VijayS.PatelMD(He/Him)

Thoracic Surgery • Augusta, GA

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Augusta University, Medical College of Georgia

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Office
1120 15th Street
Augusta, GA 30912
Phone+1 706-721-3226

Fax+1 706-721-7508
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Summary

I am board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon with greater than 20 years of experience.

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, CardioPulmonary Transplant Surgery, 2000 - 2001
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1998 - 2000
University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1998
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 1991
University of Houston University ParkB. SC., Pharmacy, Cum Laude, 1980 - 1985

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2004 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1986 - 2005
NC State Medical License 2000 - 2003
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Member Alpha Omega Aplha, 1991

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

ECPELLA: Beyond a Left Ventricular Venting Strategy When to Unload the Left Ventricle and How to Decide.
Coffey, P., Kuckelman, J., Sharkawi, M., Bailey, C., Hiner, E., Patel, V.> ;ASAIO Journal. 2024 Jan 25
1 citations
Zinc-Dependent Histone Deacetylases in Lung Endothelial Pathobiology.
Maloney, M., Rahul S Patil, McKenzie E Maloney, Rudolf Lucas, David J R Fulton, Vijay Patel, Zsolt Bagi, Anita Kovacs-Kasa, Laszlo Kovacs, Yunchao Su, Alexander D Verin> ;Biomolecules. 2024 Jan 23
1 citations
Hydroxycobalamin-induced pigmented effluent during dialysis.
Edward Foley, Vijay Patel> ;Kidney International. 2021 Jun 1
32 citations
Sudden cardiac death in cardiac transplant recipients.
Vijay S. Patel, Marcy Lim, Edward K. Massin, Gerald P. Jonsyn, Pinar Ates, Nancy L. Abou-Awdi, Hugh A. McAllister, Branislav Radovancevic, O. H. Frazier> ;Circulation. 1996 Nov 1
29 citations
Revascularization procedures in patients with transplant coronary artery disease
Vijay S. Patel, Branislav Radovancevic, W Springer, O.H. Frazier, E. K. Massin, J Benrey, Kamuran A. Kadipasaoglu, Denton A. Cooley> ;European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 1997 May 1
14 citations
Risk of anaphylaxis from aprotinin re-exposure during LVAD removal and heart transplantation.
Carmelo A. Milano, Vijay S Patel, Peter K. Smith, Mark Stafford Smith> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2002 Oct 1
8 citations
Percutaneous tracheostomy after mechanical ventricular assist device implantation.
Igor D. Gregoric, Matthew T. Harting, Roman Kosir, Vijay S. Patel, Jus Ksela, Gregory N. Messner, Saverio La Francesca, O.H. Frazier> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2005 Oct 1
12 citations
Left ventricular assist device implantation in a patient with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
Igor D. Gregoric, Roman Kosir, Frank W. Smart, Gregory N. Messner, Vijay S. Patel, Saverio La Francesca, Roberto D. Cervera, O.H. Frazier> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2005 Jan 1
4 citations
Intrathoracic peripheral nerve sheath tumors in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (von Recklinghausen disease).
Vijay Patel, James D. St. Louis, Olusola Oduntan, K.P. Landolfo> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2006 Mar 1
31 citations
Identification of distant metastases with positron-emission tomography-computed tomography in patients with previously untreated head and neck cancer.
Christine G. Gourin, Tammara L. Watts, Hadyn T. Williams, Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, Paul A. Bilodeau, Teresa A. Coleman> ;The Laryngoscope. 2008 Apr 1
1 citations
Mechanical cardiac assistance improves outcome after prolonged hemorrhagic shock.
Branislav Radovancevic, Murat Sargin, Egemen Tuzun, Dong Liu, Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, Gil Costas, Denise Byler, D Tamez, O.H. Frazier> ;Shock. 2008 Dec 1
29 citations
Identification of distant metastases with PET-CT in patients with suspected recurrent head and neck cancer.
Christine G. Gourin, Tammara L. Watts, Hadyn T. Williams, Vijay Patel, Paul A. Bilodeau, Teresa A. Coleman> ;The Laryngoscope. 2009 Apr 1
2 citations
Isolated Through-and-Through Tracheal Injury Caused by Gunshot Wound to the Chest Successfully Managed with Primary Repair and Buttressing Intercostal Muscle Flap.
Jean Paul Wuilleumier, Morgan Young, Brian Bateson, Michael L. Hawkins, Vijay Patel> ;The American Surgeon. 2018 Dec 1
23 citations
Adenosine kinase is critical for neointima formation after vascular injury by inducing aberrant DNA hypermethylation.
Yong Wang, Yiming Xu, Siyuan Yan, Kaixiang Cao, Xianqiu Zeng, Yaqi Zhou, Zhiping Liu, Qiuhua Yang, Yue Pan, Xiaoling Wang, Detlev Boison, Yunchao Su, Xuejun Jiang, Vij...> ;Cardiovascular Research. 2021 Jan 21
7. Management of Mycotic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Evolving New Strategies.
Hossam Alslaim, Brianna Stadsvold, Jane Chung, Mrinal Shukla, Vijay Patel, Gautam Agarwal> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2020 Nov 1
2 citations
Management of Mycotic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm With Staged Hybrid Approach.
Hossam Alslaim, Jane Chung, Mrinal Shukla, Vijay Patel, Gautam Agarwal> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2021 Apr 5
13 citations
Inhibition of Class IIa HDACs improves endothelial barrier function in endotoxin-induced acute lung injury
Anita Kovacs-Kasa, Laszlo Kovacs, Mary Cherian-Shaw, Vijay Patel, Mary L Meadows, David J. Fulton, Yunchao Su, Alexander D. Verin> ;Journal of Cellular Physiology. 2021 Apr 1
Commentary: Closing the "gaps," single-stage or two-stage minimally invasive hybrid maze?
Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, Richard T. Lee> ;JTCVS Techniques. 2021 Feb 1
Commentary: Evidence or anecdote?
Vijay Patel, Richard T. Lee> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Oct 1
9 citations
Selective deficiency in endothelial PTP1B protects from diabetes and endoplasmic reticulum stress-associated endothelial dysfunction via preventing endothelial cell ap...
Samuel Legeay, Pierre Fautrat, J. Blake Norman, Galina Antonova, Simone Kennard, Thiago Bruder-Nascimento, Vijay Patel, Sébastien Faure, Eric J. Belin de Chantemèle> ;Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & Pharmacotherapie. 2020 May 14
22 citations
Leptin Restores Endothelial Function via Endothelial PPARγ-Nox1–Mediated Mechanisms in a Mouse Model of Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy
Thiago Bruder-Nascimento, Jessica L. Faulkner, Stephen Haigh, Simone Kennard, Galina Antonova, Vijay Patel, David J. Fulton, Weiqin Chen, Eric J. Belin de Chantemèle> ;Hypertension. 2019 Dec 1
Commentary: Is surgical ablation concomitant with coronary artery bypass grafting cost effective? No answers, just questions.
Vijay Patel, Richard T. Lee> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020 Sep 1
16 citations
Adenosine Kinase Inhibition Augments Conducted Vasodilation and Prevents Left Ventricle Diastolic Dysfunction in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Alec Davila, Yanna Tian, Istvan Czikora, Jie Li, Huabo Su, Yuqing Huo, Vijay Patel, Vincent J.B. Robinson, Gaston Kapuku, Neal L. Weintraub, Zsolt Bagi> ;Circulation. Heart Failure. 2019 Aug 1
35 citations
Progesterone Predisposes Females to Obesity-Associated Leptin-Mediated Endothelial Dysfunction via Upregulating Endothelial MR (Mineralocorticoid Receptor) Expression.
Jessica L. Faulkner, Simone Kennard, Anne-Cecile Huby, Galina Antonova, Qing Lu, Iris Z. Jaffe, Vijay Patel, David J. Fulton, Eric J. Belin de Chantemèle> ;Hypertension. 2019 Jul 22
17 citations
Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) regulates adipocyte lipid metabolism independent of adipogenic differentiation: Role of apolipoprotein E.
Nicole K.H. Yiew, Charlotte Greenway, Abdalrahman Zarzour, Samah Ahmadieh, Brandee Goo, David Kim, Tyler W. Benson, Mourad Ogbi, Yao Liang Tang, Weiqin Chen, David W. ...> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2019 May 24
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