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UI Heart and Vascular Care

da Vinci Surgical System

Department of Surgery

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of Iowa Children's Hospital

Kalpaj R. Parekh, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of General Thoracic
Surgery
kalpaj-parekh@uiowa.edu

Medical School:
Seth G.S. Medical College, University of Mumbai,
Mumbai, India

Residency:
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY

Fellowship:
Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Lung Transplant Fellowship, Washington University
School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Thoracic Oncology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Research Fellowship, Washington  University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Certification:
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Professional Affiliations
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Iowa Society of Thoracic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
American College of Chest Physicians

Clinical Interests

• Lung cancer
• Esophageal cancer
• Minimally invasive lung & esophageal surgery
• Lung volume reduction surgery
• Lung transplantation
• Hyperhidrosis
• Thoracic outlet syndrome

Surgical Procedures Performed

• Pulmonary resections for benign and malignant conditions (wedge resection, segmentectomy, lobectomy, sleeve resection, pneumonectomy)
• Minimally invasive thoracic surgery (VATS lobectomy, Robotic and Laparoscopic Esophageal surgery)
• Esophageal resections for benign and malignant conditions
• Repair of esophageal perforation
• Lung Transplantation and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
• Evaluation and treatment of mediastinal masses including paraspinal tumors
• Treatment of empyemas with decortication, modified Claggett procedure, Eloesser flaps
• Treatment of malignant pleural effusions, pleurodesis, Pleurx catheter placement
• Treatment of malignant mesothelioma
• Thoracoscopic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis (palmar, axillary, facial), complex regional pain syndrome, and facial flushing
• Treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax, pulmonary bleb resection
• Chest wall resection and flap/prosthetic reconstruction
• Sternal debridement and flap reconstruction for postoperative mediastinitis
• Open reduction and internal fixation of sternal and rib fractures
• Treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome
• Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis
• Surgery of the diaphragm
• Reoperative antireflux surgery, Collis-Belsey procedure
• Repair of paraesophageal hernias
• Tracheal resection for benign and malignant conditions
• Treatment of pericardial effusion
• Fiberoptic and rigid tracheoscopy, bronchoscopy and esophagoscopy
• Endoscopic dilatation and stenting of esophageal strictures
• Access incisions and exposure for thoracic spine surgery
• Surgery for thoracic trauma

Research Interests:

Chronic Rejection in Lung Transplantation

Transplant and Tumor Immunology