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Dr. Chirag Patel

Dr. Patel holds his medical doctorate from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Patel served as the Co-Chief Resident of Ophthalmology at the Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio and is a Stanford University alumnus, where he studied for his undergraduate degree.

Education

Medical Degree | 2001 University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ Medical Doctorate
Undergraduate | 1997 Stanford University Stanford, CA Bachelor of Science

Medical Training

Fellowship in Retina | July 2006 - June 2007
University of Arizona
Department of Ophthalmology
Tucson, AZ
Fellowship in Retina | July 2005 - July 2006
Harvard Medical School - Joslin Diabetes Center
Boston, MA
Ophthalmology Residency | July 2002 - June 2005
Summa Health System,
Department of Ophthalmology
Akron, OH
PGY-1 Internship in Internal Medicine | July 2001 - June 2002
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology | April 2008 - January 2012
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology | June 2007 - November 2007
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Clinical Instructor | July 2006 - June 2007
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Clinical Fellow in Ophthalmology, | July 2005 - July 2006
Harvard Medical School

Honors & Awards

  • William H. Falor Award for Outstanding Resident Research and Presentation, Summa Health System | 2004
  • American Medical Student Association Project Grant, UMD-NJ | 1999
  • Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar, State of NJ | 1993
  • National Merit Commended Scholar | 1992

Certification & Licensure

  • Pennsylvania | 2011
  • New Jersey | 2010
  • Illinois | 2007
  • Arizona | 2006
  • Massachusetts | 2005
  • Diplomat, American Board of Ophthalmology | 2006

Research Experience

  • University of Arizona College of Medicine
    A Randomized Study of the Safety and Efficacy of FG-2216 in Subjects with Renal Anemia Not
    Requiring Dialysis and Not Receiving Recombinant Human Erythropoietin. April 2007 - November 2007
  • Joslin Diabetes Center
    Examining effects of drug model, tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitor, on retinal vascular permeability and
    leukostasis in diabetes-induced rats. October 2005 - May 2006
  • Summa Health System, Department of Ophthalmology
    Compared relation of intraocular pressure measurement devices to corneal thickness readings. November 2003 - June 2004
  • Cornea and Laser Eye Institute, Teaneck, NJ.
    Compiled data for a multicenter clinical study of Conductive Keratoplasty. January 2001 - February 2001
  • Stanford University VA Spinal Cord Injury Center
    Analyzed analgesic effects of functional magnetic stimulation on sacral nerves in rats. June 1996 - August 1996
  • Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, NJ
    Performed protein characterization studies on Farnesyl Protein Transferase. June 1995 - September 1995
  • UMD-NJ, New Jersey Medical School
    Conducted microwave-mediated conjugation of bile acids and cholesterol analogs. June 1994 - September 1994

Presentations & Publications

  • “Endophthalmitis Caused by Leuconostoc spp. Following Intravitreal Bevacizumab” Case Reports in Ophthalmology. DOI: 10.1159/000480727 Singh S, Patel C, Kishore K.
  • “Concomitant Intravitreal Ganciclovir and Dexmethasone Therapy in the Management of Acute Retinal Necrosis in a
    Patient Previously Treated with Oral Famciclovir” Case Reports in Opthalmological Medicine. Volume 2017, Article ID4613624.
  • “Intravitreal Ganciclovir and Dexamethasone as Adjunctive Therapy in the Management of Acute Retinal Necrosis
    Caused by Varicella Zoster Virus” K. Kishore, S. Jain, C. Patel ASRS 2010.
  • “Intravitreal Bevacizumab Monotherapy for Large and Thick Submacular Hemorrhage of Less than One Week Duration
  • Secondary to Neovascular AMD” K. Kishore, S. Jain, C. Patel ASRS 2010.
  • “Receptor Tyrosine Kinase (RTK) Inhibition with AL-39324 Ameliorates Diabetes-induced Retinal Vascular
    Permeability (RVP) in vivo” C. Patel, A. Clermont, D. Bursell, D. Bingaman, L. Aiello. ARVO 2006.
  • “Comparison of Intraocular Pressure Measurements by Goldman Applanation Tonometer, Pneumatic Tonometer, and Tono-Pen to Corneal Thickness” C. Patel, T. Woodruff, J. Boyer. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Symposium, San Diego, California, May 2004.
  • B. Dayal, K. Rapole, C. Patel. “Microwave-Induced Rapid Synthesis of Sarcosine Conjugated Bile Acids” Bio-organic
    & Medicinal Chemistry Letters: 1995. Volume 5, Issue 2:1301-1306.
  • Contributing Author. “Homelessness in Palo Alto: A survey of the needs of homeless people in the Palo Alto area” 1996.

Professional Membership

  • American Society of Retina Specialists
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

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