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Akash J. Patel

Patel

Akash J. Patel, M.D.

Professor

(713) 798-4696

Email

akash.patel@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor
Neurosurgery
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, TX, US
Member
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Faculty Senator
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Associate Professor
Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Residency Program Director
Neurosurgery
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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 ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Residency at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery

Videos

Selected Publications

  • Bayley JC V, Hadley CC, Harmanci AO, Harmanci AS, Klisch TJ, Patel AJ. " " Sci Adv. 2022 Feb 4; 8 (5)
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  • Jackson HN, Hadley CC, Khan AB, Gadot R, Bayley JC V, Shetty A, Mandel J, Jalali A, Gallagher KK, Sweeney AD, Harmanci AO, Harmanci AS, Klisch TJ, Gopinath SP, Rao G, Yoshor D, Patel AJ. " " Neurosurgery. 2022 Jan 1; 90 (1) : 114-123.
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  • Lee S, Karas PJ, Hadley CC, Bayley V JC, Khan AB, Jalali A, Sweeney AD, Klisch TJ, Patel AJ. " " Cancers (Basel). 2019 Oct 24; 11 (11)
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  • 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. " " Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Oct 22; 116 (43) : 21715-21726.
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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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