Vrushank Niranjan Patel, MDPulmonary Medicine in Indianapolis, IN

Vrushank N. Patel, MD, is an interventional pulmonologist at Ascension St. Vincent in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Patel specializes in lung cancer, lung nodules and complex airway diseases. He leads the Lung Nodule Clinic and Lung Cancer Screening program for Ascension St. Vincent. Dr. Patel performs and specializes in robotic bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy (EBUS), cryotherapy, airway thermal therapy, endobronchial valve placement for COPD, bronchial thermoplasty for asthma, stent placement and tunneled pleural catheters. He starts by listening to understand you and your health concerns, and takes the time to get to know you and your family's health history. Then, he works with you to create a care plan that's right for you.

Dr. Patel participates in clinical research studies related to lung cancer and lung nodules. He is a member of American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonary, American Thoracic Society, CHEST and Society for Advanced Bronchoscopy in various roles. He is also an instructor at Indiana University School of Medicine and Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

When not caring for patients, Dr. Patel enjoys traveling, staying active, spending time with his family and volunteering at animal shelters.