
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Dr Mendes is always the very best.
June 17, 2025
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Dr. Mendes listens well and explains things clearly. She puts you at ease throughout the visit.
May 23, 2025
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Understood everything
May 23, 2025
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Dr Mendes has been my cardiologist for over 10 years now and I trust her. She understands my fears and actually listens to me when I present any issues.
May 22, 2025
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Outstanding concern for a solution to my issue
March 26, 2025
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Dr. Mendes is Outstanding and represents Vanderbilt at its highest level!
March 22, 2025
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Dr. Mendes is excellent.
March 15, 2025
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Dr Mendes is the best!
March 7, 2025
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