Keyur Patel, MD, PhD
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Research & Teaching
Keyur Patel, MD, PhD is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, at the University of Toronto.
Prior to a faculty position at Duke University and Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) from 2004-2015, Dr. Patel completed his training in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology in the United Kingdom and Australia and continued his post-doctoral translational research in viral hepatitis at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, San Diego, CA.
His experience at DCRI included the development of diagnostic serum biomarkers of liver fibrosis, pharmacogenomic tools for antiviral responses, novel therapeutics, and protocol development for phase I-II studies for viral hepatitis and fibrosis, global medical monitoring of phase II-III trials, clinical events adjudication, along with data and safety monitoring for phase II-III trials in viral hepatitis.
Medical Experience
Dr. Patel is a leading researcher in clinical and translational research relating to host metabolic risk factors and mechanisms of fibrosis in viral hepatitis, along with the development of non-invasive markers of fibrosis, and the incorporation of functional genomic tools in the development of biomarkers of disease progression.
– University of Toronto
FUN FACT:
Keyur has practiced medicine in 4 countries (on 3 continents).