Kirang Patel, M.D. Medical Director, Departmental Communications Assistant Professor School Medical School Department Radiology You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Kirang Patel, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Community Radiology Division. Dr. Patel serves as the Department of Radiology’s Medical Director of Communications. His clinical interests include head and neck imaging, head and neck oncology, and education. He holds a bachelor’s degree in human biology from the University of Texas in Austin and earned his medical degree at St. George’s School of Medicine. He completed his diagnostic radiology residency at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Patel then received advanced training through a fellowship program in Neuroradiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where he stayed on as Faculty in 2022. A commitment to education Dr. Patel is passionate about medical education and serves as the Director of the Clinician Educators in Radiology Track for the UTSW Radiology Residency Program and is on several committees overseeing radiology resident and fellow education and training. He also serves as a department advisor for students applying to radiology residency. He has also been recognized with multiple outstanding teaching awards. Dr. Patel is an active member of local, state, and national radiological societies including the American College of Radiology, American Society of Neuroradiology, and Texas Radiological Society, where he assumes leadership roles in numerous committees. He is a patient advocate and serves on the executive board for the national Radiology Advocacy Network. Education Undergraduate (2013) Publications Featured Publications Key Communication Skills for Mentees. Gupta Y, Patel K, Patel AK, J Am Coll Radiol 2022 Jul 19 7 901-902 Key Communication Skills for Mentors. Patel K, Gupta Y, Patel A, J Am Coll Radiol 2022 Jul 19 7 903-904 The New Radiology Resident: Quick Tips for Success. Patel K, Patel A, J Am Coll Radiol 2021 Dec 18 12 1666-1667 Internal Auditory Canal Diverticula in Children: A Congenital Variant. Muelleman TJ, Kavookjian H, Asmar J, Patel K, Nielsen D, Summers K, Tracy M, Noel-MacDonnell J, Staecker H, Ledbetter L, Weatherly R, Laryngoscope 2021 May 131 5 E1683-E1687 Communication Strategies and Our Learners. Germaine P, Catanzano T, Patel A, Mohan A, Patel K, Pryluck D, Cooke E, Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2021 50 3 297-300 Trainee education during COVID-19. Garg T, Shrigiriwar A, Patel K, Neuroradiology 2020 Sep 62 9 1057-1058 Ultrasound Guided Lumbar Puncture and Remote Guidance for Potential In-Flight Evaluation of VIIP/SANS. Lerner DJ, Chima RS, Patel K, Parmet AJ, Aerosp Med Hum Perform 2019 01 90 1 58-62 Results 1-7 of 7 1 Books Featured Books Helping Nonteaching Faculty Teach. In Image-Based Teaching: Techniques, Tips and Tricks Patel, K, Cheng. C (2022). Switzerland, Springer Honors & Awards Golden Apple AwardIn recognition of outstanding teaching by the UTSW Radiology Residency (2024) Outstanding Fellow Teacher AwardIn recognition of outstanding teaching by the UTSW Radiology Residency (2023) Emerging Leader AwardAwarded by the Radiology Leadership Institute Professional Associations/Affiliations American College of Radiology American Society of Neuroradiology Association of Academic Radiology Radiological Society of North America Radiology Advocacy Network Texas Radiological Society
