
Overview
I am a researcher and heart transplant specialist who also serves as medical director for the heart transplant program at Duke. From the time I was a child, I have been fascinated by how the human body works, specifically by how blood travels around the body. I became especially interested in how the heart behaves when it is normal and how it adapts when it is damaged. As a transplant cardiologist, I get to combine these interests with cutting-edge medicine to help people to live longer and feel better, even when hearts fail. I enjoy getting to know patients and their loved ones as they go through their transplant journey at Duke. I am also fortunate to be part of an experienced team that has been together for over a decade taking care of heart transplant patients.
Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy.
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Locations
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Patel has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Sascha Tuchman is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Tuchman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Tuchman is currently accepting new patients.
Duke Hematologic Malignancies Clinic
The Division of Cellular Therapy does bone marrow transplants and stem cell transplants for patients with different types of blood cancers. Specifically, I see patients with multiple myeloma or other plasma cell issues like amyloidosis. Many of the cases in my clinic are difficult. So I spend a lot of time talking with my patients, explaining the disease when they come as new patients and talking about the complexity of the disease, because it’s important that they understand what to ask their physicians here at Duke and at home. There’s no standard treatment for myeloma. We have different options – continuation of therapy, immediate transplant or transplant later. I like to explain to patients why I favor a certain treatment approach and why I think it would be the best approach for them. Dr. Gasparetto is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Colonoscopy.
Duke Blood Cancer Center
As a physician and scientist, my ultimate goal is to translate research findings from bench to beside to improve patient care. I focus my research and clinical work on treating blood and bone marrow cancers. Most of the patients in my clinic are blood and bone marrow transplant patients and patients with plasma cell diseases such as multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, POEMS syndrome, and Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. The research interests in my lab are on the development of new approaches to enhance hematopoietic stem cell engraftment and reconstitution following blood and bone marrow transplant. Dr. Kang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Schnitzler Syndrome, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Graft.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- CardiomyopathyDr. Patel isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Heart FailureDr. Patel isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Advanced
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- Enlarged LiverDr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about Enlarged Liver.
- Peripartum CardiomyopathyDr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.
- Experienced
- ColonoscopyDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Colonoscopy.
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Dr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
- EndoscopyDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
- Heart TransplantDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- HepatitisDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Hepatitis.


