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John A. McPherson MD

Professor of Medicine, and Vice Chair for Education, Department of Medicine
Insurance Plans Accepted

Areas of Expertise

  • Angina
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Coronary Heart Disease
  • General Cardiology
  • Heart and Vascular
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Interventional Cardiology and Peripheral Vascular Disease

Conditions and Treatments

Location

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

Services

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - University of California Los Angeles, 1993
  • Internship - Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, 1994
  • Residency - Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, 1996
  • Cardiology Fellowship - University of Virginia Health System, 1999
  • Fellowship, Interventional Cardiology - University of Virginia Health System, 2000

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine, 1996
  • Cardiovascular Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine, 1999

Patient Comments

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Dr McPherson is the best.
June 18, 2026
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Dr always genuinely interested in my well being
June 16, 2026
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Dr John McPherson is excellent.
June 16, 2026
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Dr. McPherson was great.
June 4, 2026
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Dr and his Staff were very pleasant
June 2, 2026
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Dr. John McPherson is a superb physician, who is kind, listens to concerns, and discusses treatments, etc., in an easy way to understand. I am VERY blessed to have him as my cardiologist!
May 30, 2026
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Excellent. Dr McPherson has been my Cardiologist for 25 years. Appointment went well.
May 25, 2026
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Dr. McPherson is great
May 21, 2026
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Dr. McPhearson Was very courtesy and polite. Spent quality time with me.
May 19, 2026
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