About Dr. Goel
Dr. Goel is an integrated cardiothoracic surgery resident at the University of Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Molecular Biology from Yale University and attended the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include surgical outcomes and epidemiology and his clinical interests include aortic surgery. He plans to pursue a career in academic cardiac surgery.
Awards
2019
James W. Brooks Scholarship, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
2017
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Medical Student Research Fellowship
Department of Neurosurgery Medical Student Research Award, University of Pennsylvania
Guggenheim Family Scholarship in Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania
2015
Rosenfeld Science Scholars Research Fellowship, Yale University
Research
2018 - present
Clinical Research Assistant
Dr Nimesh Desai, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
2016 - 2018
Medical Student Research Fellow
Dr Isaac Chen, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
2013 - 2016
Student Researcher
Dr David Rimm, Yale University School of Medicine
Publications
- DePaolo J, Biagetti G, Judy R, Wang GJ, Kelly J, Iyengar A, Goel NJ, Desai N, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE, Levin MG, Damrauer SM. Polygenic Scoring for Detection of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Dilation. Circ Genom Precis Med. 2024 Sep 26:e004512. PMID: 39324273
- Goel NJ, Anil J, Kelly JJ, Mosbahi S, Berezowski M, Lutfi W, Augoustides JG, Desai ND. When Is Laparotomy for Mesenteric Ischemia After Aortic Dissection Futile? Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Aug 23:S0003-4975(24)00679-9. PMID: 39181222
- Goel NJ, Yarlagadda S, Bavaria JE, Freas AM, Kelly JJ, Yildiz M, Berezowski M, Lutfi W, DePaolo J, Augoustides JG, Szeto WY, Desai ND. Performance of the open-first repair strategy in type A aortic dissection with mesenteric malperfusion syndrome eligible for delayed repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jul 22:S0022-5223(24)00630-5. PMID: 39047861
- Mosbahi S, Berezowski M, Bavaria JE, Kelly JJ, Goel N, Jiang F, Yildiz M, Zhao Y, Szeto WY, Desai ND. Long-Term Outcomes of Antegrade Thoracic Stent Grafting During Repair of Acute DeBakey I Dissection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Sep 7:S0003-4975(24)00683-0. PMID: 39182554
- Goel NJ, Iyengar A, Kelly JJ, Han JJ, Brown CR, Desai ND. Volume of frail patients predicts outcome in frail patients after cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jan;163(1):151-160.e6. PMID: 32563575
- Fiandeiro M, Goel NJ, Mosbahi S, Berezowski M, Lutfi W, Peev A, Jiang F, Desai ND. Longitudinal Outcomes of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Ruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jul 15:S0022-5223(24)00620-2. PMID: 39019151
- Iyengar A, Goel NJ, Kelly JJ, Han J, Brown CR, Khurshan F, Chen Z, Desai ND. Predictors of 30-day readmission and resource utilization after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Sep 1;58(3):574-582. PMID: 32386207
- Iyengar A, Goel NJ, Kelly JJ, Han JJ, Brown CR, Kurshan F, Chen Z, Desai ND. Effects of Frailty on Outcomes and 30-day Readmissions following Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020;109(4):1120-1126. PMID: 32200907
- Goel NJ, Iyengar A, Kelly JJ, Mavroudis C, Lancaster C, Williams NN, Dempsey DT, Kucharczuk J. Nationwide Analysis of 30-Day Readmissions After Esophagectomy: Causes, Costs, and Risk Factors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Jan;109(1):185-193. PMID: 31563491
- Goel NJ, Iyengar A, Kelly JJ, Brown CR, Kurshan F, Acker MA, Atluri P, Chen Z, Desai ND. Causes, Risk Factors, and Costs of 30-day Readmissions after Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019;108(6):1729-1737. PMID: 31479638
- Iyengar A, Han J, Helmers M, Kelly JJ, Patrick W, Chung JJ, Goel N, Birati EY, Atluri P. Relationship Between Change in Heart Transplant Volume and Outcomes: A National Analysis. J Card Fail. 2020 Jun;26(6):515-521. PMID: 31770633
- Goel NJ, Bird CE, Hicks WH, Abdullah KG. Economic implications of the modern treatment paradigm of glioblastoma: an analysis of global cost estimates and their utility for cost assessment. J Med Econ. 2021 Jan-Dec;24(1):1018-1024. PMID: 34353213
- Goel NJ, Agarwal P, Mallela AN, Abdullah KG, Ali ZS, Ozturk AK, Malhotra NR, Schuster JM, Chen HI. Liver disease is an independent predictor of poor 30-day outcomes following surgery for degenerative disease of the cervical spine. Spine J. 2019;19(3):448-460. PMID: 30053522
- Goel NJ, Meyers LL, Frangos M. Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1B in a patient conceived by in vitro fertilization: another imprinting disorder reported with assisted reproductive technology. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2018;35(6):975-979. PMID: 29417303
- Goel NJ, Abdullah KG, Choudhri OA, Kung DK, Lucas TH, Chen HI. The effect of underlying liver disease on perioperative outcomes following craniotomy for tumor: an ACS-NSQIP analysis. World Neurosurg. 2018;115:e85-e96. PMID: 29625308.
- Goel NJ, Mallela AN, Agarwal P, Abdullah KG, Choudhri OA, Kung DK, Lucas TH, Chen HI. Complications predicting perioperative mortality in patients undergoing elective craniotomy: a population-based study. World Neurosurg. 2018;115:e85-e96. PMID: 29966789
- Goel NJ, Abdullah KG, Lang SS. Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Pediatric Oligodendroglioma: A Population-Based Study. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2018;53(1):24-35. PMID: 29131101
- Goel N, Huddleston CB, Fiore AC. A novel mutation of the MYH7 gene in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Turk J Pediatr. 2018;60(3):315-318. PMID: 30511546.
- Bose R, Kavuri SM, Searleman AC, Shen W, Shen D, Koboldt DC, Monsey J, Goel N, Aronson AB, Li S, Ma CX, Ding L, Mardis ER, Ellis MJ. Activating HER2 mutations in HER2 gene amplification negative breast cancer. Cancer Discov. 2014;3(2):224-237. PMID: 23220880
- Fiore AC, Tan C, Armbrecht E, Huddleston CB, Kim E, Goel N, McCartney C, Patel P, Brown JW. Comparison of fenestrated and nonfenestrated patients undergoing extracardiac Fontan. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014;97(3):924-993. PMID: 24495416.