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Robert N. Piana MD

Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Interventional Program, and Professor of Medicine

Areas of Expertise

  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy & Inherited Disease
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Interventional Cardiology and Peripheral Vascular Disease

Location

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

Languages

  • English
  • French

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - University of Pennsylvania, 1987
  • Internship - Massachusetts General Hospital, 1988
  • Residency - Massachusetts General Hospital, 1990
  • Fellowship - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1994

Board Certifications

  • Interventional Cardiology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 1999
  • Cardiovascular Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2019

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 Piana is exceptional. He takes a conservative approach to treatment and saved my husband from having an unnecessary open near surgery that another doctor said he needed, He is caring and thoughtful. He also released my husband from.his care, back to his PCP, when he felt there was nothing else he needed. I highly recommend Dr Piana
November 13, 2025
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Dr Piana always shows total focus on information he has about my situation.
November 13, 2025
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The best!
November 13, 2025
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Dr. Piana was rushed because he was already far behind. I didn't get to address concerns.
October 30, 2025
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Thank you, Dr. Piana.
October 29, 2025
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I appreciated the length of time Dr Piana and his associate took with me, thoroughly explaining all of my options, and helping me understand what we were dealing with.
October 23, 2025
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Dr. Piana is absolutely Outstanding in every way. He listens, cares, explains and always checks previous visits to help update himself. Couldn't ask for a better Dr.
October 22, 2025
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Dr. Rob Piana is a master clinician. I am very confident in his care and expertise!
October 22, 2025
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My situation is complex and Dr Piana took the time to understand and walk me through his thoughts and possibilities for the future.
October 19, 2025
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