Vijay Patel, MD

Dr. Patel received his medical degree and completed a general surgery residency at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y. He is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Cardiothoracic Surgery Network, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation and the American Heart Association. As associate professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Medical College of Georgia, Dr. Patel oversees clinical and research activities related to cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery and cardiovascular anesthesia.