Dr. Kalpaj Rajnikant Parekh MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA, 52242About
Dr. Kalpaj Parekh is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Parekh specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Parekh typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
Seth G S Med College University Of Mumbai Mumbai Maharashtra India MD
Seth G S Med College University Of Mumbai Mumbai Maharashtra India 1992
Seth G.S. Medical College 1992
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Mortality related to neoadjuvant therapy and surgery for stage III non-small-cell lung cancer.
- Isoform-specific regulation and localization of the coxsackie and adenovirus receptor in human airway epithelia.
- Kaizen method for esophagectomy patients: improved quality control, outcomes, and decreased costs.
- CGRP induction in cystic fibrosis airways alters the submucosal gland progenitor cell niche in mice.
- Hoechst increases adeno-associated virus-mediated transgene expression in airway epithelia by inducing the cytomegalovirus promoter.
- Ferret lung transplant: an orthotopic model of obliterative bronchiolitis.
- Normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass with beating heart for management of renal cell carcinoma with atrial tumor thrombus.
- Long-term success after bilateral lung transplantation for Mounier-Kuhn syndrome: a physiological description.
- Sox2 modulates Lef-1 expression during airway submucosal gland development.
- Exposure of difficult left hilum in bilateral sequential lung transplantation.
- CGRP induction in cystic fibrosis airways alters the submucosal gland progenitor cell niche in mice.
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing after laryngectomy: A connection conundrum.
- Role of Barium Swallow in Diagnosing Clinically Significant Anastomotic Leak following Esophagectomy.
- Wnt Signaling Regulates Airway Epithelial Stem Cells in Adult Murine Submucosal Glands.
- A Prospective Study of Chronic Pain after Thoracic Surgery.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Lung Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
Fellowships
- Washington University-Thoracic Surgery, St. Louis, MO 2003
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