Email

akash.patel@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Member

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Faculty Senator

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Associate Professor

Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Residency Program Director

Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Addresses

Baylor St. Luke's McNair Campus (Clinic)

7200 Cambridge
9th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-4696

Baylor St. Luke's McNair Campus (Office)

7200 Cambridge
9th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-4696

Education

BA from Rice University

Houston, Texas United States

Biochemistry

MD from Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas United States

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas United States

Certifications

Diplomate

American Board of Neurological Surgeons

Professional Interests

• Open and endoscopic surgery for malignant and benign brain tumors
• Skull base tumors
• Meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, glioblastomas
• Brain tumor surgery in deep and eloquent brain regions
• Surgery and genetics of meningiomas and schwannomas
• Neurofibromatosis

Professional Statement

Dr. Patel is a neurosurgeon who specializes in the treatment of both malignant and benign tumors of the brain and skull base. His research focuses on determining the molecular underpinnings of inherited and sporadic forms of various brain tumors in an effort to develop targeted therapies to treat aggressive cases.

Websites

Videos

Selected Publications

• Lee S, Karas PJ, Hadley CC, Bayley V JC, Khan AB, Jalali A, Sweeney AD, Klisch TJ, Patel AJ "The role of Merlin/NF2 loss in meningioma biology." Cancers (Basel). 2019 October 24; 11 (11): Pubmed PMID: 31652973
• Patel AJ, Wan YW, Al-Ouran R, Revelli JP, Cardenas MF, Oneissi M, Xi L, Jalali A, Magnotti JF, Muzny DM, Doddapaneni H, Sebastian S, Heck KA, Goodman JC, Gopinath SP, Liu Z, Rao G, Plon SE, Yoshor D, Wheeler DA, Zoghbi HY, Klisch TJ "Molecular Profiling Predicts Meningioma Recurrence and Reveals Loss of DREAM Complex Repression in Aggressive Tumors." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 October 22; 116 (43): 21715-21726. Pubmed PMID: 31591222
• Patel AJ and Duckworth EAM "Management of Infections Complicating the Frontotemporal-Orbitozygomatic Approach: Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature." Surg Neurol Int. 2015 May 26; 6 (89): Pubmed PMID: 26060598
• Patel AJ, Suki D, Hatiboglu M, Rao VY, Fox BD, Sawaya R "Impact of Surgical Methodology on Functional Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Resection for Single Brain Metastasis." J Neurosurg. 2015 March 20; : 1-12. Pubmed PMID: 25794344

Memberships

Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Member (01/2007)

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Fellow (01/2007)

Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons

Member (01/2008)

North American Skull Base Society

Member (01/2017)

Funding

Establishing the Genomic Landscape of Human Atypical Meningiomas - #K08NS102474

(07/01/2017 - 06/30/2022) Grant funding from NIH

Understanding the Epigenetic Drivers of Gene Expression Subtypes of Human Meningiomas - #19RDM005

(11/01/2019 - 12/01/2020) Grant funding from Roderick D. MacDonald Research Grant

Establishing the Genomic Landscape of Human Atypical Meningiomas - #16RDM004

(01/01/2017 - 12/31/2017) Grant funding from Roderick D. MacDonald Research Grant

Decoding Cellular Heterogeneity of Malignant Glioma - #5-RP160192

(07/01/2015 - 06/01/2018) Grant funding from Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas

Languages

Gujarati