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Ahmad J. Abu-Halimah MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI

Assistant Professor of Medicine, and Medical Director, Vanderbilt Heart-Rutherford

Areas of Expertise

  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Coronary Heart Disease
  • General Cardiology
  • Heart and Vascular
  • Hypertension
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Interventional Cardiology and Peripheral Vascular Disease
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease

Location

1370 Gateway Boulevard, Suites 200 and 230
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Languages

  • Arabic
  • English

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Ain Shams University, 1993
  • Internship - Ain-Shams University Hospital, 1995
  • Residency, Internal Medicine - King Hussein Medical Center, 2000
  • Chief Resident, Internal Medicine - King Hussein Medical Center, 2000
  • Residency - Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, 2001
  • Residency, Internal Medicine - Brown University, 2005
  • Chief Resident, Internal Medicine - Brown University, 2005
  • Cardiology Fellowship - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2008
  • Fellowship, Interventional Cardiology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2009
  • Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
  • Fellow of the American College of Physicians
  • Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography

Board Certifications

  • Cardiovascular Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2009
  • Interventional Cardiology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2010

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.
Good
June 19, 2026
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Very attentive
June 18, 2026
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Dr Abu himself is an incredible Physician with great bedside manner. He listens and is very good at explaining his plans .
June 18, 2026
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I love Dr. Abu-Halimah! He has always been down-to-earth and talks to you about your health, and listens to your questions and concerns, and works with you to provide the best treatment options! I would and have recommended him many times!
June 11, 2026
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I have recommended Dr. Abu to others already. He is amazing!!
June 11, 2026
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Would recommend Dr. Abu to anyone!
June 11, 2026
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He is always so out going and explains everything so a lay person can understand everything. He always has a plan for my treatment.
June 10, 2026
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Understand my problem
June 7, 2026
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I knew Dr Abu before coming in through past experience with my parents. His expertise, knowledge and bed side conduct is why I chose him.
June 6, 2026
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