Women's heart health in Tennessee

Cardiologists at the Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Women’s Program in Tennessee specialize in heart care for women at risk or with cardiovascular disease.

When you choose Ascension Saint Thomas Heart, you get an experienced women's heart care team delivering comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for women of all ages. The heart doctors at the Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Women’s Program have additional cardiology training in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of women at risk for heart disease.

Meet our women’s heart care champions 

Your care team understands how heart disease is different in women than men. Led by Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH, the program director for women’s heart health, the team includes a diverse group of specialists dedicated to meeting your unique heart health needs.
  • Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH - Medical Director, Interventional Cardiology

    Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH, interventional cardiologist

    Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH
    Medical Director, Interventional Cardiology 

  • Amber Edwards, MD - Cardiac Surgery

    Amber Edwards, MD
    Cardiac Surgery 

  • Hannah Fish-Trotter, MD - Cardio-obstetrics

    Hannah Fish-Trotter, MD, cardiologist

    Hannah Fish-Trotter, MD
    Cardio-Obstetrics

  • Jessica Huston, MD - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant

    Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH, interventional cardiologist

    Jessica Huston, MD
    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant

  • Drew Pickett, MD - Electrophysiology

    Drew Pickett, MD, cardiac electrophysiologist

    Drew Pickett, MD
    Cardiac Electrophysiologist

  • Lisa Bellin, MD - Breast Surgery

    Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH, interventional cardiologist

    Lisa Bellin, MD
    Breast Surgery

  • Dana Bonaminio, MD - Radiology
  • Russ Clendenin, MD - OB-GYN
  • Georgia Ferrell, MD - OBGYN
  • Connie Graves, MD - Medical Director, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

    Connie Graves, MD - Medical Director, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

    Connie Graves, MD
    Medical Director, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

  • Zachary Grambos, MD - Emergency Medicine

    Zachary Grambos, MD - Emergency Medicine

    Zachary Grambos, MD
    Emergency Medicine

  • Rachel Mehr, MD - Primary Care

    Rachel Mehr, MD, primary care

    Rachel Mehr, MD
    Primary care

  • Joseph Sharpe, MD - Psychiatry

    Joseph Sharpe, MD - Psychiatry

    Joseph Sharpe, MD
    Psychiatry

  • Colleen Vanderkolk, MD - Neurology

Women's Heart Program

Dr. Nishtha Sareen and the team at Ascension Saint Thomas specialize in diagnosing and treating women with heart disease.

Video Gallery: Heart Health Conversations for Women

At Ascension Saint Thomas Heart, we're here to support you every step of the way on your health journey. Watch these videos to learn more; explore your heart care options, understand your risks, and discover what to expect -- so you can live your healthiest life.

Britain's story

A patient shares her heart care journey and healing at Ascension Saint Thomas.

If you are experiencing chest pain, especially in combination with jaw or arm pain, lightheadedness, nausea, vomiting or difficulty breathing, you might be having a heart attack. Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room right away.