Chetan B. Patel, MD
Advanced Heart Failure Specialist, Transplant Cardiologist
My Locations
About Me
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.
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology 2020
Call for an Appointment
Areas of Expertise
Ratings and Reviews
The ratings and reviews are based on patient responses to the overall provider rating question from the survey. The question reads: “Using any number from 0 to 10, where 0 is the worst provider possible and 10 is the best provider possible, what number would you use to rate this provider?” Responses are converted to a 5-point rating system and applied consistently to all providers. Learn more about our survey process. Patients who see some types of providers receive a different version of the patient satisfaction survey. Those results are not available on DukeHealth.org.
Training and Education
In the News
Loading
Loading
Loading
Clinical Focus and Research
My research focuses on identifying treatment strategies for patients who have failing hearts so that they can have the best outcome after heart failure surgery. Many patients with failing hearts require mechanical heart pumps (known as left ventricular assist devices, or VADs) for support until the right heart becomes available for transplantation. My work includes looking at the best method to transition patients from these heart pumps to a transplanted heart.
- Entresto (LCZ696) in Advanced Heart Failure awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 2016 - 2021
- PRIME-HF awarded by Amgen, Inc. 2016 - 2019
- Lerman, Joseph B., Richa Agarwal, Chetan B. Patel, Jeffrey E. Keenan, Sarah Casalinova, Carmelo A. Milano, Jacob N. Schroder, and Adam D. DeVore. “Donor Heart Recovery and Preservation Modalities in 2024.” JACC Heart Fail 12, no. 3 (March 2024): 427–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2023.10.012.
- Schroder, Jacob N., Chetan B. Patel, Adam D. DeVore, Sarah Casalinova, Kevin J. Koomalsingh, Ashish S. Shah, Anelechi C. Anyanwu, et al. “Increasing Utilization of Extended Criteria Donor Hearts for Transplantation: The OCS Heart EXPAND Trial.” JACC. Heart Failure 12, no. 3 (March 2024): 438–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2023.11.015.
- Friedland, Anne E., Eileen K. Maziarz, Cameron R. Wolfe, Chetan B. Patel, Priyesh Patel, Carmelo A. Milano, Jacob N. Schroder, et al. “Epidemiology, management, and clinical outcomes of extrapulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus complex infections in heart transplant and ventricular assist device recipients.” Am J Transplant 23, no. 7 (July 2023): 1048–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.2023.04.009.
- Patel, C. B., and J. G. Rogers. “Immunosuppression in cardiac transplantation.” In Cardiothoracic Surgery Review, 756–60, 2012.
- Patel, C. B., S. H. Bailey, L. Blue, B. Cagliostro, J. W. Entwistle, R. John, V. Thohan, et al. “Infection-Related Morbidity with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Systems: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Randomized MOMENTUM 3 Trial.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : The Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 39:S45, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1215.
- Lampert, B. C., A. K. Ravichandran, J. J. Teuteberg, C. Patel, P. Shah, W. Hiesinger, D. A. Campbell, et al. “More Money and More Miles: The Hidden Costs of Donor Procurement with the New Heart Allocation System.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : The Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 39:S175, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.745.
- Song, W., Q. Chen, C. Patel, Q. Yang, L. Wang, W. E. Hanshew, A. DeVore, et al. “Pre-Formed Donor-Specific Antibodies Impact Long Term Survival of Heart Transplants.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : The Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 39:S29, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1173.
Insurance Accepted
Duke Health contracts with most major health insurance carriers and transplant networks, including the ones listed below.
-
Aetna
- Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Eagle Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Essential Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)
- Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice
- Aetna Open Choice PPO
- Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)
- Aetna Select HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice
- Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan
- Aetna Whole Health – Duke WakeMed WKCC
- Aetna/CVS Health
-
Ambetter
- Ambetter of North Carolina
-
Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
- Blue Advantage
- Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*
- Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)
- Blue Select
- NC State Employees Health Plan
-
*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.
-
Cigna
- Cigna Behavioral Health (*Limited eligibility)
- Cigna Choice Plus
- Cigna Connect Individual Family Plan
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access Plus
-
*Please call Cigna Behavioral Heath to see if the provider is participating in your plan.
-
Duke Group Plans
- Duke Basic
- Duke Select
-
Experience Health
- Experience Health Medicare Advantage (HMO) Plan
- Gateway Health Alliance
- Healthgram
-
Humana
- Humana Choice (PPO)
- Humana Choice - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana ChoiceCare - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana Gold Choice - Medicare Advantage (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus - Medicare Advantage (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage Group Plan - NC State Retirees
- MedCost
-
Medicare
- First Medicare Direct
- Medicare Part A
- Medicare Part B
-
NC Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina
- Carolina Complete Health
- Healthy Blue
- NC Medicaid Direct
- WellCare of North Carolina
-
TRICARE
- TRICARE Prime
- TRICARE Prime Remote
- TRICARE Select
-
United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Advantage Plan 2 (HMO-POS)
- AARP Medicare Complete (HMO, PPO)*
- AARP Medicare Complete Essential (HMO)*
- All Savers Alternate Funding
- All Savers Fully Insured
- United Healthcare (HMO, PPO, POS)**
- United Healthcare Charter/Charter Balance/Charter Plus
- United Healthcare Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Core/Core Essential
- United Healthcare Navigate/Navigate Plus/Navigate Balanced
- United Healthcare Option PPO
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Options PPO
- United Healthcare Select/Select Plus
- United Healthcare Shared Services - Harvard Pilgrim/UHC Options PPO Network
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
-
*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.
-
**Duke Health does not participate in UHC plans on the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Before scheduling your appointment, we strongly recommend you contact your insurance company to verify that the Duke Health location or provider you plan to visit is included in your network. Your insurance company will also be able to inform you of any co-payments, co–insurances, or deductibles that will be your responsibility. If you proceed in scheduling an appointment and your health insurance benefits do not participate with Duke, your out of pocket liability may be higher. We will contact you regarding your coverage and patient liability. If you are uninsured, learn more about our financial assistance policy.