Amit Patel, M.D., M.S., professor of surgery and director of Clinical Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has been named Chief of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Miami Health System. Patel is a leader in the development of new therapies for cardiac diseases that incorporate the latest advances in open surgical reconstruction, trans-catheter interventions, stem cells, genetic approaches, and matrix therapies.
Patel has served as national principal investigator in several first-in-human trials and has numerous patents, publications, and national and international presentations. He is a leader in clinical translation and innovation with a track record of entrepreneurship intended to bring forth novel devices and biologics that may ultimately represent new treatments and cures.
He received his M.D. from Case Western Reserve University, did his internship and residency in surgery at Baylor University Medical Center, and completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.
