DipeshSPatelMDDTMH FACEP

Medical Director, Paramedic Training Institute (Los Angeles County EMS Agency) // Emergency Medicine Physician

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Dr. Patel is a practicing Emergency Physician in Los Angeles who specialises in Emergency Medical Systems (EMS). He has a passion for clinical education, health systems innovation and the restoration of healing and wellness in medicine. He is also a physician for the Los Angeles County Urban Search and Rescue Team, one of only two FEMA teams in the country that embarks on international search and rescue aid operations on behalf of the US Government. He completed his residency and fellowship training at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was also chief resident, prior to obtaining advanced training from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Dr Patel grew up in Kenya, where he was involved in rescue efforts during the US Embassy Bombing in 1998, before going on to obtain his undergraduate and masters degree from Oxford University in the UK.

Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2013
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineDTM&H, Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 2015 - 2015
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Emergency Medical Services, 2014 - 2015
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2011 - 2014
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 2011
University of MiamiPost-Baccalaureate, Neuroscience, 2005 - 2007
Oxford UniversityBA (Hons), Mathematics & Computer Science, 2001 - 2004
Oxford UniversityM.A., Mathematics & Computer Science, 2001 - 2004

Resident Teacher Award Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 2014
Global Citizens Annual UPSOM Report, Pittsburgh, 2011
Outstanding Work in Infectious Diseases University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2011
Recognition of Child Mortality Reduction (Malawi) University of Pittsburgh, 2011
Watson Humanism Honor Society, National Chapter 2011
Nourished in Haiti University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2009
Recognition of Sustainable Development University of Pittsburgh, 2009
Recognition of international development work in Haiti University of Miami Magazine, 2007
Dean's List University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 2006-2007
Honor’s Roll University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 2006-2007
University of Miami President's List 2006
University of Miami Dean's List, All Semesters 2005
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PubMed

26 citations
Accuracy of the Broselow Tape in South Sudan, “The Hungriest Place on Earth”
Melissa Clark, Roger J. Lewis, Ross J. Fleischman, Adedamola A. Ogunniyi, Dipesh S. Patel
Academic Emergency Medicine. 2016-01-01

Books/Book Chapters

General Emergency Medicine Software (GEMSOft), Point-of-Care clinical resource
Chapter: Chlamydial Infections
with Birnbaumer DEBSCO Publishing, Richmond, Australia2012
General Emergency Medicine Software (GEMSOft), Point-of-Care clinical information resource.
Chapter: Chlamydial Infections
Patel DS, Birnbaumer DEBSCO Publishing, Richmond, Australia

Abstracts/Posters

Is the Broselow Tape Valid in South Sudan, "The Hungriest Place on Earth"?
Clark MC, Ogunniyi AA, Lewis RJ, Donaldson RI, Annals of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Research Forum, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2013
Mortality in Children with Pneumonia in Malawi
Mwansambo CC, Michaels MG, Annual Meeting, Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Vancouver, Canada, 1/1/2010
Mortality in Children with Pneumonia in Malawi.
Patel DS, Mwansambo CC, Michaels MG, Annual Meeting, Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Vancouver, Canada

Lectures

CPR and the Science of Resuscitation
London, U.K. - 1/1/2015
Simplified EMS STEMI Recognition
Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2015
Computed Tomography in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
1/1/2015
EMS Update, Annual Course Delivered to over 2,300 Paramedics
1/1/2015
Developing the Specialty of Emergency Medicine
University of Medicine, Tirana (UMT), Tirana, Albania - 1/1/2014
EMS Stroke Systems: Do We Need Them?
Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2014
Myocarditis, Endocarditis, and Pericarditis
Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2013
Syncope: An Evidence-Based Comparative
Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2013
The Slit Lamp for Emergency Physicians
Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2012
Revisiting Acute Respiratory Infections in Children
Lilongwe, Malawi - 1/1/2008
The Slit Lamp for Emergency Physicians.
Emergency Medicine Conference Series, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Syncope: An Evidence-Based Comparative.
Emergency Medicine Conference Series
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Other

Needs Assessment with Recommendations for Improvement of Emergency, Trauma, and Ambulance Services in Albania (2014)
with Donaldson RI, Government of Albania/USAID Improving Emergency and Trauma care in Albania (IETC) Project