Mayur Bipin Patel, MD FACS

Dr. Mayur B. Patel is a Professor with Tenure in the Department of Surgery, and Chief for the Division of Acute Care Surgery (Trauma, Burns, Emergency General Surgery, & Surgical Critical Care) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS), he has served as Deputy Chief of Surgical Services (13 subspecialty services, spanning two hospitals, >400 faculty, fellows, & trainees), Site Program Director, & Division/Section Chief of General Surgery. Dr. Patel has three active Board Certificates in General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Neurocritical Care. He serves the ACS in its Tennessee Chapter, the Future Trauma Leader program, Committee on Trauma (COT), Scholarships Committee, Young Fellows Association, and the 2018 ACS Traveling Fellowship to Australia and New Zealand. He is a contributing member of EAST, has served its Board of Directors, and as its President (2026). He also is an active member of the American Surgical Association, Association for Academic Surgeons (AAS), Society for University Surgeons (SUS), Association for VA Surgeons (AVAS), American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST), American Delirium Society (ADS), Society of Critical Care Medicine, and Society for Clinical Surgery. Dr. Patel has attracted >$20M in research funding (R01 GM120484, R01 AG058639, I01 RX002992, T32 GM135094), actively mentors future academicians, and has published >150 articles.

Critical Care

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• abdominal pain
• appendectomy
• feeding tubes
• peritonitis
• splenectomy

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• cholecystectomy
• gallstone disease
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• component separation
• femoral hernia
• inguinal hernia
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• umbilical hernia
• ventral hernia

Orthopedic (Bone) Disorders/Procedures

• dislocations
• fractures

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• cellulitis
• component separation
• decubitus ulcer
• skin and soft tissue infections
• skin grafting
• wound infections

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

• anal abscess

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• anal abscess
• colectomy
• colon surgery
• colonoscopy
• colostomy
• diverticular disease
• ileostomy
• intestinal failure management
• Meckel's diverticulum

Diagnostic Imaging/procedures

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• video assisted thoracic surgery

Pain

• Management of Acute Pain

Thoracic

• empyema
• hemothorax
• pleural effusion
• pneumothorax
• pulmonary embolism
• respiratory failure

Trauma/Injury Procedures

• abdominal injuries
• abdominal wall reconstruction
• amputation
• bladder injury
• blunt trauma
• bronchoscopy
• burns
• cardiac injury
• chest injuries
• cricothyroidotomy
• extremity injury
• female reproductive tract injury
• foot/leg injury
• hand/arm injury
• intestine injuries
• kidney injury
• liver injury
• liver resection
• lung resections
• neck injuries
• skin grafting
• spine trauma
• stomach injuries
• tracheotomy
• vascular injuries
• wound debridement

Vascular Disorders/Procedures

• deep vein thrombosis
• vena cava filter placement

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, TN

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

07/2010—Present

Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Surgical Services, Section of General Surgery

Nashville, TN

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

01/2012—06/2019

Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Surgical Services, Section of General Surgery

Nashville, TN

Chief

07/2019—Present

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Nashville, TN

Instructor

07/2010—01/2012

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Nashville, TN

Assistant Professor

02/2012—06/2020

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Nashville, TN

Associate Professor

07/2018—Present