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Fenil Patel, MD, MHA


  • Attending Psychiatrist, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Assistant Professor, UC Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience

About

BS: Biology, York University, Toronto, Canada, 2012

MD: The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, 2019

Residency: Psychiatry, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2022

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2024

MHA: Cornell University, Brooks School of Public Policy, 2025

Interests

Pediatric neurobehavioral disorders including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disability, and rare genetic syndromes; complex pediatric psychopharmacology; neuromodulation therapies, specializing in the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions; outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry

Services and Specialties

Interests

Digital health innovation, exploring how telehealth and AI-driven tools can be integrated into routine clinical practice; technology-enhanced care delivery, investigating the clinical efficacy and implementation of virtual reality, wearables, and digital therapeutics; health economics and finance, analyzing how payment models and reimbursement structures impact the affordability of mental health care; health services research, bridging the gap between clinical advancements and real-world accessibility for families; scalability in healthcare, developing strategies to move innovation from the bedside to the broader market; policy and advocacy, addressing the systemic barriers and regulatory frameworks that impact economic feasibility, accessibility and affordability

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