Neha Patel, M.D.

Neha V. Patel, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases. Her clinical interests include women’s gastrointestinal health – particularly pelvic floor dysfunction, functional bowel disorders, colon cancer prevention, nutrition and weight loss, and inflammatory bowel disease.

 

Originally from Queens, New York, Dr. Patel holds a bachelor's degree in biology with a double minor in psychology and chemistry from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. She earned her medical degree with honors from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and completed an internal medicine residency – with a focus on women’s health – at Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center. She then obtained advanced training through a fellowship program in gastroenterology and liver diseases at UT Southwestern.

 

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in both internal medicine and gastroenterology, Dr. Patel joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2014. 

 

She is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Physicians, American Gastroenterology Association, American College of Gastroenterology, and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

 

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