Alap Patel, MD
Resident
Surgery
School of Medicine

415-476-1239

Alap Patel, MD, was born and raised in Southern California. He moved to Upstate New York for his undergraduate and medical school studies at the University of Rochester and is now back in California as an Integrated Plastic Surgery Resident at UCSF.

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Dr. Patel has broad interests in all areas of plastic surgery, with particular interests in general oncologic reconstruction, aesthetic facial surgery, hand surgery, and body contouring. He recently completed a year-long research fellowship under the guidance of Dr. Scott L. Hansen, Chief of Plastic Surgery at UCSF. During this fellowship, Dr. Patel had numerous abstract presentations and manuscript publications. He also completed a year-long fellowship through the UCSF Center of Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia (CHESA), which allowed him to expand his interests in providing sustainable surgical care for individuals with lower socioeconomic status in the San Francisco area. With his strong background in public health from his studies in Rochester, NY, Dr. Patel continues to have a strong interest in the crossroads between public health and plastic surgery, exemplified by his research portfolio.

In his free time, Dr. Patel enjoys exploring the Bay Area, whether spending a weekend in Napa Valley or hiking in the Muir Woods, located just north of SF. He also enjoys playing tennis, running, and is an avid football fan.

Awards

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  • 'Best Poster’ recipient of the 2024 American Council of Educators in Plastic Surgery Winter Meeting, 2024
  • Candidate Membership in the American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS), 2024

Education & Training

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  • MD University of Rochester 2020
  • BA Public Health University of Rochester 2015

Interests

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  • Public health
  • Oncologic reconstruction
  • Aesthetic plastic surgery
  • Body contouring
  • Hand surgery
  • Plastic surgery

Publications (14)

Top publication keywords:
Surgery, PlasticJoint DislocationsPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresNarcoticsNerve TransferMammaplastyFacial ParalysisOrbital FracturesWrist InjuriesSuperficial Musculoaponeurotic SystemPectoralis MusclesBreast ImplantsTissue ExpansionLunate BoneRecovery of Function

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  • Tracheal Reconstruction Using Endotracheal Stent and Pectoralis Major Muscle Flap
    Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2022 Ali B. Abbasi, MD Andre Alcon, MD Alap Patel, MD Yaron Gesthalter, MD William Hoffman, MD Johannes Kratz, MD
  • Characterization and analysis of exhaust pipe (muffler) contact burns: An unsuspecting culprit
    Trauma 2020 Trevor C Hansen, Alap U Patel, Megan E Pencek, and Derek E Bell
  • Outcomes Following Orbital Floor Fractures in the Elderly.
    The Journal of craniofacial surgery 2020 Patel AU, Haas JA, Skibba KE, Morrison CS
  • Pretest and Posttest Evaluation of a Longitudinal, Residency-Integrated Microsurgery Course.
    Annals of plastic surgery 2020 Chacon MA, Myers PL, Patel AU, Mitchell DC, Langstein HN, Leckenby JI
  • Functional return after implant-based breast reconstruction: A prospective study of objective and patient-reported outcomes.
    Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS 2019 Patel AU, Day SJ, Pencek M, Roussel LO, Christiano JG, Punekar IR, Koltz PF, Langstein HN
  • Bilateral pectoralis major flaps for salvage of left ventricular assist device deep pocket infection
    European Journal of Plastic Surgery 2019 Drew C. Mitchell, Brian Ayers, Alap U. Patel, Miranda A. Chacon, Katherine Wood, Bryan Barrus, Sunil M. Prasad, Igor Gosev & Jose G. Christiano
  • Bilateral pectoralis major flaps for salvage of left ventricular assist device deep pocket infection
    European Journal of Plastic Surgery 2019 Drew C. Mitchell, Brian Ayers, Alap U. Patel, Miranda A. Chacon, Katherine Wood, Bryan Barrus, Sunil M. Prasad, Igor Gosev & Jose G. Christiano
  • Beauty is pain: pediatric burns resulting from hair curling and flat irons.
    Annals of burns and fire disasters 2019 Patel AU, Haas JA, Esquenazi MD, Bell DE
  • Early burn team consultation in the emergency department improves efficiency and patient throughput
    Indian Journal of Burns 2018 Myers PL.; Patel AU.; Bell DE.