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Anisha Patel, DO

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
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Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes

PO Box 208081

New Haven, CT 06520-8081

United States

About

Titles

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology)

Appointments

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Education & Training

Fellow
Yale Univeristy School of Medicine (2010)
Resident
The University Hospital at University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey (2007)
Intern
The University Hospital at University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey (2005)
DO
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine (2004)
BS
State University of New York at Binghamton, Psychobiology (1997)

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Anisha Patel's published research.

Publications

2021

  • Ethical Considerations in Working with a Transgender Youth with Osteogenesis Imperfecta
    Patel, A & Olezeski, C., Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology; Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 2021 9(1), 96-106
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research
  • Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes.
    Jospeh,K., Waikar, A.R., Siebel,S., & Patel, A. ; In Diabetes in Children and Adolescents, ed. W.V. Tamborlane, Springer Nature Switzerland, AG, 2021, pp25-33
    Books
  • Acute diabetes complications.
    Choksi, I., Mencher, S., & Patel, A. In Diabetes in Children and Adolescents, ed. W.V. Tamborlane, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2021, pp 105-124
    Books
  • Sick day management.
    Mencher, S., Chocksi, I.,& Patel,A. In Diabetes in Children and Adolescents, ed. W.V. Tamborlane, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2021, pp 125-133
    Books

2019

2018

2017

  • An unusual presentation of hypophosphatemic rickets.
    Ang, K.H., Patel, A.D., Berkwitt, A.K., AACE Clinical Case Reports; AACE Clinical Case Reports, Jan/Feb, 2017;Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. e3 e38.
    Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes

2016

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    The Endocrine Society

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    Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society

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    American Academy of Pediatrics

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    American Osteopathic Association

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    American Medical Association

Clinical Care

Overview

Anisha Patel, DO, is a pediatric endocrinologist and a founding member of the Yale Gender Program, which provides support and care for gender expansive youth.

“My approach to providing care in the Gender Program is affirming and supportive, and allowing space for the individual to explore their gender identity, but with a goal to keep the families intact,” Dr. Patel says.

The Yale Gender Program is the first multidisciplinary program of its kind in the state. “The way the whole journey started for me was when one of my patients came to me wanting gender-affirming care,” Dr. Patel recalls. “I said, ‘I’m sorry, we don’t have a team.’ We usually referred people to nearby clinics, and the best one I knew of at the time was in Boston. Almost a year and a half later, that individual came back to me and said, ‘I live with my grandma and my grandma's old and doesn't have a great car. I can't travel out of the state. I need you to help me. I need you to just be my doctor and provide this care for me.’" Dr. Patel says she looked at that patient straight in the eye and said, “OK,” and that set the program’s design in motion, along with the help of other medical providers in the community pushing for similar care.

“I share this story with a lot of our trainees because most of us go into medicine for some altruistic reason and we're driven by this calling to help people,” she says. “It sounds cheesy sometimes, but that's the reality. I've realized that sometimes your patients teach you the best lessons, or sometimes they challenge you to explore boundaries that you wouldn't have otherwise.”

Clinical Specialties

Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes

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Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Endocrinology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pediatrics
    Latest Certification Date
    2023
    Original Certification Date
    2013
  • Pediatrics

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pediatrics
    Latest Certification Date
    2023
    Original Certification Date
    2007

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Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes

PO Box 208081

New Haven, CT 06520-8081

United States

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