Dr. Rushin Patel joined the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in Medicine in July 2024. He grew up in Ahmedabad, India, where he also obtained his medical degree from BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, in 2017 through Gujarat University. Dr. Patel’s professional journey includes completing his internship and residency at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO, in 2022. Post-residency, Dr. Patel served as an internal medicine hospitalist at the Community Hospital of San Bernardino, CA, for two years before transitioning to the Hospital Medicine Division in 2024. He finds fulfillment in patient care, especially in providing comprehensive treatment and support to vulnerable patients. Dr. Patel has been very active and engaged in scholarly and research activities and has published various peer-reviewed publications, including meta-analyses, case reports, literature reviews, etc.
Education
- Medical Degree: BJ Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India (2017)
- Residency, Internal Medicine: SSM St. Mary’s Hospital, St. Louis MO (2022)
Clinical Interests
General internal medicine, inpatient care, quality improvement, addressing disparities in healthcare access, hematology and oncology
Selected Publications
Patel, R., Patel, M., Laxmidhar, F., Lakhatariya, K., Patel, D., Patel, Z., & Shaikh, S. (2023). Cytokine Release Syndrome in Patients Treated With Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Therapy: A Retrospective Study Analyzing Risks, Outcomes, and Healthcare Burden. Cureus, 15(11). https://assets.cureus.com/uploads/original_article/pdf/208305/20231127-13728-18n4ilg.pdf
Patel, R., Patel, D., Patel, Z., Patel, M., Chitkara, A., Yang, C., Onyechi, A., & Patel, F. Disparities in Palliative Care Utilization in Deceased Lymphoma Patients: A Nationwide Analysis. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, Session 902: Health Services and Quality Improvement – Lymphoid Malignancies. https://ash.confex.com/ash/2023/webprogram/Paper174177.html
Patel, R., Patel, D., Patel, M., Chitkara, A., Patel, Z., Yang, C. and Patel, F., 2023. 1417 The impact of frailty on bladder cancer patients: a nationwide analysis.
https://jitc.bmj.com/content/11/Suppl_1/A1575
Patel, R., Chitkara, A., Patel, Z., Patel, F., Patel, M., Anamika, F., Kavani, H. and Thawani, R., 2023. Efficacy of fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitors therapy in advanced cholangiocarcinoma with FGFR genes alterations: A meta-analysis of phase II clinical trials.
https://ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1200/GO.2023.9.Supplement_1.54
Chitkara, A., Patel, F., Anamika, F., Patel, R., Soni, U. and Gowda, N., 2023. 909 Impact of one-on-one video education in increasing turnover for colorectal carcinoma screening–a systemic review. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, 11(Suppl 1).
https://jitc.bmj.com/content/11/Suppl_1/A1011
Anamika, F., Chitkara, A. and Patel, R., 2023. 908 The impact of a full-time live harp musician on the oncology floors in improving the patient’s and caregiver’s well-being.
https://jitc.bmj.com/content/11/Suppl_1/A1010
PATEL, Z., DESAI, A., PATEL, F., DESAI, D., PATEL, R., ANSARI, S., GHOSH, S., BAGHDASARYAN,
P.A., PATEL, C. and MUKHERJEE, A., 2023. CONQUERING COMPLEX CONGENITAL CARDIAC
COMPLICATIONS: A TALE OF COVID-19, PULMONARY EMBOLISM, AND VALVE THROMBUS IN A
TETRALOGY OF FALLOT PATIENT. CHEST, 164(4), pp.A725-A726 https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(23)01577-5/fulltext