Amit Patel

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Amit Patel is an Indian American cardiac surgeon and director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Center for Cardiac Cell Therapy. He studied medicine at the Case Western Reserve University.[1] In 2004, he led a "breakthrough" study demonstrating that stem cell transplantation could treat congestive heart failure.[2][3] He later began to work with Thailand and Israel-based company TheraVitae to use procedures based on his research to treat sufferers of heart disease.[4] Notable patients of his include Hawaiian singer Don Ho; Ho credited Patel's 2005 procedure on him with saving his life and allowing him to return to performing after being forced into retirement for health reasons.[5][6]

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  1. ^ About Dr. Amit Patel, UPMC Center for Cardiac Cell Therapy. University of Pittburgh Medical Center. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
  2. ^ "Indian doctor leads breakthrough in heart surgery", The Times of India, 2004-05-01. Retrieved on 2007-12-11. 
  3. ^ "Stem cells could repair hearts", BBC News, 2004-04-26. Retrieved on 2007-12-11. 
  4. ^ Garger, Ilya. "Take Heart", Time Magazine, 2005-11-12. Retrieved on 2007-12-11. 
  5. ^ "Hawaiian singer Don Ho says experimental stem cell procedure saved him", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2005-12-23. Retrieved on 2007-12-11. 
  6. ^ "Despite Bush Veto, Stem Cell Research Abounds", Forbes, 2006-07-21. Retrieved on 2007-12-11. 
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