Scholars@Duke
Kunal Patel

Kunal Patel

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Surgery · 2023 - Present Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery

In the News

Published February 22, 2024
Cystic fibrosis patient, 26, receives 3rd set of lungs after begging doc to take her case: ‘I was always told that two was it’
Published November 17, 2023
Paragonix Announces World’s First-In-Human Use of BAROguard™ Donor Lung Preservation System by Leading Academic Medical Center

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Recent Publications

Identification and validation of a threshold for early posttransplant bronchoalveolar fluid hyaluronan that distinguishes lung recipients at risk for chronic lung allograft dysfunction.

Journal Article J Heart Lung Transplant · March 2025 BACKGROUND: Few tools exist for the early identification of patients at risk for chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD). We previously showed hyaluronan (HA), a matrix molecule that regulates lung inflammation and fibrosis, accumulates in bronchoalveola ... Full text Link to item Cite

Donor and recipient factors associated with primary graft dysfunction following lung transplantation: A donor management goal registry analysis.

Conference J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · November 1, 2024 BACKGROUND: Current risk-adjusted models for predicting primary graft dysfunction (PGD) following lung transplantation (LTx) do not include bedside donor critical care data. Donor management goals (DMGs) represent predefined critical care endpoints aimed a ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications

Medical University of South Carolina · 2019 Ph.D.
University of Virginia, School of Medicine · 2013 M.D.
James Madison University · 2008 B.S.