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Ravi Patel, MD, Radiation Oncology, Pittsburgh, PA, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

RaviBhaskerPatelMD

Radiation Oncology • Pittsburgh, PA

Assistant Professor

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Summary

  • Ravi B. Patel, MD, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, specializing in the study and treatment of skin and genitourinary malignancies. Dr. Patel maintains an active, translational research laboratory.

    Dr. Patel is board-certified in radiation oncology. He completed a combined MD/Ph.D. program at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Patel received both his masters and doctoral degrees in Biomedical Engineering under the mentorship of Dr. Agata Exner and he published 10 manuscripts over the course of his graduate training. Upon completion of medical school, he completed a preliminary medicine internship at Akron General Medical Center followed by a residency in radiation oncology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. During his residency, Dr. Patel received several honors including the RSNA Roentgen Resident Research Award and the ABS HDR Brachytherapy Scholarship and he was invited to participate in the 2016 AACR Molecular Biology in Clinical Oncology Workshop. After residency, Dr. Patel joined the Department of Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin where he was a Benston Translational Research Fellow. During this time, Dr. Patel received several grants and awards for his work including the RSNA Research Fellow Grant, ASCO Young Investigator Award, Immuno-oncology Young Investigator’s Forum Abstract Presentation Award, and an Abstract Travel Award for Society of Immunotherapy in Cancer. Based on his fellowship work, Dr. Patel received an NIH KO8 career development award and joined the faculty at Hillman Cancer Center as a physician-scientist. Dr. Patel has published over 44 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 2 book chapters, and presented over 75 abstracts at national meetings. Dr. Patel currently leads an R01 funded research lab at the University of Pittsburgh Hillman Cancer Center.

Education & Training

  • University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Radiation Oncology, 2017 - 2020
  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2013 - 2017
  • Akron General Medical Center/NEOMED
    Akron General Medical Center/NEOMEDResidency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2013
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2012

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2019 - 2024
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2017 - 2023
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2012 - 2017
  • American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Forbeck Scholar Forbeck Foundation, 2023

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Grant Support

  • VLA-4–targeted 67Cu-LLP2A preconditioning enhances efficacy of T-cell-based adoptive immunotherapyNCI2023–2028
  • K08 Career Development AwardNational Cancer Institute2019–2024
  • ASCO Young Investigator AwardAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology2018–2019
  • RSNA Fellow Research AwardRadiological Society of North America2017–2018

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Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Ravi Patel, Dr. Ravi Patel, MD, Dr. R Patel, Dr. Ravi Bhasker Patel