As a cardiac surgeon, Dr. Michael Petracek provides advanced surgical care to treat heart problems that are caused by disease or injury near Nashville, TN.
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Yes, Dr. Michael R. Petracek is accepting new patients at this office.
1211 22nd S Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232
Please Note: This link will direct you to a third-party website unaffiliated with MD.com (https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/), where you're able to request or schedule an appointment online with Dr. Michael Petracek.
Yes, Dr. Michael R. Petracek is accepting new patients at this office.
1211 22nd S Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232-0001
Please Note: This link will direct you to a third-party website unaffiliated with MD.com (https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/), where you're able to request or schedule an appointment online with Dr. Michael Petracek.
Yes, Dr. Michael R. Petracek is accepting new patients at this office.
1211 Medical Center Drive, Nashville, TN 37232
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Shuttle and Van Routes
The Vanderbilt main campus offers these free transport services for patients, families and friends of patients.
Courtesy Vans
7:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Patient and visitor courtesy vans operate on a loop stopping at these locations:
Patient Transport Vans
6 am - 9 pm Monday - Friday
Patient transport vans are available to carry patients and visitors between locations inside the medical campus as well as approved lodging facilities. To request a transport van, call (615) 936-1215, option 2.
Hospitality Shuttle Route
The hospitality shuttle service is available for families and friends of patients with extended care. The shuttle makes regular stops at Ronald McDonald House. On-call service is available for Ronald McDonald House, Hospitality House, Holiday Inn, Marriott and Loews. Call (615) 936-1215 for shuttle information.
Dr. Michael Petracek graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1971.
Dr. Petracek has three offices in Tennessee where he specializes in Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Surgery.
Dr. Petracek works with one thousand doctors including Dr. Horace Watson and Dr. Anna Person.
Dr. Michael Petracek is a cardiac surgeon that specializes in the surgical healing of cardiovascular and heart ailments. These could include ischemic, rheumatic, valvular, or congenital heart disease, endocarditis and atherosclerosis. Dr. Petracek may carry out types of procedures such as surgical implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators, heart valve repair, heart transplant surgery, or coronary artery bypass.
Following rigorous and lengthy training, thoracic surgeons are uniquely qualified to perform complex surgeries on the chest, or thorax as it is sometimes called. Their focus is usually on the lungs, esophagus, and other areas of the chest, and may also include the heart. As such, Dr. Petracek may see patients in Tennessee for a wide range of surgeries, for example removing cancer causing tumors from the esophagus and chest wall, or even a lung transplant.
Please Note: The information displayed below is sourced from the 2014 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier National Provider Identifier (NPI) Aggregate Report. It's important to remember that the statistics below are not inclusive of all patients treated by Dr. Petracek, but only those who participate in Medicare.