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Vijay Patel, MD, Otolaryngology (ENT), San Diego, CA, Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

VijayAjayPatelMD

Otolaryngology (ENT) • San Diego, CA

Otolaryngic Allergy, Ped Otolaryngology (ENT), Rhinology & Paranasal Sinus Disease

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Summary

  • Vijay A. Patel, MD is a dual-fellowship trained, board-certified adult and pediatric otolaryngologist. Dr. Patel attended the University of California, Los Angeles for his undergraduate degree in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics with Honors Collegium and went on to complete medical school at Penn State College of Medicine. He continued his professional medical education by performing his surgical training in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. After residency, Dr. Patel completed a one-year fellowship in Rhinology and Cranial Base Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center followed by a one-year fellowship in Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He is currently on staff at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego as the only dual-fellowship trained rhinologist and pediatric otolaryngologist on the West Coast.

    Dr. Patel's specific clinical and research interests include skull base surgery, cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, congenital nasal anomalies, rhinosinusitis, sinonasal disorders, nasal airway obstruction, lymphovascular anomalies, surgical outcomes, cost analysis, and quality improvement metrics in surgery. He has over 75 peer-reviewed publications and 60+ regional/national presentations in otolaryngology and is active across several professional expert networks worldwide.

Education & Training

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Children's Hospital Los AngelesFellowship, Pediatric Otolaryngology, 2021 - 2022
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, 2020 - 2021
  • Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
    Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2015 - 2020
  • Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
    Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 2015 - 2016
  • Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
    Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 2015, MD
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    University of California, Los AngelesBS, Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, Honors Collegium, 2007 - 2011

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2015 - 2022
  • American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Triological Society Travel Award​ Triological Society, 2017
  • Research Grant Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2008

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Transnasal Repair of Congenital Choanal Atresia  
    Patel VA, Carr MM, Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vol. 29, Issue 2, Pages 77–82, 3/9/2018
  • Endoscopic Management of Congenital Dacryocystocele  
    Patel VA, Landis ZC, Ely A, Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vol. 29, Issue 2, Pages 55–60, 3/9/2018
  • Congenital anomalies of the external ear  
    Liaw J, Patel VA, Carr MM, Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vol. 28, Issue 2, Pages 72–76, 3/16/2017

Books/Book Chapters

  • Handbook of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery 
    Chapter: Congenital Nasal Obstruction 
    Page 567 - 571Patel VA, Carr MMEditors: Goldenberg D, Goldstein BJ.Thieme, New YorkEdition 2nd,2017
  • Surgical Techniques in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery: Head and Neck Surgery 
    Chapter: Selective Neck Dissection 
    Page 173 - 192Vijay A. Patel, Neerav GoyalEditors: Robert T Sataloff, David Goldenberg.Jaypee Brothers, Medical PublishersEdition 1,2015
  • Surgical Techniques in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery: Head and Neck Surgery 
    Chapter: Surgical Management of Nonmelanoma Cutaneous Malignancies of the Head and Neck 
    Page 263 - 270Vijay A. Patel, Genevieve A. AndrewsEditors: Robert T Sataloff, David Goldenberg.Jaypee Brothers, Medical PublishersEdition 1,2015

Abstracts/Posters

  • Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
    Joseph W. Clyde, Vijay A. Patel, Sangam Kanekar, Huseyin Isildak, Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology, Bedford, Pennsylvania, 6/18/2016
  • Occult Traumatic Orbital Subperiosteal Hematoma: An Otolaryngologist’s Perspective
    Vijay A. Patel, Tom Shokri, Neerav Goyal, Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology, Hershey, PA, 6/22/2018
  • Current Trends in the Surgical Management of Vestibular Schwannoma
    Mitchell Dunklebarger, Vijay A. Patel, Tom Shokri, Huseyin Isildak, Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology, Hershey, PA, 6/22/2018
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Lectures

  • Current Trends in the Surgical Management of Vestibular Schwannoma 
    American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery - 10/9/2018
  • Traumatic Orbital Subperiosteal Hematoma: An Otolaryngologist’s Perspective 
    American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery - 10/9/2018
  • Pediatric Thyroidectomy: An Analysis of Adverse Perioperative Events 
    American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery - 10/8/2018
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Other

Committees

  • Member, AAO-HNS Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Committee 2018 - Present

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Gujarati

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Vijay Patel, Dr. Vijay Patel, MD, Dr. V Patel, Dr. Vijay Ajay Patel