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Heather A. Ridinger MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Areas of Expertise

  • Internal Medicine
  • Primary Care

Location

Languages

  • English
  • Hungarian

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - University of Maryland, 2009
  • Residency - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2012
  • Chief Residency - Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2013

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012

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. Ridinger is always very attentive. She answers my many questions and she explains everything in detail to where I understand it. She very caring and I always feel better when I see her.
March 20, 2026
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Dr. Ridinger is a great listener. Love her as my Doc.
March 20, 2026
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Dr Ridinger is amazing. She's full of love and compassion. Very kind hearted and truly cares
March 18, 2026
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She is one of the best doctors one could ever have and makes she all preventive medicine is recommended while maintaining my overall care.
March 13, 2026
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Dr Ridinger is the best!
March 4, 2026
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Listened to me and we related very well.
February 22, 2026
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Very satisfying with Dr Ridinger I will definitely recommend to anyone
February 20, 2026
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I cannot say enough positive things about Dr. Ridinger, each time I am seen by her she is compassionate, relatable, informed and thorough. If I have a question that she isn't sure of she takes the time right there to figure out the answer. She includes me in her answers to questions and listens intently to how I feel physically and emotionally about my health. I have had a rough couple of years with my health and a few of the doctors I have seen at Vanderbilt have been dismissive, so much so that I hesitate making an appointment and feel that I need to make them like me so that I will be treated with the help I need without judgement or annoyance.
February 7, 2026
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Dr. Riidinger is very, personable, thorough and never makes me feel rushed.
February 6, 2026
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