Rena C. Patel, MD, MPH | Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor

Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases

Sites of Practice:

Harborview Medical Center

University of Washington Medical Center

Faculty Information

Biography

Education & Training:

Stanford School of Medicine

Palo Alto CA

2004-2009

MPH in Public Health

Harvard School of Public Health

Boston MA

2007-2008

Fellowship in Infectious Diseases

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

San Francisco CA

2012-2015

Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine

Stanford School of Medicine

Palo Alto CA

2009-2012

Honors:

Gates Cambridge Scholar, Cambridge University

2003-2004

Zuckerman Fellow, Harvard University

2007-2008

NIH Loan Repayment Program Awardee, Clinical Research Track

2014-2018

NIH-NIAID Career Development Award (K23)

2015-2020

UW CFAR Global Pilot Award for community-based HIV testing among African-born immigrants in Seattle

2017-2018

Contact

Email:

rcpatel@uw.edu

Phone:

(206) 520-3800

Mailing Address:

Harborview Medical Center

325 9th Ave

Box 359927

Seattle, WA 98104

Research & Clinical Interests

Research Interests:

HIV care and treatment for adults, adolescents, and children in resource-limited settings
HIV and reproductive health, particularly family planning
HIV and hormonal contraceptives, including drug-drug interactions between the two
PrEP, including for peri-conception use
Mixed methods research in Kenya

Clinical Interests:

HIV treatment and care
Reproductive health for HIV-positive women
PrEP, including for peri-conception use

Publications

PubMed:

PubMed Bibliography

Publications:

Patel RC,Onono M,Gandhi M,Blat C,Hagey J, Shade SB, Vittinghoff E, Bukusi EA, Newmann SJ, Cohen CR.Pregnancy rates in HIV-positive women using contraceptives and efavirenz-based or nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy in Kenya: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet HIV. 2015 Nov; 2(11):e474-82.
• PubMed Abstract

Patel RC, Kassaye S, Gore-Felton C, Wyshak G, Kadzirange G, Woelk G, Katzenstein D. Quality of life, psychosocial health, and antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive women in Zimbabwe. AIDS Care. 2009 Dec; 21(12):1517-27.
• PubMed Abstract

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