Kashyap Patel, MD, is a board certified hematologist/oncologist who specializes in palliative care. He is a full-time practicing medical oncologist with more than 20 years of experience working directly with cancer patients.
Dr. Patel serves as President of the Community Oncology Alliance, on the advisory board for Medicaid HMOs, and has been a Carrier Advisory Committee member for the DHHS (SC), Palmetto GBA. Dr. Patel has a special interest in healthcare policy and economics and new alternative payment models.
He completed his residency at Jamaica Hospital in New York City and a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He is a certified trainer for physicians on “Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care,” and has published journal articles and presented both nationally and internationally.