Mihir Patel, MD

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Role

Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Specialty

Head and Neck Cancer
Research Program

Cell and Molecular Biology
Practicing Since

2014

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Background

Mihir R. Patel, MD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Patel started practicing at Emory in 2014.

Dr. Patel focuses on minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat head and neck cancers. His interest in preserving functional outcomes for patients led to fellowship training in transoral robotic surgery (TORS) at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to receiving TORS training, Dr. Patel completed a fellowship in minimally invasive, endoscopic skull base surgery at The Ohio State University Skull Base Center.

Prior to his journey into the medical field, he was a chemistry teacher in Brooklyn, NY where he dedicated his time to a population with scarce resources and tried to support the community efforts towards education with after-school tutoring lessons. Dr. Patel's shift to medicine was triggered by a long standing memory of a student he tutored who died from cancer. He is dedicated to research efforts in head and neck cancer genomics. He was a member of the Winship team that participated in the ECOG 3311 human papilloma virus (HPV) oropharyngeal de-escalation trial.

Dr. Patel is a graduate of Duke University and received his Medical Degree from University of North Carolina School of Medicine. He completed a seven year surgical Residency at the University of North Carolina Department of Otolaryngology with a focus in translational research. Dr. Patel then pursued Fellowship training in Extended Endoscopic Approaches (EEA) to the skull base at The Ohio State University Wexner Center followed by a year of Fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania Head and Neck Oncology program.

Titles & Roles

Professor, Department of Otolaryngology

Emory University School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Head and Neck, Department of Otolaryngology

Emory University School of Medicine
Co-Chair, Head and Neck Working Group

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Education & Training

Education

Fellowship, Head and Neck Oncologic Surg, 2014
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Residency, Otolaryngology, 2013
UNC Memorial Hospitals
Medical Education, , 2006
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Board Certifications

Otolaryngology
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2015

Title/Journal	Authors	Publication Date
Assessing survival outcomes of patients with oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma: Focus on age, sex, and stage. Head & neck	S Pamulapati, M Abousaud, Y Li, A Ekpenyong, S Rudra, JS Remick, JE Bates, WA Stokes, MW McDonald, NC Schmitt, MW El-Deiry, MR Patel, CE Steuer, JM Switchenko, DM Shin, Y Teng, A Hammond, NF Saba	02/05/2024
Recombinant ADAMTS13 in Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. The New England journal of medicine	M Scully, A Antun, SR Cataland, P Coppo, C Dossier, N Biebuyck, WA Hassenpflug, K Kentouche, P Knöbl, JA Kremer Hovinga, MF López-Fernández, M Matsumoto, TL Ortel, J Windyga, I Bhattacharya, M Cronin, H Li, B Mellgård, M Patel, P Patwari, S Xiao, P Zhang, LT Wang	02/05/2024
The role of surgery and deescalation for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer. Cancer	KJ Contrera, MR Patel, B Burtness, R Mehra, RL Ferris	18/03/2024
Oral Cavity Cancer Surgical and Nodal Management: A Review From the American Head and Neck Society. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery	A Eskander, PT Dziegielewski, MR Patel, AR Jethwa, PS Pai, NL Silver, M Sajisevi, A Sanabria, I Doweck, SS Khariwala, M St John	01/02/2024
Pembrolizumab and cabozantinib in recurrent metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a phase 2 trial. Nature medicine	NF Saba, CE Steuer, A Ekpenyong, A McCook-Veal, K Magliocca, M Patel, NC Schmitt, W Stokes, JE Bates, S Rudra, J Remick, M McDonald, M Abousaud, AC Tan, MZH Fadlullah, R Chaudhary, J Muzaffar, K Kirtane, Y Liu, GZ Chen, DM Shin, Y Teng, CH Chung	01/04/2023
Ninety-day mortality following transoral robotic surgery or radiation at Commission on Cancer-accredited facilities. Head & neck	JR Janopaul-Naylor, M Rupji, RA Tobillo, JW Lorenz, JM Switchenko, S Tian, AS Kaka, DC Qian, AJ Schlafstein, CE Steuer, JS Remick, S Rudra, MW McDonald, NF Saba, WA Stokes, MR Patel, JE Bates	01/03/2023
Survival and functional outcomes after total glossectomy with total laryngectomy: Case series from a high-volume tertiary institution. Oral oncology	AJ Burnham, BJ Boyce, AS Kaka, MW El-Deiry, ME Sebelik, HM Baddour, MR Patel, JH Gross, M Nathan, JM Waller, NC Schmitt, L Ottenstein	01/02/2023
Feasibility of clinical evaluation of individuals with increased risk for HPV-associated oropharynx cancer. Head & neck	N Scott-Wittenborn, G D'Souza, N Aygun, SR Tewari, J Azadi, P Vosler, Z Gooi, V Mehta, W Mydlarz, M Nance, S Mlot, MR Patel, M Tan, BA Miles, T Troy, C Fakhry	01/01/2023
Oncologic Outcomes After Clinically Node-Negative Salvage Laryngectomy. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery	JH Gross, MR Patel, JM Switchenko, TG Chan, HM Baddour, A Kaka, BJ Boyce, NF Saba, JJ Beitler, M El-Deiry	01/01/2023
Specimen-Based Resection Margins and Local Control during Transoral Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal HPV-Mediated Squamous Cell Carcinoma. ORL; journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties	KR Magliocca, AS Kaka, EM Barrow, MB Studer, CC Griffith, J Ernst, T Meade, A Balicki, BJ Boyce, NC Schmitt, AM Bur, AC Schmitt, R Jackson, CE Steuer, JJ Beitler, MR Patel	01/01/2023
Chemoradiation therapy alters the PD-L1 score in locoregional recurrent squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck. Oral oncology	BJ Park, AK Mattox, D Clayburgh, M Patel, RB Bell, B Yueh, R Leidner, H Xiao, M Couey, S Li, T Qin, MA Sartor, B Cairns, T MacDonough, K Halliwill, D Deschler, DT Lin, WC Faquin, PM Sadow, SI Pai	01/12/2022
ASO Visual Abstract: Team-Based Surgical Scheduling for Improved Patient Access in a High-Volume, Tertiary Head and Neck Cancer Center. Annals of surgical oncology	NC Schmitt, M Ryan, T Halle, A Sherrod, JT Wadsworth, MR Patel, MW El-Deiry	01/10/2022
Team-Based Surgical Scheduling for Improved Patient Access in a High-Volume, Tertiary Head and Neck Cancer Center. Annals of surgical oncology	NC Schmitt, M Ryan, T Halle, A Sherrod, JT Wadsworth, MR Patel, MW El-Deiry	01/10/2022
Caution Regarding Assessment of Toxic Effects and Survival in Treatment De-escalation With Radiotherapy vs Transoral Surgery for Human Papillomavirus-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer. JAMA oncology	MC Topf, FC Holsinger, M Patel	01/10/2022
Comparison of the Seventh and Eighth Edition of American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging for Selected and Nonselected Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinomas. The oncologist	P Vijayvargiya, S Trivedi, M Rupji, H Song, Y Liu, R Jiang, AS Kaka, GZ Chen, W Stokes, C Steuer, DM Shin, JJ Beitler, MR Patel, A Aiken, NF Saba	03/02/2022
The omission of intentional primary site radiation following transoral robotic surgery in 59 patients: No local-regional failures. Head & neck	VR Dhere, CE Escott, S Tian, JM Switchenko, JP Bell, WA Stokes, MW McDonald, KR Magliocca, BJ Boyce, AS Kaka, CE Steuer, NF Saba, DM Shin, C Xiao, MR Patel, JJ Beitler	01/02/2022
Survival, functional, and quality of life outcomes between total glossectomy with and without total laryngectomy: A narrative review. American journal of otolaryngology	AJ Burnham, L Ottenstein, BJ Boyce, AS Kaka, MW El-Deiry, HM Baddour, MR Patel, JH Gross, NC Schmitt	01/01/2022
Tipifarnib enhances anti-EGFR activity of cetuximab in non-HRas mutated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cancer (HNSCC). Oral oncology	L Shu, D Wang, S Nannapaneni, Y Sun, CC Griffith, X Wang, Z Chen, M Patel, M El-Deiry, DM Shin, ZG Chen, NF Saba	01/11/2021
Outcomes of HPV-Negative Oropharyngeal Cancer Treated With Transoral Robotic Surgery. Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	RS Jackson, K Stepan, C Bollig, RK Sharma, M Patel, S Massa, SV Puram, JP Zevallos, P Pipkorn, J Zenga	01/11/2021
Incidence trends of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) in the aging population--A SEER-based analysis from 2000 to 2016. Cancer medicine	MA Taylor, J Switchenko, W Stokes, MR Patel, M McDonald, C Steuer, A Aiken, JJ Beitler, DM Shin, NF Saba	01/09/2021
Defining HPV-specific B cell responses in patients with head and neck cancer. Nature	A Wieland, MR Patel, MA Cardenas, CS Eberhardt, WH Hudson, RC Obeng, CC Griffith, X Wang, ZG Chen, HT Kissick, NF Saba, R Ahmed	01/09/2021
Functional HPV-specific PD-1⁺ stem-like CD8 T cells in head and neck cancer. Nature	CS Eberhardt, HT Kissick, MR Patel, MA Cardenas, N Prokhnevska, RC Obeng, TH Nasti, CC Griffith, SJ Im, X Wang, DM Shin, M Carrington, ZG Chen, J Sidney, A Sette, NF Saba, A Wieland, R Ahmed	01/09/2021
Sebaceous Lymphadenoma: Radiology-Pathology Correlation. Head and neck pathology	MN Dababneh, CC Griffith, MR Patel, KR Magliocca	01/06/2021
TORS elective lingual tonsillectomy has less acute morbidity than therapeutic base of tongue TORS. Oral oncology	MR Patel, L Ottenstein, M Ryan, A Farrell, M Studer, HM Baddour, K Magliocca, C Griffith, W Stokes, J Switchenko, A Aiken, M El-Deiry, CA Solares, C Steuer, N Saba, J Beitler	01/06/2021
Characterizing postoperative physiologic swallow function following transoral robotic surgery for early stage tonsil, base of tongue, and unknown primary human papillomavirus-associated squamous cell carcinoma. Head & neck	L Ottenstein, H Cornett, JM Switchenko, M Nathan, S Thomas, AI Gillespie, N McColloch, T Barrett, MB Studer, M Brinkman, AS Kaka, BJ Boyce, RL Ferris, AH Aiken, M El-Deiry, JJ Beitler, MR Patel	01/05/2021
Socioeconomic Factors Influence the Impact of Tumor HPV Status on Outcome of Patients With Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. JCO oncology practice	JA Marks, JM Switchenko, CE Steuer, M Ryan, MR Patel, MW McDonald, K Higgins, JJ Beitler, DM Shin, TW Gillespie, NF Saba	01/03/2021
Endogenous APOBEC3B overexpression characterizes HPV-positive and HPV-negative oral epithelial dysplasias and head and neck cancers. Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc	PP Argyris, PE Wilkinson, MC Jarvis, KR Magliocca, MR Patel, RI Vogel, R Gopalakrishnan, IG Koutlas, RS Harris	01/02/2021
Surgical Resection is Justifiable for Oral T4b Squamous Cell Cancers With Masticator Space Invasion. The Laryngoscope	HM Baddour, MC Ochsner, MR Patel, JM Switchenko, JJ Beitler, K Magliocca, KL Baugnon, CA Solares, CE Steuer, MW El-Deiry	01/02/2021
Combinatorial approaches targeting the EGFR family and c-Met in SCCHN. Oral oncology	D Wang, Y Lu, S Nannapaneni, CC Griffith, C Steuer, G Qian, X Wang, Z Chen, M Patel, M El-Deiry, DM Shin, X He, ZG Chen, NF Saba	01/01/2021
Hospice Use Among Patients With Cancer: Trends, Barriers, and Future Directions. JCO oncology practice	MN Patel, JM Nicolla, FAP Friedman, MR Ritz, AH Kamal	01/12/2020
Narrowband Imaging for p16+ Unknown Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma Prior to Transoral Robotic Surgery. Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	K Al-Mulki, J Hamilton, AS Kaka, BJ Boyce, HM Baddour, M El-Deiry, CA Solares, K Magliocca, K Summers, A Aiken, NF Saba, JJ Beitler, MR Patel	01/12/2020
Outcomes and Predictive Value of Post-adjuvant Therapy PET/CT for Locally Advanced Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. The Laryngoscope	DC Qian, KR Magliocca, AH Aiken, KL Baugnon, DC Brandon, WA Stokes, MW McDonald, MR Patel, HM Baddour, AS Kaka, CE Steuer, NF Saba, DM Shin, JJ Beitler	01/12/2020
Phase Ib Study of Chemoprevention with Green Tea Polyphenon E and Erlotinib in Patients with Advanced Premalignant Lesions (APL) of the Head and Neck. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research	DM Shin, S Nannapaneni, MR Patel, Q Shi, Y Liu, Z Chen, AY Chen, MW El-Deiry, JJ Beitler, CE Steuer, SM Roser, AM Klein, TK Owonikoko, SS Ramalingam, FR Khuri, ZG Chen, NF Saba	15/11/2020
A novel surgeon credentialing and quality assurance process using transoral surgery for oropharyngeal cancer in ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Trial E3311. Oral oncology	RL Ferris, Y Flamand, FC Holsinger, GS Weinstein, H Quon, R Mehra, JJ Garcia, ML Hinni, ND Gross, EM Sturgis, U Duvvuri, E Méndez, JA Ridge, JS Magnuson, KA Higgins, MR Patel, RB Smith, DW Karakla, ME Kupferman, JP Malone, BL Judson, J Richmon, JO Boyle, R Bayon, BW O'Malley, E Ozer, GR Thomas, WM Koch, RB Bell, NF Saba, S Li, ER Sigurdson, B Burtness	01/11/2020
Sinonasal Malignancy and Orbital Exenteration Sparing Cancer Surgery. Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base	C Reyes, M Patel, CA Solares	01/08/2020
Recommendations for head and neck surgical oncology practice in a setting of acute severe resource constraint during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international consensus. The Lancet. Oncology	H Mehanna, JC Hardman, JA Shenson, AK Abou-Foul, MC Topf, M AlFalasi, JYK Chan, P Chaturvedi, VLY Chow, A Dietz, JJ Fagan, C Godballe, W Golusiński, A Homma, S Hosal, NG Iyer, C Kerawala, YW Koh, A Konney, LP Kowalski, D Kraus, MA Kuriakose, E Kyrodimos, SY Lai, CR Leemans, P Lennon, L Licitra, PJ Lou, B Lyons, H Mirghani, AC Nichols, V Paleri, BJ Panizza, P Parente Arias, MR Patel, C Piazza, D Rischin, A Sanabria, RP Takes, DJ Thomson, R Uppaluri, Y Wang, SS Yom, YM Zhu, SV Porceddu, JR de Almeida, C Simon, FC Holsinger	01/07/2020
Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors Associated With Metastases at Presentation in HPV-Related Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: An NCDB Analysis. JCO oncology practice	MB Bean, JM Switchenko, CE Steuer, M Patel, K Higgins, M McDonald, GZ Chen, JJ Beitler, DM Shin, T Gillespie, NF Saba	01/06/2020
Signatures of somatic mutations and gene expression from p16INK4A positive head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). PloS one	NF Saba, AR Dinasarapu, KR Magliocca, B Dwivedi, S Seby, ZS Qin, M Patel, CC Griffith, X Wang, M El-Deiry, CE Steuer, J Kowalski, DM Shin, ME Zwick, ZG Chen	01/01/2020
Predictive Value of First Posttreatment Imaging Using Standardized Reporting in Head and Neck Cancer. Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	D Hsu, FH Chokshi, PA Hudgins, S Kundu, JJ Beitler, MR Patel, AH Aiken	01/12/2019
Small Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Head and Neck: Comparing Incidence and Survival Trends Based on Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Data. The oncologist	MB Bean, Y Liu, R Jiang, CE Steuer, M Patel, MW McDonald, KA Higgins, JJ Beitler, DM Shin, NF Saba	01/12/2019
Prognostic value of radiographically defined extranodal extension in human papillomavirus-associated locally advanced oropharyngeal carcinoma. Head & neck	S Tian, MJ Ferris, JM Switchenko, KR Magliocca, RJ Cassidy, J Jhaveri, AH Aiken, KL Baugnon, PA Hudgins, ATK Kendi, MR Patel, NF Saba, WJ Curran, JJ Beitler	01/09/2019
Interleukin-6/STAT3 Signaling is Prominent and Associated with Reduced Overall Survival in p16 Negative Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Head and neck pathology	GB Lesinski, S Nannapaneni, CC Griffith, M Patel, W Chen, Z Chen, R Ahmed, A Wieland, DM Shin, ZG Chen, NF Saba	01/09/2019
Survival outcomes by high-risk human papillomavirus status in nonoropharyngeal head and neck squamous cell carcinomas: A propensity-scored analysis of the National Cancer Data Base. Cancer	S Tian, JM Switchenko, J Jhaveri, RJ Cassidy, MJ Ferris, RH Press, NT Pfister, MR Patel, NF Saba, MW McDonald, KA Higgins, DS Yu, WJ Curran, TW Gillespie, JJ Beitler	15/08/2019
Smoking, age, nodal disease, T stage, p16 status, and risk of distant metastases in patients with squamous cell cancer of the oropharynx. Cancer	JJ Beitler, JM Switchenko, JJ Dignam, MW McDonald, NF Saba, DM Shin, KR Magliocca, RJ Cassidy, MW El-Deiry, MR Patel, CE Steuer, C Xiao, PA Hudgins, AH Aiken, WJ Curran, QT Le	01/03/2019
A Correlative Analysis of PD-L1, PD-1, PD-L2, EGFR, HER2, and HER3 Expression in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Molecular cancer therapeutics	CE Steuer, CC Griffith, S Nannapaneni, MR Patel, Y Liu, KR Magliocca, MW El-Deiry, C Cohen, TK Owonikoko, DM Shin, ZG Chen, NF Saba	01/03/2018
Honokiol Radiosensitizes Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck by Downregulation of Survivin. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research	X Wang, JJ Beitler, W Huang, G Chen, G Qian, K Magliocca, MR Patel, AY Chen, J Zhang, S Nannapaneni, S Kim, Z Chen, X Deng, NF Saba, ZG Chen, JL Arbiser, DM Shin	15/02/2018
Deformable Registration of Histological Cancer Margins to Gross Hyperspectral Images using Demons. Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering	M Halicek, JV Little, X Wang, ZG Chen, M Patel, CC Griffith, MW El-Deiry, NF Saba, AY Chen, B Fei	01/02/2018
Tumor Margin Classification of Head and Neck Cancer Using Hyperspectral Imaging and Convolutional Neural Networks. Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering	M Halicek, JV Little, X Wang, M Patel, CC Griffith, AY Chen, B Fei	01/02/2018
Making Time for Patients: Positive Impact of Direct Patient Reporting. AJR. American journal of roentgenology	SK Mohan, PA Hudgins, MR Patel, J Stapleton, R Duszak, AH Aiken	01/01/2018
Radiographic Imaging Does Not Reliably Predict Macroscopic Extranodal Extension in Human Papilloma Virus-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer. ORL; journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties	MR Patel, PA Hudgins, JJ Beitler, KR Magliocca, CC Griffith, Y Liu, K Bougnon, M El-Deiry, NF Saba, AH Aiken	01/01/2018
Optical Biopsy of Head and Neck Cancer Using Hyperspectral Imaging and Convolutional Neural Networks. Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering	M Halicek, JV Little, X Wang, M Patel, CC Griffith, MW El-Deiry, AY Chen, B Fei	01/01/2018
Detection of Head and Neck Cancer in Surgical Specimens Using Quantitative Hyperspectral Imaging. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research	G Lu, JV Little, X Wang, H Zhang, MR Patel, CC Griffith, MW El-Deiry, AY Chen, B Fei	15/09/2017
Label-free reflectance hyperspectral imaging for tumor margin assessment: a pilot study on surgical specimens of cancer patients. Journal of biomedical optics	B Fei, G Lu, X Wang, H Zhang, JV Little, MR Patel, CC Griffith, MW El-Diery, AY Chen	01/08/2017
Label-free hyperspectral imaging and quantification methods for surgical margin assessment of tissue specimens of cancer patients. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference	B Fei, null Guolan Lu, MT Halicek, X Wang, H Zhang, JV Little, KR Magliocca, M Patel, CC Griffith, MW El-Deiry, AY Chen	01/07/2017
Initial Performance of NI-RADS to Predict Residual or Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology	DA Krieger, PA Hudgins, GK Nayak, KL Baugnon, AS Corey, MR Patel, JJ Beitler, NF Saba, Y Liu, AH Aiken	01/06/2017
Deep convolutional neural networks for classifying head and neck cancer using hyperspectral imaging. Journal of biomedical optics	M Halicek, G Lu, JV Little, X Wang, M Patel, CC Griffith, MW El-Deiry, AY Chen, B Fei	01/06/2017
Transoral Robotic Surgery-Assisted Endoscopy With Primary Site Detection and Treatment in Occult Mucosal Primaries. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery	KM Hatten, BW O'Malley, AM Bur, MR Patel, CH Rassekh, JG Newman, SB Cannady, AA Chalian, BL Hodnett, A Lin, JN Lukens, RB Cohen, JM Bauml, KT Montone, VA Livolsi, GS Weinstein	01/03/2017
Development of Late Toxicities in Patients with Oral Tongue Cancer Treated with Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Radiation Therapy. Frontiers in oncology	M Sayan, RJ Cassidy, JM Switchenko, OA Kayode, NF Saba, CE Steuer, DM Shin, JT Wadsworth, M El-Deiry, M Patel, JJ Beitler, KA Higgins	01/01/2016
The Reverse-Flow Facial Artery Buccinator Flap for Skull Base Reconstruction: Key Anatomical and Technical Considerations. Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base	Z Farzal, AM Lemos-Rodriguez, RB Rawal, LJ Overton, SB Sreenath, MR Patel, AM Zanation	01/12/2015

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One star One star One star One star One star	20/04/2024	All was good
One star One star One star One star One star	29/03/2024	Very good
One star One star One star One star One star	22/03/2024	Excellent care from Dr. Patel
One star One star One star One star One star	17/03/2024	All our interactions have been very positive! As a senior woman, and caretaker of the patient, I like that Dr. Patel does not seem threatened by questions; and like his willingness to explain things honestly and fully. I grew up in a generation in which my imput was not particularly welcome in an office visit.
One star One star One star One star Empty star	08/03/2024	I was impressed w Dr. Patel but he did not seem concerned that we had waited so long and expressed that this was his standard practice.
One star One star One star One star One star	17/02/2024	We are forever indebted to Dr Patel and his team.
One star One star One star One star One star	08/10/2023	We get exemplary care and service at Winship Cancer Institute.
One star One star One star One star One star	01/09/2023	Absolutely phenomenal job by the staff and care team.
One star One star One star One star One star	01/09/2023	Dr was very attentive and aware of my issues. He was just late to the appt.
One star One star One star One star One half star	07/07/2023	Good
One star One star One star One star One half star	26/05/2023	Very good experience
One star One star One star One star One star	19/05/2023	Dr. Patel and his support staff were terrific. Put my mind to rest
One star One star One star One star One star	12/05/2023	Dr. Patel has been wonderful. He takes the time to explain everything and answer any questions we have.
One star One star One star One star One star	12/05/2023	The Doctor was patient and engaging to me and my wife.
One star One star One star One star One star	24/04/2023	Dr. Patel is very easy to talk to and willing to answer any questions.
One star One star One star One star One star	17/03/2023	Very good
One star One star One star One star One star	10/03/2023	Dr. Patel is truly a standout physician, in my many decades of experience. He has the calmest and most even-keeled demeanor enhanced by his warmth and affable nature. He listened attentively to my description of my medical problem, and complimented me on its detail, saying it was very helpful. Many doctors are the ones who do all the talking. He also answered my questions without hesitation and in full. If I ever have to have head/neck surgery in the future, I would not hesitate to see Dr. Patel, especially given his extraordinary credentials, experience, and interest in/ease in dealing with me. I trust him implicitly!
One star One star One star One star One half star	27/01/2023	Perfect
One star One star One star One star One half star	02/09/2022	Dr. Patel did a great job addressing my concerns. There wasn't much of an exam, which afterwards concerned me a little. He focused mainly on the single problem spot not it's spread. Perhaps we have to wait for surgery results. I do have some questions about recovery and some other symptoms I've been having that I didn't even think to ask in the appointment. Maybe I can use the appointment, but I know surgeons are busy! Perhaps a little more explanation about what to expect post surgery and asking for detailed symptoms would help jog my memory. I just want him to have all of the info so he can make the best decision possible!
One star One star One star One star One star	26/08/2022	Dr. Patel was awesome
One star One half star Empty star Empty star Empty star	19/08/2022	Dr. Patel enter the exam room and sat down on the stool as far away from me as he could sit and folded his arms and crossed his legs and leaned against the door to the exam room for the entire visit. I presented with a parotid gland tumor and I'd already had a CT scan. Without asking me any questions about my symptoms or concerns, and without doing any physical exam, Dr. Patel told me that although an MRI or needle biopsy gave much better information about the tumor, he thought that the tumor was malignant. He went on to say he would be referring me to someone else and didn't bother to tell me anybody's name at Emory who he might be referring me to. He was extremely rude and acted like I was just completely wasting his time and he could not be any more or less interested in me as a patient. I left very upset with no concrete plan of action to address my tumor and just full of worry and I felt like I completely wasted my time and left with the thought that my tumor was malignant, my surgeon couldn't care less, and there was no tangible plan of action. I am not a new patient to Emory. I have had two previous successful surgeries with surgeons who were interested and made me feel confident that they were on board to surgically address my issues. I am so disappointed in Emory and now have to revisit my entire approach to what I thought was a top-notch surgical!!!! Very upsetting and quite frankly humiliating and maddening. Unbelievable.
One star One star One star One star One star	25/06/2022	Very professional, thorough, good explanations of the issues and treatment. Reassuring!