Virendra I. (V.) Patel, MD
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
- Phone: 617-643-6110
- Departments
- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
- Department of Surgery
Specialties
- Heart Center
- Thoracic Aortic Center
- Vascular Center
- Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
- Clinical Interests
- Thoracoabdominal and complex aortic aneurysms
- Aortic dissection
- Abdominal aortic aneurysms and aortoiliac disease
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Renal or mesenteric vascular diseases
- Diabetic foot and ulcer treatment
- Venous insufficiency and varicose veins
- Deep venous thrombosis
- Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)
- Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)
- Locations
- Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Danvers: The Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care
- Medical Education
- MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
- Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Board Certifications
- Surgery, American Board of Surgery
- Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery
- Gender
- Male
- Foreign Languages
- Gujarati
- Patient Age Group
- Adult
- Accepting New Patients
- Yes
BiographyDr. Virendra Patel is on staff in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Mass General. Dr. Patel came to Mass General in 2006 as a clinical fellow and in 2008 joined the Department of Surgery as an Instructor in Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Patel's practice involves management of the full spectrum of vascular disease and he performs both open and endovascular (minimally invasive) arterial and venous surgery. His clinical interests include treatment of complex thoracic and abdominal aneurysms and dissections. Additional clinical interests include cerbrovascular disease, renovascular disease, mesenteric arterial disease, peripheral arterial disease, diabetic foot management, and venous disease. Dr. Patel's research focuses on clinical outcomes of open and endovascular surgery. Dr. Patel's residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center included a NIH-NRSA vascular surgery research fellowship. A graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine, Dr. Patel is currently a MPH candidate at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Publications
1. Circulation. 2003;108:1113-1118.
Blood. 2004;104(8):2376-2384.
Hepatology. 2005;42:156-164.
FASEB J. 2006;20(9):1418-30.
Transplant Proc. 2006;38(10):3225-7.
Journal of Vascular Surgery. October 2007; 46:738-42.
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2008;48:701-8.
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2008;48:872-7.
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2009;49(6):1480-9.
Vascular Disease, Diabetes and Foot Ulcerations
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Fax: 617-643-6111
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Phone: 978-882-6262
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