Draft:Rupa Patel
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Rupa R. Patel, MD, MPH is an infectious disease physician and public health expert. She is a Research Associate Professor of Medicine (Voluntary) in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. Patel’s work focuses on HIV prevention, biomedical implementation strategies for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), and addressing cost‑ and insurance‑related barriers to care. [1]
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| Alma mater | University of Michigan (BA), Wayne State University School of Medicine (MD), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (MPH) |
| Known for | HIV prevention, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implementation, global health |
| Awards | St. Louis Business Journal 40 Under 40 |
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| Fields | Infectious disease, public health, HIV prevention |
| Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine; Whitman-Walker Health |
Early life and education
Patel completed her undergraduate studies in economics at the University of Michigan. She earned her MD and later a Master of Public Health (MPH) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her internal medicine residency at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and an infectious diseases fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. [1]
Career
Patel has held leadership, academic, and clinical positions in infectious disease and HIV prevention. She is a Research Associate Professor of Medicine (Voluntary) at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. She practices medicine in Washington, D.C., at Whitman-Walker Health, where she is Lead for Biomedical HIV Prevention Research at the Whitman‑Walker Institute and Medical Liaison of the PrEP Clinic overseeing care and program evaluation for PrEP clients. [1]
CDC Midwest HIV Prevention Capacity Building Center
Patel served as Director of the CDC Midwest HIV Prevention Capacity Building Center, providing program development technical assistance to health departments, clinics, and community‑based organizations in 12 states as part of a regional HIV prevention network. [2]
Research and implementation programs
Her research focuses on biomedical HIV prevention strategies implemented in non‑clinical and safety‑net settings and barriers to PrEP care. Patel has participated in several clinical and implementation studies, including linkage to PrEP for uninsured and underinsured populations, analyses of PrEP prescribing in primary care, and PrEP preferences among at‑risk populations. [3]
Global health and advisory roles
Patel is a member of the World Health Organization PrEP Implementation Technical Advisory Group and has served as a PrEP clinical advisor for large‑scale projects internationally. [4]
Awards and recognition
- Named to the St. Louis Business Journal “40 Under 40” for her contributions to public health and HIV prevention initiatives. [5]
Selected publications
- Patel, R. R., Nunn, A. S., Mayer, K. H., McBride, T., Brownson, R. C., et al. (2019). *Successful linkage to pre‑exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention using a multicomponent implementation strategy among the uninsured/underinsured*. *AIDS Patient Care and STDs* 33(2):45‑48. [6]
- Patel, R. R., Luke, D. A., Proctor, E. K., Powderly, W. G., Chan, P. A., Mayer, K. H., et al. (2018). *Sex venue‑based network analysis to identify HIV prevention dissemination targets for men who have sex with men*. *LGBT Health* 5(1):78‑85. [7]
- Patel, R. R., Chan, P. A., Harrison, L. C., Mayer, K. H., Nunn, A., Mena, L. A., & Powderly, W. G. (2018). *Missed opportunities to prescribe HIV pre‑exposure prophylaxis by primary care providers in Saint Louis, Missouri*. *LGBT Health* 5(4):250‑256. [8]
- Patel, R. R., Crane, J. S., López, J., Chan, P. A., Liu, A. Y., et al. (2018). *Pre‑exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention preferences among young adult African American men who have sex with men*. *PLoS One* 13(12):e0209484. [9]
- Patel, R. R., Mena, L., Nunn, A., McBride, T., Harrison, L. C., et al. (2017). *Impact of insurance coverage on utilization of pre‑exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention*. *PLoS One* 12(5):e0178737. [10]
See also
- HIV prevention
- Pre‑exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Global health
- Telemedicine