Ayan R. Patel, MD

Academic Title:

Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

Division/Program Title:

Director, Cardiovascular Imaging and Hemodynamic Laboratory

Director, Women's Heart Center

Staff Physician, Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Center

Office:

Mailing: 800 Washington St., #32, Boston, MA 02111

Clinic: South Building, 6^th Floor

Phone:

617-636-7681

Accepting New Patients

Fax:

617-636-8070

Email Address:

Education and Post Graduate Training:

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, 1992
Internship/Residency: Boston University Medical Center, 1992-1995

Fellowship: Tufts-New England Medical Center, 1995-1998

Board Certifications:

Cardiovascular Disease

Specialties:

Cardiology
Echocardiography

Heart failure/cardiac transplant

Women's heart disease

Clinical Interests:

Echocardiography

Heart failure/cardiac transplant

Women's heart disease

Research Interests:

Echocardiographic evaluation of patients with cardiomyopathy/heart failure

Factors affecting vascular function in patients with heart failure and in cardiac transplant recipients

Effect of gender on vascular function

Selected Publications:

1. Patel AR, Kuvin JT, Pandian NG et al.  Heart Failure Etiology Affects Peripheral Vascular Endothelial Function After Cardiac Transplantation.  J Am Coll Cardiol 2001;37: 195-200.
2. Patel AR, Kuvin JT, DeNofrio D et al.  Peripheral Vascular Endothelial Function Correlates With Exercise Capacity in Cardiac Transplant Recipients.  Am J Cardiol 2003; 91: 897-9.
3. Mieres JH, Shaw LJ. Arai A, Budoff M, Hundley G, Flamm SD, Marwick TH, Mosca L, Patel AR, Quinones MA, Redberg RF, Taubert K, Thomas G, Wenger N.  American Heart Association Consensus Statement: Role of Noninvasive Testing in the Clinical Evaluation of Women With Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease.  Circulation 2005; 111: 682-696 .
4. Patel AR, Kuvin JT, Sliney KA et al.  Gender-Based Differences in Brachial Artery Flow-Mediated Vasodilation as an Indicator of Significant Coronary Artery Disease.  Am J Cardiol 2005; 96:1223-1226.
5. Endo Y, Maddukuri PV, Vieira MLC, Pandian NG, Patel AR.  Quantification of Right Ventricular Volumes and Function by Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Longitudinal Axial Plane Method: Validation in the Clinical Setting.  Echocardiography 2006; 23: 666-80.

 Honors/Awards:

• Charlton Research Award
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

Professional Affiliations:

American Heart Association

American College of Cardiology

American Society of Echocardiography

Heart Failure Society of America

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Gender:

F