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Bruno B. Lima, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Bruno B. Lima, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.S.N.C. is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology and Radiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). He is also the Associate Director of the Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Program at VUMC. He obtained his MD, Magna Cum Laude, and a PhD in Pharmacology from Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil. Dr. Lima completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a Clinical Fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases at Emory University Hospital. He also pursued an Advanced Fellowship in Cardiovascular Imaging at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Lima is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, with additional certifications in Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiovascular CT, and Cardiovascular MR. In his academic role, he has contributed to the education of future physicians and is the Associate Program Director of the Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship at Vanderbilt University.

His research is primarily focused on multimodality imaging assessment of heart transplantion, anomalous coronaries, and acquired and genetic cardiomyopathies, where he combines advanced imaging, genomics, and pharmacology to explore the interconnections between neurological and cardiovascular systems. His work aims to discover new therapeutic targets and enhance clinical outcomes. Dr. Lima's significant research contributions are evident in his authorship of over 70 peer-reviewed publications, including impactful papers in journals like JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, Circulation, JAMA Cardiology, JACC, JNC, among others. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology (JNC), he is associate editor of The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, and the Section Editor for Cardiac Imaging for ACC.org and Radcliffe US Cardiology Reviews.

A Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and the American College of Nuclear Cardiology (FASNC), Dr. Lima is deeply involved in the cardiology community and contributes extensively to medical literature and professional societies in his field.

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