Milan N. Patel, M.D.
Department of Interventional Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2014 | University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, US, MD |
| 2010 | University of Illinois at Chicago College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chicago, Illinois, US, BS, BS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2019-2020 | Clinical Fellowship, Interventional Radiology Fellowship, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2015-2019 | Clinical Residency, Diagnostic Radiology Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2014-2015 | Clinical Internship, Preliminary Medicine, West Suburban Medical Center, Oak Park, Illinois |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2025 | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| 2023 | Arizona Medical Board |
| 2023 | Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners |
| 2023 | Georgia Composite Medical Board |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision |
| 2023 | Physician and Surgeon License Interstate Medical Licensure Compact |
| 2023 | Louisiana Medical Board |
| 2023 | Alabama Board of Medical Examiners |
| 2022 | American Board of Radiology: Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology |
| 2021 | Texas Medical Board |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Clinical Medical Director, Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2023 - Present
Patient Experience Officer, Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2023 - Present
Other Professional Positions
Member, Interventional Radiology Leadership Committee, Houston, TX, 2023 - Present
Member, Interventional Radiology Education Selection Committee, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Interventional Radiologist, Radiology Partners, Baylor Radiologists, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2022
Diagnostic Radiologist, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2020
Diagnostic Radiologist, Mt. Sinai Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital, Chicago, IL, 2018 - 2019
Diagnostic Radiologist, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 2018 - 2019
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Co-Chair, Faculty Hire Search Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2026 - 2027
Member, Sedations and Procedures Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Member, Utilization Review Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Member, Faculty Senate, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - 2025
Member, MR Safety Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, OR Advisory Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2026 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2019 | Chief Fellow, MD Anderson Interventional Radiology Fellowship |
| 2017 - 2018 | Chief Resident, University of Illinois Diagnostic Radiology Residency |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Regional Presentations
- 2025. Portal Interventions on Oncology Patients. Invited. Texas Radiological Society’s 112th Annual Meeting. Austin, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2024. Mechanical Venous Thrombectomy for Deep Venous Thrombosis in Cancer Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. Conference. Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting. Salt Lake City, Utah, US.
- 2019. Improving Accuracy and Confidence of Radiology Residents in the Diagnosis of Otosclerosis. Conference. ASNR Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, US.
- 2017. Computed Tomography Guided Transthoracic Needle Lung Biopsies: A Retrospective Single Center Review of Outcomes and Prognostic Factors. Conference. Synergy Annual Meeting. Miami, FL, US.
- 2017. 3D Printing: How to create a custom life-size vascular model for teaching or pre-procedure planning, without breaking the bank. Conference. Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, US.
- 2015. A Rare Case of Bilateral Internal Carotid Hypoplasia. Conference. American Society of Head and Neck Radiology Annual Meetings. Naples, FL, US.
- 2012. Transcatheter Embolotherapy for Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Single Center Review of Safety, Efficacy, and Clinical Outcomes. Conference. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL, US.
International Presentations
- 2026. Pulmonary Arterial Perfusion in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Perfusion Deficit Correlates with Short Term Outcomes. Poster. Toronto, CA.
- 2023. Expanding Precision Medicine with Angio-CT. Invited. Portugal, ES.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2023 - 2030 |
| Title: | A Retrospective, Multi-Center Study to Assess theSafety and Efficacy of Retrieval of Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)Filters |
| Funding Source: | Argon Medical Devices, Inc |
| Role: | PI |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Pal, K, Kuban, JD, Patel, MN, Shah, KY, Habibollahi, P, Gurusamy, V, Mandal, SK, Tam, AL, Gupta, S, Rojas Hernandez, CM, Kroll, M, Afshar-Kharghan, V, Sheth, RA. Venous mechanical thrombectomy for deep vein thrombosis in patients with cancer. Blood Vessels, Thrombosis and Hemostasis 3(3), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42473469.
- Paolucci, I, Albuquerque, J, Siddiqi, NS, Patel, MN, Shah, KY, Huang, SY, Sheth, RA, Metwalli, ZA, Avritscher, R, Brock, K, Jones, AK, Jackson, TA, Wang, M, Ruiz, JR, Tan, J, Kuban, JD, Lin, EY, Bale, R, Odisio, BC. Stereotactic Percutaneous Thermal Ablation of Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 37(8), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42155920.
- Patel MN, Ahmed A, Jafer E. Combined Balloon and SpineJack® Vertebral Augmentation with Radiofrequency Ablation for Severe Pathological Vertebral Compression Fractures: Case Report. American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians 10(2):151-156, 2026. e-Pub 2026.
- Abdelsalam, ME, Patel, MN, Murray, RD, Aziz, S, Shields, H, Chien, PL, Yevich, SM, Metwalli, ZA, Wang, Z, Lin, JS, Huang, SY, Irwin, DC, Lu, T, Lee, S, Abudayyeh, A, Habibollahi, P, Odisio, BC, Ahrar, K, Gupta, S. Percutaneous Image-Guided Non-Target Renal Biopsy in Cancer Patients. Current Oncology 33(4), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42041711.
- Abdelsalam ME, Patel MN, Murray RD, Aziz SK, Shields H, Chien P, Yevich S, Metwalli ZA, Wang Z, Lin JS, Huang SY, Irwin D, Lu T, Lee SR, Abudayyeh A, Habibollahi P, Odisio BC, Sanjay G. Percutaneous Image-Guided Non-Target Renal Biopsy in Cancer Patients: A Tertiary Cancer Center Experience. Current Oncology 33(4):192, 2026. e-Pub 2026.
- Khavandi, MM, Pourhassan, S, Pal, K, Patel, MN, Shah, KY, Gurusamy, V, Nezami, N, Abdelsalam, ME, Odisio, BC, Kuban, JD, Sheth, RA, Habibollahi, P. Technical Effectiveness and Clinical Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Cancer Patients Presenting with IVC Filter–Associated Deep Venous Thrombosis. Annals of Vascular Surgery 119:169-179, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40553836.
- Patel MN, Deven Desai, Satya K. Morar, Manisha R. Naganatanahalli, Akash G. Raju, Sasan Partovi, Jennifer Montgomery. A retrospective two-center study assessing the safety and efficacy of two novel standard inferior vena cava filter retrieval kits. JVS-Vascular Insights 3, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Khavandi MM, Nezami N, Huang S, Tam AL, Abdelsalam ME, Shah KY, Patel M, Odisio BC, Mahvash A, Kuban JD, Sheth RA, Habibollahi P. Outcomes of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation for the management of portal hypertension complications in cancer patients. Abdom Radiol (NY) 50(12):6161-6171, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40434426.
- Odisio, BC, Albuquerque, J, Lin, YM, Anderson, BM, OConnor, C, Rigaud, B, Briones-Dimayuga, M, Jones, AK, Fellman, B, Huang, SY, Kuban, JD, Metwalli, ZA, Sheth, RA, Habibollahi, P, Patel, MN, Shah, KY, Cox, V, Kang, HC, Morris, VK, Kopetz, S, Javle, M, Kaseb, A, Tzeng, CW, Cao, HT, Newhook, TE, Chun, YS, Vauthey, JN, Gupta, S, Paolucci, I, Brock, K. Software-based versus visual assessment of the minimal ablative margin in patients with liver tumours undergoing percutaneous thermal ablation (COVER-ALL). The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology 10(5):442-451, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40090348.
- Stringam, J, Pal, K, Niekamp, AS, Jiwani, R, Paolucci, I, Kuban, JD, Metwalli, ZA, Huang, SY, Habibollahi, P, Chen, SR, Yevich, SM, Patel, MN, Subudhi, SK, Campbell, M, Ghia, AJ, Tatsui, CE, Sheth, RA. Safety, Efficacy, and Adjacent-level Fracture Risk Following Vertebral Augmentation and Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Spine Metastases in Patients with Cancer. Radiology: Imaging Cancer 7(3), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40377420.
- Desai, D, Morar, SK, Naganatanahalli, MR, Raju, AG, Patel, MN, Partovi, S, Montgomery, J. A retrospective two-center study assessing the safety and efficacy of two novel standard inferior vena cava filter retrieval kits. JVS-Vascular Insights 3, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Pal K, Patel M, Chen SR, Odisio BC, Metwalli Z, Ahrar J, Irwin D, Sheth RA, Kuban JD. A Single-Center Experience with a Shear-Thinning Conformable Embolic. J Vasc Interv Radiol 35(8):1215-1220, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38719091.
- Patel RM, Pal K, Ahmed SH, Kuban JD, Patel M, Shah K, Habibollahi P, Metwalli Z, Gurusamy V, Gupta S, Rojas-Hernandez CM, Afshar-Kharghan V, Kroll MH, Sheth RA. Mechanical Venous Thrombectomy for Deep Venous Thrombosis in Cancer Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 47(5):556-566, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38548981.
- Hansmann J, Kuei A, Patel MN, Albright WJ, Bui JT, Williams DM, Sherk WM, Kazanjian SN, Powell C, Ray CE, Gaba RC. Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support Tool to Predict Permanence of Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 10(4):894-899, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35259532.
- Yap FY, Omene BO, Patel MN, Yohonnan T, Minocha J, Knuttinen MG, Owens CA, Biu JT, Gaba RC. Transcatheter embolotherapy for gastrointestinal bleeding: a single center review of safety, efficacy, and clinical outcomes. Digestive Diseases and Sciences 1976(84). PMID: 23361570.
- Tadisina K, Patel MN, Chopra K. High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. ePlasty. PMID: 24023975.
Review Articles
- Yevich, SM, Cardenas, N, Sheth, RA, Kuban, JD, Patel, MN, Shah, KY, Pal, K, Chen, SR, Tam, AL. Endovascular interventions in cancer patients with compromise of the mediastinal vasculature. Mediastinum 8, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39781200.
- Pal, K, Mahdi Khavandi, M, Habibollahi, P, Patel, MN, Ahmed Metwalli, Z. Liver Venous Deprivation. Advances in Clinical Radiology 6(1):77-88, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Pal K, Sheth RA, Patel MN. Keeping it "straight": how to do spinal tumor ablation with vertebral augmentation. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 27(3):100988, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39490368.
- Hammett, JT, Patel, MN, Odisio, BC, Shah, KY. Imaging Guidelines during Percutaneous Liver Ablation to Optimize Outcomes and Patient Safety. Seminars in Interventional Radiology 41(3):258-262, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39165652.
- Hammett JT, Patel MN, Odisio BC, Shah K. Imaging Guidelines during Percutaneous Liver Ablation to Optimize Outcomes and Patient Safety. Semin Intervent Radiol 41(3):258-262, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39165652.
Editorials
- Patel MN. A Rare Case of Recurrent Cystic Dilatation of the Cisterna Chyli Treated via an Interventional Approach. American Journal of Interventional Radiology(5):17.
Abstracts
- Patel MN. The PERIO-03 Trial: Technical Feasibility and Safety of a Novel Pancreatic Retrograde Venous Immunotherapy Infusion Intervention for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Patel MN. Cryoablation of Prostate Cancer Metastases: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Patel MN. Percutaneous Thermal Ablation of Metastatic Prostate Cancer to the Liver: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Patel MN. Technical and Clinical Outcomes of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt for the Management of Portal Hypertension Complications in Patients with Cancer. Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 19, 2026