Shital Mahendra Patel MD
HIV/AIDS Medicine
Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease, Baylor College of Medicine
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1504 Taub LoopHouston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-873-2000
Fax+1 713-798-1144
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Summary
- Dr. Shital Patel is an Infectious Disease specialist based in Houston, TX, with subspecialty expertise in HIV Medicine. She completed her fellowship in Infectious Disease at Baylor College of Medicine and her residency in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics at West Virginia University, where she also earned her medical degree. Since 2006, she has served as an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Patel's research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including recent work on long-acting antiretroviral therapy and vaccines for schistosomiasis and COVID-19, with her publications being cited multiple times by other researchers.
Education & Training
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2003 - 2006
West Virginia UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1997 - 2001- West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2006 - 2028
GA State Medical License 2003 - 2005
VA State Medical License 2001 - 2004
CA State Medical License 2001 - 2003
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- BE FASTER Community of Practice to Increase Rapid Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy in Houston, Texas: A Pre-Post Intervention Study.Naomi Sequeira, Bich N Dang, Melanie Goebel, Monisha Arya, Avishek Ghosh-Hajra
The Permanente Journal. 2025-12-15 - 4 citationsThe New Era of Long-Acting Antiretroviral Therapy: When and Why to Make the Switch.Melanie C Goebel, Emmanuel Guajardo, Thomas P Giordano, Shital M Patel
Current HIV/AIDS Reports. 2023-10-01 - 18 citationsA randomized, controlled Phase 1b trial of the Sm-TSP-2 Vaccine for intestinal schistosomiasis in healthy Brazilian adults living in an endemic area.David J Diemert, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira, Carlo Geraldo Fraga, Frederico Talles, Marcella Rezende Silva
Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2023-03-01
Journal Articles
- Safety and Immunogenicity of Seasonal Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccines in Pregnant WomenGeeta K Swamy, Kathryn M Edwards, Kevin Ault, Shital M Patel, Patricia Winokur, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
The Booster Shots You Need as an AdultMarch 25th, 2022- Ending the HIV/AIDS EpidemicJune 28th, 2021
- American Heart Association Forum Encourages COVID-19 VaccinationsApril 1st, 2021
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