Alpa V. Patel, MD

Alpa R. Patel, MD, holds dual appointments in the Section of Pulmonary Medicine and Section of Ambulatory Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She is a co-director of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center. Her clinical interest focuses on management of adult cystic fibrosis patients. Her research interest lies in preventive medicine, especially cystic fibrosis-related osteoporosis, and the prevention and treatment of depression and diabetes related to cystic fibrosis. She is also involved in the Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutic Development Network and has served as a primary reviewer on proposed protocols. She is a co-director of and actively involved with the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She is also active in teaching medical professionals at multiple levels, with other major interests in the internal medicine/pediatrics clinic and teaching internal medicine/pediatric residents.

Gender:

• Female

Languages Spoken:

• English

Medical School

• University of Tennessee
  Date Completed: 06/03/1994

Internship

• University of Tennessee
  Date Completed: 06/30/1995

Residency

• University of Tennessee
  Date Completed: 06/30/1998

Department:

• Pediatrics

Section:

• Ambulatory Pediatrics

Speciality:

• Internal Medicine
  
• Pediatrics
  

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital:

• 12/12/2000

• Susan Gemma, Sheikh, S, Alpa Patel, McCoy, K. 2002. Factors Associated with Low Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.  Pediatric Research 51-4 (S): 1149.
• Taslimi M. M, Gonzalez, Patel A.V. 1994. An Ascertainment of the Quality of Prenatal Care Provided to Rural Women by Rural Family Physicians with Guidance from a Regional Perinatal Center.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.