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Christopher R. Ellis MD, FACC

Professor of Medicine, and Director, LAA Closure Program

Areas of Expertise

  • Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
  • Arrhythmias
  • Arrhythmias - Ablation
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Implantable Defibrillator Insertion

Locations

1215 21st Avenue South, 5th Floor
Nashville, TN 37232
Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks
719 Thompson Lane, Suite 22100
Nashville, TN 37204

Languages

  • English
  • French

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - University of Rochester, 2000
  • Residency, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2004
  • Chief Resident, Internal Medicine - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2005
  • EP Fellowship - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2008
  • EP Fellowship - University of Michigan Health System, 2009
  • Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, 2012

Board Certifications

  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2009

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.
Good
November 15, 2025
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Dr. Ellis was thorough, listened to my concerns and gave responses that met my intellect. I appreciated that. He kept to my health concerns and gave good reasons for what he thought about the tests. In the end he gave guidance for what I needed to do in the next 3 months. Said if a problem arise to call and come back in.
November 14, 2025
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Excellent visit. Great physician!
November 14, 2025
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Dr Ellis was certainly unprepared for the meeting. On several occasions he made very negative remarks and conclusions that he simply did not understand correctly from my charts. My wife and I politely disagreed and finally he reviewed my chart and agreed, but then ordered test and left without giving an opinion. It was an absolute disappointment. He left us both in total shock!!!! We only felt much worse for ever meeting him. He described the worst constant AFib and said there wasn't anything he could do since I didn't do anything for 5 years. My charts clearly show I have had EKGs every 6 months for years. Until a little over a year ago Dr Sayed found AFib for the first time. Dr Ellis also said I definitely had constant AFib because every EKG recently picks it up. But my stress test clearly showed the AFib stopped when I started running. He said it didn't. My wife politely said it did. Later he read the report and admitted we were right. Shortly thereafter he abruptly left telling us nothing but possible bad news.
November 9, 2025
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Excellent discussion of proposed treatment, risks and benefits. I was in awe.
November 8, 2025
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The physician was very knowledgeable and explained things well and answered our questions.
November 8, 2025
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I was impressed from start to finish!
November 6, 2025
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Dr Ellis sees my husband & he'd prepared me for what to expect but Dr E exceeded that. He exudes compassion, confidence, and skill.
October 26, 2025
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Dr. Ellis is amazing.
October 23, 2025
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