Mihir Patel, MD
Department of Interventional Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Professor, Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
Program Director, Interventional Radiology Integrated Residency, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
Associate Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
Associate Program Director, Interventional Radiology Independent Residency, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2012 | University of Missouri–Kansas City/University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, US, Liberal Arts, Bachelors |
| 2012 | University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, US, Doctor of Medicine |
| https://ror.org/00q16t150, Dallas, Texas, US, Business Administration, Masters |
Postgraduate Training
| 2017-2018 | Postgraduate Fellow, Loyola University Medical Center, Hines, Illinois |
| 2013-2017 | Postgraduate Fellow, Loyola University Medical Center, Hines, Illinois |
| 2012-2013 | Postgraduate Fellow, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan |
Licenses & Certifications
| null | Texas Full Medical License |
| null | DEA |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Associate Program Director, Interventional Radiology Integrated Residency, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, 2020 - 2021
Assistant Professor, Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, 2018 - 2024
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Chair, Dean's Excellence Teaching Award Selection Committee, McGovern Medical School at UT Health, 2024 - Present
Immediate Past Chair, American College of Radiology Texas Radiological, Regional, 2024 - Present
Member, EPIC 2024 IR, Memorial Hermann Health System, 2023 - Present
Board of Advisors, American College of Radiology Texas Radiological Society, Regional, 2023 - Present
Governing Council, Association of Program Directors IR Diverse, Equity, and Inclusion, National, 2023 - Present
Governing Council, Early Career Section, National, 2023 - Present
Member, American College of Radiology Texas Radiological Society Meeting Task Force, Regional, 2023 - Present
Chair, American College of Radiology, Regional, 2023 - 2024
Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present
Faculty Mentor, Resident Milestones Program of the American College of Radiology, National, 2022 - Present
Governing Council, Comparative Effectiveness Committee SIR, National, 2022 - Present
Governing Council, Practice Development Committee, National, 2022 - 2023
Vice Chair, American College of Radiology, Regional, 2022 - 2023
Chair, Clinical Competency Committee, McGovern Medical School at UT Health Houston, 2021 - Present
Faculty Mentor, Early Career Section of SIR, National, 2021 - Present
Governing Council, Association of Program Directors IR, National, 2021 - Present
Chair, Resident Research Committee, McGovern Medical School at UT Health, 2021 - Present
member, EPIC Implementation IR, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2021 - Present
Member, Infection Control Committee, Memorial Hermann Health System, 2020 - Present
Chair, Program Evaluation Committee IR Independent Residency, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present
Member, EPIC Implementation IR, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, 2019 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2023 - Present | Best Exhibit Award. Portosystemic Encephalopathy, Texas |
| 2023 - Present | Best Exhibit Award. Tips for Refractory Ascites, Portosystemic Gradient Reduction Parameters, Texas Radiological Society |
| 2023 - Present | Teacher of the Year, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2022 - 2023 | Research Award for CTRACT trail, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2021 - 2022 | Dean's Teacher Excellence Award, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2020 - 2021 | Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2017 - Present | MAGIS Star, Loyola University Medical Center |
| 2015 - Present | MAGIS Star, Loyola University Medical Center |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Regional Presentations
- 2024. Pathways to IR. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Texas Radiological Society. Dallas, Texas, US.
- 2023. Texas Radiological Society. Austin, Texas, US.
- 2022. Texas Radiological Society. Dallas, Texas, US.
National Presentations
- 2023. Radiology Residency Webinar Series. OnlineOnly.
- 2023. New Kids on the Block: Current Venous Thrombectomy Devices. Conference. Phoenix, Arizona, US.
- 2019. Radiation Exposure and Medications during IR Procedures. Poster. Interventional Radiology Management of the Pregnant Patient: What Every Interventional Radiologist Needs to Know, US.
- 2018. Preoperative TIPS for Portal Decompression Prior to Abdominal Surgery. Conference. Global Embolization Symposium and Technologies Annual Meeting.
International Presentations
- 2024. Embolization in Traumatic Iatrogenic Bleeding. Invited. National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences for DNB.
- 2023. Irish Vascular and Interventional Symposium.
- 2023. Percutaneous Stent Placement for the Treatment of Malignant SVC: Using Machine Learning to Guide Patient Selection and Optimal Classification Systems. Conference. Dubai, AE.
- 2022. Hepatobiliary Interventions. Invited. Morocco, ZA.
- 2021. Abdominal Vascular Emergencies. Invited. Morocco, ZA.
- 2020. Safety and Efficacy of Microwave Ablation of Stage T1 Renal Cell Carcinoma. Conference. Dubai, AE.
- 2020. Predictors of Outcomes Percutaneous Cryoablation for Renal Cell Carcinoma. Conference. Dubai, AE.
- 2017. Tumor Ablation Guidance with Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound. Invited. International Bubble Conference. Chicago, US.
Selected Publications
Review Articles
- Patel M, Molvar C. Evolution of Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration Techniques. Seminars in Interventional Radiology 35(3):185-193. e-Pub 2018.
Professional Educational Materials
- Awan U, Celli F, Narayanan S, Thomas J, Bhakta N, Lano K, Celii D, Zvavanjanja R, Shahin M, Levey A, Patel M. Percutaneous Stent Placement for the Treatment of Malignant SVC: Using Machine Learning to Guide Patient Selection and Optimal Classification Systems, 2024.
- Patel M. Introduction to Interventional Radiology, 2022.
- Patel M. Radiation Exposure and Medications during IR Procedures, 2020.
- Patel M, Kara M. Elevation of Osteopontin in Mesothelioma Cells is Limited to Exposure to Short but not Long Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes, 2010.
Other Articles
- Coco H, Ljuboja D, Patel M, Zvavanjanja R Right Atrial Clot in Transit Successfully Treated by Large Bore Mechanical Thrombo-Aspiration. Journal of Hospital Medicine.
Abstracts
- Galvis K, Pham V, Davis E, Gao Z, Wang H, Yu Y, Patel M, Kolonin M, Gutierrez A. GLP-1 and IL6 in Human Adipose Tissue Beiging: Preliminary Results From a Crossover Clinical Trial 28(12):S5-S6, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Saeed A, Alkhazna A, Quinn T, Foster K, Patel M, Herndon B. Elevation of Osteopontin in Mesothelioma Cells is Limited to Exposure to Short but Not Long Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. e-Pub 2010.
- Patel M, Woerner A, Borge M, Fouad H, Amin P, Cotler S, Molvar C. Conventional transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with total bilirubin levels 3.0 mg/dl. Society of Interventional Annual Meeting.
- Patel M, Glaenzer B, Mahon S, Patel M, Amin P. Variant Variceal Presentations of Portal Hypertension and their Management. Society of Interventional Radiology.
- Patel M, Molvar C, Patel D, Glaenzer B, McCool J, Ashraf U, Borge M, Amin P. Comparison of MELD vs MELD-Na in TIPS outcomes. Global Embolization Symposium & Technologies Annual Meeting.
- Patel M, Amin P, Patel D, Malamis A, Molvar C, Ashraf U, Borge M. Preoperative TIPS for Portal Decompression Prior to Abdominal Surgery. Global Embolization Symposium & Technologies Annual Meeting.
- Mahmoud K, Moawad S, Souid A, El Khudari H, Bhatti Z, Patel M, Tapnio R, Fung D, Zvavanjanja R, Gunn A, Abdel Aal A. Predictors of Outcomes of Percutaneous Cryoablation for Renal Cell Carcinoma. Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society.
- Mahmoud K, Moawad S, Souid A, El Khudari H, Bhatti Z, Patel M, Tapino R, Fung D, Zvavanjanja R, Gunn A, Abdel Aal A. Safety and Efficacy of Microwave Ablation of Stage T1 Renal Cell Carcinoma. Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society.
- Olivieri J, Brown M, McCleaf D, Patel D, Binder H, Wu M, Scaglione S, Amin P, Molvar C, Patel M, Borge M. Surgical Outcomes After Transjuglar Intrahepatic Shunt (TIPS) Prior to Surgery. Society of Interventional Radiology.
- Wang H, Swaby K, Li X, Surabhi V, Bhatti Z, Patel M, Pillai A. Identification of mRNA Encoded Prognostic Biomarkers for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Society of Interventional Radiology.
- Cardenas N, Maciolek L, Qiao J, Thomas J, Yue J, Gandhi A, Tapnio R, Bassuner J, Patel M. Endovascular Management of Traumatic Adrenal Hemorrhage. Society of Interventional Radiology.
- Narayanan S, Celii F, Patel M. Safety of TACE vs TACE and liver transplantation in HCC patients with TIPS. SIO.
- Celii F, Ljuboja D, Viramontes J, Bhakta N, Lano K, Shahin M, Levey A, Patel M. Persistent Left SVC: What the Interventional Radiologist Needs to Know During Catheter Placement. Texas Radiological Society.
- Celii F, Anwan U, Narayanan S, Thomas J, Bhakta N, Lano K, Celii D, Zvavanjanja R, Shahin M, Levey A, Patel M. Percutaneous Stent Placement for the Treatment of Malignant SVC: Using Machine Learning to Guide Patient Selection and Optimal Classification Systems. Texas Radiological Society.
- Claus L, Foss W, Connors T, Yue J, Kamel A, Tapnio R, Bassuner J, Patel M. TIPS for Refractory Ascites, Portosystemic Gradient Reduction Parameters. Texas Radiological Society.
- Celii F, Awan U, Narayanan S, Thomas J, Bhakta N, Lano K, Celii D, Zvavanjanja R, Shahin M, Levey A, Patel M. Percutaneous Stent Placement for the Treatment of Malignant Using Machine Learning to Guide Patient Selection and Optimal Classification Systems.
- Patel M, Bassuner J, Tapnio R, Levey A. Occupational Radiation Exposure Monitoring using nanoDOT dosimeter. American Roentgen Ray Society.
- Coco H, Yue J, Latour C, Patel M, Levey A. Role of Interventional Radiology in Management of Cervical Ectopic Pregnancies. Internal Symposium on Endovascular Therapy.
- Claus L, Tapnio R, Bassuner J, Xiong M, Kamp W, Patel M. Portosystemic Encephalopathy: Imaging and Interventional Managment of a Rare Etiology. Texas Radiological Society.
- Bassuner J, Patel M, Ahuja RS, Shahin MS, Kamel AA. New Kids on the Block: Current Venous Thrombectomy Devices. Society of Interventional Radiology.
- Bassuner J, Rana H, Kowalczyk B, Patel M, Farag A. Am I Making You Blush? An Angiographic Pictorial Essay of Geniculate Arteries. Educational Exhibit Presentation. Society of Interventional Radiology.
- Wang H, Galvis K, Pham V, Patel M, Darden S, Davis E, Chen B, Vaidya P, Pacinda S, Kolonin M, Gao Z, Gutierrez A. Weight-Independent Adipose Tissue Beiging Effects of Dulaglutide in Prediabetic Humans. Obesity Week.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified July 23, 2026