

Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director of Cardiovascular Surgery, Centennial Heart and; Vascular Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Dr. V. Seenu Reddy did his undergraduate work at Amherst College, graduating magna cum laude and obtained his Medical Degree with Honors from The University of Alabama. He completed a residency in General Surgery and a Research Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery at Vanderbilt University. His Cardiothoracic training was at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, where he obtained additional expertise in Endovascular and Minimally Invasive Surgery. Dr. Reddy also obtained an MBA with Honors from Vanderbilt University Owen School of Management in 2000.
He was previously on the faculty of the University of TX San Antonio as Dir. of Emerging Technology, Dir. of Thoracic Aortic Surgery and Associate Prof of Surgery. He is Board Certified in Surgery and Thoracic Surgery. In the community, Dr. Reddy is active with the American Heart Association, serves as the current Board Chair and Past President and of the Nashville Academy of Med, and is a past President of the Nashville Surgical Society. He also serves his specialty through Task Forces in the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Association of Thoracic Surgery. He has previously served as Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at Vanderbilt and continues to serve on the faculty for their Perfusion School. He is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons and American College of Cardiology. Dr. Reddy is actively engaged in research and has over 12 book chapters, over 20 abstracts and 35 publications in peer reviewed journals and has presented at regional and national meetings. He is also a reviewer for The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and JTCVS. He is a consultant to a variety of startup health care companies and works with Harpeth Capital and FCA Venture Partners in Nashville. At TriStar Centennial he serves as co-Director of the Structural Heart Program and Director of Cardiac Surgical Outreach and serves on the Medical Executive Committee. He is a National Medical Director for HCA’s Cardiovascular Service Line. Dr. Reddy is married and has two children and enjoys boating, hiking and golf.
Selected publications from PubMed
Percutaneous Thrombovegectomy as an Alternative to Surgery for Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis.
Reddy VS, Zwischenberger BA, Williams AR, Rowe JF 3rd, Subramanian S, Kingeter A, Wright J, Joseph M
Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2024 Dec;2(4):748-753 doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2024.03.012.
Advanced artificial intelligence-guided hemodynamic management within cardiac enhanced recovery after surgery pathways: A multi-institution review.
Reddy VS, Stout DM, Fletcher R, Barksdale A, Parikshak M, Johns C, Gerdisch M
JTCVS Open. 2023 Dec;16:480-489 doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.06.023.
State of the art: Proceedings of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery Summit.
Chatterjee S, Arora RC, Crisafi C, Crotwell S, Gerdisch MW, Katz NM, Lobdell KW, Morton-Bailey V, Pirris JP, Reddy VS, Salenger R, Varelmann D, Engelman DT
JTCVS Open. 2023 Jun;14:205-213 doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.04.004.
Expert Consensus of Data Elements for Collection for Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery.
Hirji SA, Salenger R, Boyle EM, Williams J, Reddy VS, Grant MC, Chatterjee S, Gregory AJ, Arora R, Engelman DT
World J Surg. 2021 Apr;45(4):917-925 doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-05964-1.
Treatment With Angiotensin II Is Associated With Rapid Blood Pressure Response and Vasopressor Sparing in Patients With Vasoplegia After Cardiac Surgery: A Post-Hoc Analysis of Angiotensin II for the Treatment of High-Output Shock (ATHOS-3) Study.
Klijian A, Khanna AK, Reddy VS, Friedman B, Ortoleva J, Evans AS, Panwar R, Kroll S, Greenfeld CR, Chatterjee S
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Jan;35(1):51-58 doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.08.001.
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