Akash
Middle Name
J.
Patel, M.D.
Middle Name
J.
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Akash
Middle Name
J.
Patel, M.D.
Middle Name
J.
Associate Professor
Phone
Phone
Positions
- Associate Professor
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Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Member
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Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
- Faculty Senator
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
- Associate Program Director
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Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
- Associate Professor
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Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
Addresses
- Baylor St. Luke's McNair Campus (Clinic)
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7200 Cambridge
9th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States
(713) 798-4696
- Baylor St. Luke's McNair Campus (Office)
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7200 Cambridge
9th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States
(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
- Patel AJ, Rao V, Fox BD, Suki D, Sawaya R, DeMonte F "Radiation-induced Osteosarcomas of the Calvaria and Skull Base." Cancer. 2011 May 15; 117 (10): 2120-2126. Pubmed PMID: 21117222
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 and Research Institute of Texas
Languages
Gujarati
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