Nova Medical Hair Transplant (Nashville)
Nashville, TN · tennesseehairtransplantclinic.com
on their own site
Independent profile · every claim from the clinic's own materials · checked August 2026 · methodology. Disclosure count measures what their site answers — it is not a quality rating.
The facts, field by field
| Who performs the surgery The hair-mill question — the one that decides everything | —Site describes “a dedicated in-house team of technicians, nurses, and surgical assistants” supporting the procedure; division of roles not specified |
| Named physician(s) | Dr. Dan Hatef — named for the Nashville location; “board-certified surgeon” referenced without specifics |
| ABHRS certification The one hair-specific board | —Not stated |
| ISHRS membership | —Not stated |
| Prices published | —Not published — financing “as low as $95 bi-weekly” shown |
Our editorial note
The Nashville outpost of a brand with nine locations across North America (Boston, New Jersey, Toronto, Houston, Chicago and Miami among them). Offers both FUE and FUT — one of the few Nashville-market options stating the strip method at all. A named local physician distinguishes this page from anonymous branch pages; hair-specific credentials are not stated, and financing appears where a price would be.
What to ask Nova Medical Hair Transplant (Nashville) at consultation
| Ask | Why |
|---|---|
| Will anyone not licensed by the state be making incisions or harvesting grafts during my surgery? | This is the question the ISHRS puts first. Its position is that preoperative evaluation, surgical planning, donor harvesting, hairline design and recipient site creation should be performed by a licensed physician or physician extender. In practice clinics vary widely, and most patients never ask. |
| Is the physician who will operate on me board certified by the ABHRS? | ABHRS certification is specific to hair restoration and verifiable in a public registry. A surgeon can be an excellent plastic surgeon or dermatologist without holding it — that is not a disqualification, but it is a fact worth knowing, and it is checkable in two minutes rather than taken on trust. |
| Is the operating physician a current ISHRS member I can find in the society’s directory? | Membership in the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery signals participation in the specialty’s standards-setting body — and the member directory is public, so the claim can be checked in one click rather than read off a logo. |
| Who will evaluate my hair loss and recommend treatment, and what is their licensure? | Hair loss has causes that require diagnosis — androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, scarring alopecias and systemic conditions present differently and respond differently. The ISHRS warns that non-physician evaluation risks misdiagnosis, failure to identify hair disorders or underlying disease, and unnecessary procedures. A consultation that is really a sales appointment is a different thing from a medical evaluation. |
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Common questions
Who performs the hair transplant surgery at Nova Medical Hair Transplant (Nashville)?
Their own pages say: Site describes “a dedicated in-house team of technicians, nurses, and surgical assistants” supporting the procedure; division of roles not specified. That statement — not the technique name or the device brand — is the single most important fact to confirm at consultation: ask who makes the recipient-site incisions, who does the extractions, and who places the grafts on your case, by name.
Does Nova Medical Hair Transplant (Nashville) publish its prices?
Not published — financing “as low as $95 bi-weekly” shown. Only 2 of the 22 clinics in our index publish any price, so this is the market norm rather than a red flag by itself — but a real quote should still arrive in writing as rate × evaluated graft count, and our financing calculator turns payment-plan teasers into totals.
How do I verify Nova Medical Hair Transplant (Nashville)'s credentials myself?
Their pages state: ABHRS — Not stated; ISHRS — Not stated. Check any stated certification in the registry that issues it (abhrs.org, ishrs.org — and note IAHRS is a different body one letter away), and the physician's license in the TN state medical board lookup. Stated on a website and verified in a registry are different things; the check takes about a minute per claim.
This profile records what Nova Medical Hair Transplant (Nashville)'s public materials state as of August 2026. It is not a quality rating, not an endorsement, and not medical advice. Corrections happen the same day.