Madhukar S. Patel, M.D., M.B.A., SC.M.

Madhukar S. Patel, M.D., M.B.A., SC.M.

  • Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care
  • Surgery - Surgical Transplantation
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Hepatobiliary Surgery

Biography

Madhukar S. Patel, M.D., M.B.A., Sc.M., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center and is the Surgical Director of the Liver Transplantation Program.

Dr. Patel specializes in the treatment of patients with end-stage liver and kidney disease, as well as those with benign and malignant diseases of the liver and bile ducts. His clinical practice focuses on both deceased and living donor liver transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery, and kidney transplantation.

In addition to clinical care, Dr. Patel is actively involved in research as a Dedman Family Scholar and director of the Advancing Surgical Transplantation Research Outcomes (ASTRO) group. He is focused on developing strategies to increase the number and improve the quality of organs available for transplant, as well as creating pathways to optimize clinical outcomes after liver transplantation.

Dr. Patel joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2021. He earned his medical degree at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). He completed a residency in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by a fellowship in abdominal transplant and hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery at the University of Toronto. He also holds a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from Brown University and a master’s degree in business administration from UCI.

Education & Training

  • Graduate School - Brown University (2006-2007), Biomedical Engineering
  • Other Post Graduate Training - University of California Irvine Paul Merage School of Business (2010-2012)
  • Medical School - University of California, Irvine School of Medicine (2008-2012)
  • Residency - Massachusetts General Hospital (2012-2019), General Surgery
  • Fellowship - Toronto General Hospital (2019-2021), Transplant Surgery

Professional Associations & Affiliations

  • Alpha Omega Alpha
  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  • American Society of Transplant Surgeons
  • American Society of Transplantation
  • Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
  • International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
  • International Liver Cancer Association
  • International Liver Transplantation Society
  • International Living Donor Liver Transplant Group
  • Society of University Surgeons
  • The Transplantation Society

Honors & Awards

  • TEDMED Research Scholar 2016
  • Young Innovator Award 2015, American Society of Transplantation
  • Emerging Liver Scholars Resident Program 2015, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  • V.H. Kazanjian Fellowship in Research 2015, Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Surgery
  • Distinction in Research 2012, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
  • Dean’s Award for Outstanding Graduating Student 2012, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
  • Dean’s Scholar 2012, University of California, Irvine Paul Merage School of Business
  • MD/MBA Program Faculty Fellowship Award 2010, University of California Irvine
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 2010
  • Association of Pathology Chairs Honor Society 2009
  • American Society of Transplant Surgeons – 2025 Vanguard Prize 2025

Books & Publications

Clinical Focus

  • Liver Transplantation
  • Hepatobiliary Surgery
  • Liver Cancer
  • Bile duct cancer
  • Kidney Transplantation