Anisha B. Patel, M.D.
Department of Dermatology, Division of Internal Medicine
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Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Chief, Section of Cutaneous Toxicities, Department of Dermatology, Division of Division Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2008 | Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA, MD, Doctor of Medicine |
| 2002 | Rice University, Houston, TX, USA, BS, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science |
Postgraduate Training
| 2012-2013 | Clinical Fellowship, Dermatopathology, University of Texas-Medical Branch, Galveston, TX |
| 2009-2012 | Clinical Residency, Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR |
Experience & Service
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Dermatology Chair Search Advisory Committee, 2023 - Present
Divisional Representative, PRS Faculty Compensation & Benefit Advisory Committee, Divisional Representative, 2023 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2018 | Top 10% Nationally: Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems 2018 |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Seervai RNH, Heberton M, Cho WC, Gill P, Murphy MB, Aung PP, Nagarajan P, Torres-Cabala CA, Patel AB, Ruiz-Bañobre J, Om A, Yamamoto T, Nikolaou V, Curry JL. Severe De Novo pustular psoriasiform immune-related adverse event associated with Nivolumab treatment for metastatic esophageal adenocarcinoma. J Cutan Pathol 49(5):472-481, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34888886.
- Elamin YY, Robichaux JP, Carter BW, Altan M, Gibbons DL, Fossella FV, Lam VK, Patel AB, Negrao MV, Le X, Mott FE, Zhang J, Feng L, Blumenschein G, Tsao AS, Heymach JV. Poziotinib for Patients With HER2 Exon 20 Mutant Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Results From a Phase II Trial. J Clin Oncol 40(7):JCO2101113, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34550757.
- Patel AB, Farooq S, Welborn M, Amaria RN, Chon SY, Diab A, Glitza Oliva IC, Huen AO, Li SQ, Nelson KC, Pacha O, Patel SP, Rapini RP, Tawbi HA, Wong MK, McQuade J, Davies MA, Haydu LE. Cutaneous adverse events in 155 patients with metastatic melanoma consecutively treated with anti-CTLA4 and anti-PD1 combination immunotherapy: Incidence, management, and clinical benefit. Cancer 128(5):975-983, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34724197.
- Ibraheim MK, Gupta R, Dao H, Patel AB, Koshelev M. Evaluating skin of color education in dermatology residency programs: data from a national survey: Edited by Stephen P. Stone, MD. Clin Dermatol 40(2):228-233, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34838657.
- Lacouture ME, Patel AB, Rosenberg JE, O'Donnell PH. Management of Dermatologic Events Associated With the Nectin-4-directed Antibody-Drug Conjugate Enfortumab Vedotin. Oncologist 27(3):e223-e232, 2022. PMID: 35274723.
- Lo JJ, Heberton MM, Pacha O, Huen AO, Patel AB. Biologic therapies for checkpoint inhibitor-induced cutaneous toxicities: a single-institution study of 17 consecutively treated patients. Support Care Cancer 30(2):989-994, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34519869.
- Robinson MA, Patel AB, Wilmas KM, Thomas V, Heberton M. Cutaneous Surgery Outcomes in Patients on Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors. Dermatol Surg 47(11):1519-1521, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34417386.
- Karri PV, Tahseen D, Gupta R, Grant-Kels JM, Narala S, Patel AB. Can quality keep up with quantity-Longitudinal trends in research output for the dermatology residency match. Clin Dermatol 39(6):1039-1045, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34920822.
- Lacouture ME, Wainberg ZA, Patel AB, Anadkat MJ, Stemmer SM, Shacham-Shmueli E, Medina E, Zelinger G, Shelach N, Ribas A. Reducing skin toxicities from EGFR inhibitors with topical BRAF inhibitor therapy. Cancer Discov 11(9):2158-2167, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33910927.
- Altan M, Patel AB. Management of Cutaneous Immunotherapy Toxicities. Clin Lung Cancer 22(5):e783, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33795210.
- Gupta R, Ibraheim MK, Dao H, Patel AB, Koshelev M. Assessing dermatology resident confidence in caring for patients with skin of color. Clin Dermatol 39(5):873-878, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34785015.
- Brown AM, Masterson W, Lo J, Patel AB. Systemic Treatment of Cutaneous Adverse Events After Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: A Review. Dermatitis. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34405836.
- Barrios DM, Phillips GS, Geisler AN, Trelles SR, Markova A, Noor SJ, Quigley EA, Haliasos HC, Moy AP, Schram AM, Bromberg J, Funt SA, Voss MH, Drilon A, Hellmann MD, Comen EA, Narala S, Patel AB, Wetzel M, Jung JY, Leung DYM, Lacouture ME. IgE blockade with omalizumab reduces pruritus related to immune checkpoint inhibitors and anti-HER2 therapies. Ann Oncol 32(6):736-745, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33667669.
- Narala S, Li SQ, Klimas NK, Patel AB. Application of least absolute shrinkage and selection operator logistic regression for the histopathological comparison of chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis and hyperplastic actinic keratosis. J Cutan Pathol 48(6):739-744, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33617003.
- Hanania HL, Pacha O, Heberton M, Patel AB. Surgical Intervention for Paronychia Induced by Targeted Anticancer Therapies. Dermatol Surg 47(6):775-779, 2021. PMID: 34029250.
- Keiser MF, Patel AB, Altan M. Cutaneous toxicities in lung cancer patients on immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. Clin Lung Cancer 22(3):195-200.e1, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33637416.
- McNally MA, Vangipuram R, Campbell MT, Nagarajan P, Patel AB, Curry JL, Heberton M. Paraneoplastic pemphigus manifesting in a patient treated with pembrolizumab for urothelial carcinoma. JAAD Case Rep 10:82-84, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33778141.
- Karri PV, Tahseen D, Patel AB. Treatment of Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Vitiligo in a Patient with Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer. Dermatitis 32(4):e68-e69, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33273227.
- Karri P, Freemyer B, Aboul-Fettouh N, Patel AB, Curry JL, Rogge M. Plasma cell myeloma with immature plasma cells in the skin arising within the areas of chronic stasis dermatitis. JAAD Case Rep 7:26-29, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33318997.
Patient Reviews
Comments (104)
Dr. Patel was awesome. She took care of my needs and she had a person studying under her and she was absolutely awesome. She was in the first year and a half of her internship. But anyway, it was a good experience. Thank you all and keep up the good work.
Very positive experience
Negative attitude.
Dr. Patel was very professional. She was very personable. And I would highly recommend her. I highly recommend MD Anderson. [...] Thank you very much.
Dr. Patel is wonderful and really takes the time to get to know my health concerns, but also just on a personal level, takes the time to get to know me and support through all of the different challenges I can potentially face with melanoma and my skin. So I would highly...
She is a wonderful doctor who makes me feel heard, cared for, and I am very fortunate to have her as my doctor.
Dr. Patel and her team could not have been any more delightful to deal with, and I am already looking forward to my visit in 2026.
Very satisfied with my provider
Dr. Patel has been extremely courteous and caring every time I have seen her. She does a thorough examination and is very knowledgeable. I trust her.
Dr Patel is kind and interested and a wonderful doctor
Dr. Patel is the most competent, caring physician I have ever met. Both my husband and I are very grateful to have benefited from her knowledge, skill, and incredible memory over the years, but we are equally impressed by her ability to uplift spirits with both humor and...
Dr. Patel is kind, she's attentive, she spends a lot of time, and she is interested. She's wonderful.
Dr. Patel is the best doctor I've ever been to, including all types of doctors. And she gives excellent advice and feedback on everything and her knowledge base is fantastic.
Always professional and nice
Excellent doctor
Always very thorough and caring. Also very personable.
Dr. Patel and her staff are professional, courteous, compassionate, just what one expects from MD Anderson - the BEST clinic and hospital anywhere!!
This provider is outstanding.
This provider is wonderful. Every department I've been to at MD Anderson is wonderful. I would recommend them to anybody and everybody in the world. I love them. Thank you. Bye.
Anish is very good, practical and nice
Dr Patel and her team offered excellent care. I would highly recommend her.
10/10 Dr. Patel is incredible. I am so grateful!
Excellent
She takes her time with me, never seems rushed. Always concerned about my health and quality of life. I so much appreciate her and I'm very thankful for her.
Very thorough and knowledgeable. Staff is great and all are very caring.
Dr. Patel is outstanding.
Very informative. Answer all my questions.
I have worked with Dr. Patel for many years. She's an awesome dermatologist and oncologist. I would highly recommend her to anyone.
The visit was very well organized. It was, my doctor was very quick, very efficient. I didn't have much of a wait at all. The support group came in very quickly, asked me questions, went over a lot of things. It was a very positive atmosphere. I really appreciate the...
Excellent staff and physician
Friendly, knowledgeable, respectful, patient, understanding.I was
Everything was, went very well with the visit. The only problem was that the wait was a bit long. Thank you.
A bright spot at MD Anderson!
Everyone was so professional but very cordial and concerned about my needs and care
Thank you. My experience was very good. As a matter of fact, it was great. Dr. Patel, you are an excellent doctor and thank God for you and thank you for all that you have done and continue to do. Thank you.
I looked forward to the visit and everything was as expected.
Very professional
All GOOD!
Dr. Patel (and staff) is always tops, knows my medical history and performs thorough exams; easy to communicate with.
Dr Patel and her staff are excellent. What else can I say? 10's in compassion, knowledge, putting us at ease, explaining the process. 100% satisfied with their care.
Very kind
Dr. Patel and her staff are always kind, informed, and helpful with my issues. I always enjoy our visit!
I saw Dr. Patel. Hey, Patel. And I'm so impressed with her. She's taken care of me for several years since I've had melanoma 2004, 2014. She listens and understands, and she takes priority in her job. And I'm very thankful for her.
Appreciative of this providers interest in my health and subsequent treatment.
Very knowledgeable. Very kind.
Dr. Patel was great. All the people in our office were great. The people at the main desk when you walk in that are supposed to be information and help you don't have a clue. They start with everything in that system apparently is generated by a customer number, a medical...
Dr. Patel is very, very professional and she does a very good job. We appreciate her. Thank you. Bye.
My provider is great.
Dr. Patel and her staff did an amazing job, as they always do, and they're always so awesome to work with.
She's just very good, listens very well, takes all your concerns and I guess gets rid of your concerns in a sense, in a good way, and also explains it in a technical way, but also so you can understand it as well and you leave feeling very much taken care of. It was a very...
CV information above last modified June 24, 2024