Cookeville, Tenn. – Cookeville Regional Medical Center proudly welcomes cardiologist Ashley
Nickerson, D.O. to its medical staff, bringing the number of cardiologists on staff to 12.
Dr. Nickerson joins the medical practice of Tennessee Heart along with fellow cardiologists
Mariano Battaglia, M.D., Stacy Brewington, M.D., Alex Case, M.D., Vert Cornielle, M.D., Brian
Dockery, M.D., Tim Fournet, M.D., Michael Lenhart, M.D., Thomas Little, M.D., Scott Reising,
M.D., as well as electrophysiology/arrhythmia specialists Mark Wathen, M.D. and William
Wassynger, M.D.
Dr. Nickerson comes to Cookeville from Magnolia Regional Medical Center in Corinth, Miss.,
where she served as the director of Non-Invasive Imaging in the Division of Cardiology. She
received her doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from the University of New England in
Biddeford, Maine, and performed a residency in internal medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical
School in Norfolk, Va. She completed a fellowship in general cardiology at the University of
South Florida (affiliate) in Corinth, Miss., and then a fellowship in advanced cardiac imaging at
the University of Kentucky in Lexington. She is board certified in internal medicine, general
cardiology, nuclear cardiology, and adult echocardiography.
Dr. Nickerson is currently seeing patients at Tennessee Heart and Cookeville Regional Medical
Center. To make an appointment with Dr. Nickerson, call Tennessee Heart at (931) 881-2039 or
(888) 352-8031.