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Douglas M. Brinkley MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, and Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Program
Insurance Plans Accepted

Areas of Expertise

  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy & Inherited Disease
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support

Conditions and Treatments

Locations

Vanderbilt Heart
1215 21st Avenue South, 5th Floor
Nashville, TN 37232
Vanderbilt Heart Knoxville
11440 Parkside Drive, Suite 205
Knoxville, TN 37934
Vanderbilt Heart Transplant
1215 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232
Vanderbilt Heart Transplant Knoxville
11440 Parkside Drive, Suite 205
Knoxville, TN 37924

Services

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2007
  • Residency, Internal Medicine - Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University Medical Center, 2010
  • Fellowship, Cardiovascular Medicine - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2015
  • Fellowship, Heart Failure & Transplantation - Brigham and Women's Hospital - Harvard Medical School, 2016

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2010
  • Cardiovascular Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2015
  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2016

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 Brinkley is excellent
January 22, 2026
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Dr. Was very pleasant and listened to my concerns
January 21, 2026
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Dr Brinkley was very attentive and informative.
January 19, 2026
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He was very professional and polite and concerned for my health and very informative. I enjoyed having the pleasure of meeting him.
January 6, 2026
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Explained very clearly and professionally.
December 19, 2025
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Dr Brinkley is always kind , however I do find it bizarre and uncomfortable that at this appointment, I have seen him multiple times, that I was asked if he could record the appointment, with what looked like a cell phone. After the medical trauma that I have been put through, it leaves me feeling slightly traumatized. I don't know that anyone would be comfortable being recorded for their whole appointment.
November 25, 2025
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As previously stated Dr. Brinkley was great!
November 13, 2025
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Dr Brinkley was glad I was doing so good and didn't want to change any meds for the time being. He encouraged me to continue doing what I was doing to stay healthy.
October 27, 2025
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Dr Brnkley is excellent. He listened to everything I said and asked and thoughfully addressed every issue.
October 5, 2025
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