Mayur B. Patel
Associate Professor (with Tenure), Surgery
Associate Professor (with Tenure), Neurological Surgery
Associate Professor (with Tenure), Hearing and Speech Sciences
- : mayur.b.patel@vumc.org
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404 Medical Arts Building
1211 21st Avenue South
Nashville, Tennessee - 37212
Education
- B.A., 1997, Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
- M.D., 2002, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Nashville, TN)
- M.P.H., 2012, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Nashville, TN)
Biography
Dr. Patel’s research focuses on getting answers that matter to trauma victims, ICU survivors, and their health-care providers. His current research interests focus on brain dysfunction and critical illness, as related to ICU delirium, traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), long-term cognitive impairment, dementia, and other aspects of ICU survivorship. The National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, Eastern Association Surgery of Trauma Foundation Research Scholarship, Vanderbilt CTSA, and the Vanderbilt Faculty Scholars Program have supported his research efforts.
Dr. Patel is a site-leader of the Center for Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center under CIBS Center Directors Drs. Ely and Pandharipande (previously named, ICU Delirium and Cognitive Impairment Study Group, www.icudelirium.org).