Akash J. Patel

Patel

Akash J. Patel, M.D.

Professor

(713) 798-4696

Positions

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 (Office)
7200 Cambridge
9th Floor
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-4696
Baylor St. Luke's McNair Campus (Clinic)
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.

Selected Publications

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

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