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Pablo J. Saavedra MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Insurance Plans Accepted

Areas of Expertise

  • Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
  • Arrhythmias
  • Cardiovascular Medicine

Conditions and Treatments

Locations

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

Services

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Case Western Reserve University, 1996
  • Internship, Surgery - University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, 1997
  • Residency, Internal Medicine - Case Western Reserve University Hospitals, 2000
  • Chief Resident, Internal Medicine - Memorial Hospital, Brown University, 2001
  • Cardiology Fellowship - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2003
  • EP Fellowship - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2005

Board Certifications

  • Cardiovascular Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2004
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2005

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.
Excellent doctor
December 16, 2025
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He was very nice too. Great job of explaining options and like the nurse spent the proper amount of time explaining our options
November 23, 2025
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I am always safe I always know what ever the doctor says what ever instructions are given I know it ,is what it is and never question it im always safe and okay thank u for taken care of me always
November 22, 2025
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Very good
November 11, 2025
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Breanna was excellent and information-wonderful at explaining things-she should teach others how to do her job. We were most impressed.
November 7, 2025
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Dr Saavedra is a very awesome DrVery caring
October 13, 2025
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Always got excellent service/treatment from Dr. Saavedra
September 27, 2025
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Outstanding
September 8, 2025
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Dr. Saavedra is always great.
September 8, 2025
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