About Nilay Patel, MD
Dr. Nilay Patel is an interventional and structural cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School.
He is passionate about the interventional management of patients with complex coronary artery disease and a broad spectrum of structural heart disease. He utilizes cutting-edge tools to perform percutaneous coronary intervention, transcatheter valve replacement and repairs as well as transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO), atrial septal defects (ASD) and paravalvular leaks. He is a member of the multidisciplinary Heart Valve Program at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Patel obtained his BA from Brown University followed by his MD from the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Patel then completed his internal medicine residency and chief medical residency at Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School. Thereafter, he completed fellowships in general cardiology, interventional cardiology and structural heart disease at Massachusetts General Hospital. He currently serves as the Associate Program Director for the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship.
Dr. Patel's research interests center around novel device therapy and clinical outcomes following transcatheter valve therapies. He has authored recent publications in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, JAMA Cardiology, Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Aortic valve disease
- Coronary artery disease
- Ischemic heart disease
- MitraClip
- Mitral regurgitation
- Percutaneous treatment of structural heart disease
- Transcatheter PFO closure
- Transcatheter treatment of adult congenital heart disease
- Transcatheter treatment of valvular heart disease
- Transcatheter valve replacement and repair
- Valvular heart disease
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Heart Center
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 866-644-8910
Fax: 617-726-6800
Medical Education
- MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Interventional Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Dr Patel was very well informed and experienced he spent time asking questions and invited me to also ask questions and listened to my concerns. Very professional and down to earth. I'm very pleased he'll be doing my sugergy.
She was very efficient. She asked me if I had allergies and she wasn't aware of it and she went looking in the chart and found something. So I did not end up with the procedure that day. I had to come back because I did have a reaction.
Dr. Patel was professional, yet engaging with his conversation. Easy to understand and spoke on a level everyone could understand. Did not rushed at any time. My appointment was for 8:45, and I was finished and home by 10:45. Such a well run office.
Was very comfortable dealing with him
Exceptional, caring, very clear in relating all information regarding my situation and my options. Extremely knowledgeable and made me feel very comfortable and could easily ask questions. Instilled confidence and made my decision for the surgery very easy. Eased my concerns. Overall a wonderful doctor and excellent consult. Left with great ... Read More
Seems to be a very good replacement for retiring Dr [redacted].
Dr. Patel made me feel very comfortable. He answered all my questions and concerns. I was very impressed by the amount of time he and Dr. [redacted] spent with me.
Dr. Patel was very thorough and spent enough time with me. He answered all my questions.
Couldn't ask for anything better Dr. Patel was so patient kind and so many of my questions I feel so comfortable having him for a doctor and at this point in my illness, it's extremely important that I understand and feel so comfortable. I'm so grateful to have Dr. Patel answering our families questions about my illness as well as they are so ... Read More
They were Great