Achievements

Dr. Patel, MD – List of Achievements

Florida Hospital is proud to have Dr. Vipul Patel, MD on staff. An internationally respected leader in the field of minimally invasive robotic prostatectomy, here is a list of his recent achievements.

Achievements

  • BusinessFirst Magazine Top 40 under 40
  • 2006 BusinessFirst Magazine Health Care Hero 2006 Finalist (Field of Innovation)
  • 2nd place, co-author, Ohio Urological Society resident essay contest “Radiofrequency Ablation of Small Renal Tumors: Minimum Follow-Up One Year
  • First Vice-Chairman for the U.S. China-Delegation and Institute for International Medicine Exchange meeting May 2006
  • Honorary Member of the Asian School of Urology
  • Honorary Member, Ricardo Palma University, Lima, Peru
  • Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2003: Honorable mention
  • Birmingham Journal 2003: Top 40 under 40
  • Birmingham Business Journal: Top 100 Healthcare Professionals 2002
  • Endourology Fellowship Certificate Award 2002
  • Ethicon Endosurgery, Laparoscopy Scholar of the Year 2002
  • American College of Surgeons Award for Academic Excellence 2002
  • American College of Surgeons Award for Service 2002
  • Pfizer Scholar of the Year/Outstanding Academic Achievement Award 2001
  • Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons: Outstanding Resident Award 2001
  • American College of Surgeons: First Prize presentation for basic science research 2001

Expertise

  • Robotic Surgery Instructor/Preceptor/Proctor:
    • The Ohio State University Robotic Surgery Training Center
    • Duke University
    • Cornell University
    • Roswell Cancer Center
    • Northshore/Long Island Jewish Medical Center
    • University of Miami, Florida
    • University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
    • Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul; Turkey
    • Escorts Hospital, New Delhi; India
    • Ricardo Palm University, Lima, Peru
    • Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Karolinska University, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Lahey Clinic, Boston, MA

Board Appointments

  • Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Robotic Surgery
  • The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery
  • UroToday online
  • Urology Channel
  • Minimally Invasive Robotic Association (MIRA)
  • Expert Review of Anti-Cancer Therapy