KarishmaJitendraPatelMD

Geriatric Medicine

Primary Care & Geriatrics at Brigham and Womens Health Center

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Office
Brigham And Women's Health Care Center
22 Patriots Place, 4th Floor
Foxboro, MA 02035
Phone+1 508-718-4050

Dr. Karishma Patel, MD, is a healthcare professional specializing in Internal and Geriatric Medicine based in Foxboro, MA. She completed her medical studies at the American University of Antigua College of Medicine and her residencies in Internal Medicine at Brooklyn Hospital Center and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center. Dr. Patel pursued her fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She currently works as a Primary Care Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital and has past experience at Tufts Medical Center. Dr. Patel has contributed to medical literature with publications in notable journals. She is also a recipient of The Wheatley School Walter W. Wathey Award and Young Athletic Excellence and Outstanding Service Award.

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2016 - 2017
One Brooklyn Health System - Kingsbrook Jewish Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2015
Brooklyn Hospital CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2013
American University of Antigua College of MedicineClass of 2011, MD
New York UniversityBS, Pyschology, Chemistry, 2002 - 2006

PubMed

7 citations
Opiate Prescribing in Hospitalized Older Adults: Patterns and Outcomes
Sutapa Maiti, Liron Sinvani, Michele Pisano, Andrzej Kozikowski, Vidhi Patel
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2018-01-01
20 citations
Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in Older Adults During Hospitalization: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.
Karishma Patel, Liron Sinvani, Vidhi Patel, Andrzej Kozikowski, Christopher Smilios
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2018-05-01
Medication safety in rehabilitation medicine.
Laurentiu Iulius Dinescu, Darko Todorov, Michael Biglow, Yuliana Toderika, Henry Cohen
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 2012-05-01

Books/Book Chapters

Chapter: Patient Safety in Cancer Rehabilitation
Page 441 - 456Adrian Cristian, MD, MHCM, Karishma Patel, MD, Andy Tran, MDEditors: Gregorgy T. Carter.Elsevier Inc, e.g. San MateoEdition Volu,
Chapter: Medication Safety in Rehabilitation Medicine
Page e.g. - e.g.Laurentiu Iulius Dinescu, M.D, Karishma Patel, MD,Darko Todorov, Pharm.D, Michael Biglow, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCPP,Yuliana Toderika, B.S., Pharm.D.,Henry Cohen, M.S., Phar...Editors: Gregory T. Carter, MD. MS, Adrian Cristian, MD, MHCM.Eleiser Inc, e.g. San MateoEdition Volu,

Research Assistant- All India Institute Medical Sciences, Deli, IndiaAll India Institute Medical Sciences, Deli, India I worked with Dr. Joshi and his PhD students in his gastroentronology clinic. I participated on rounds, in-terviewed patients, helped in the endoscopy clinic, as well as his personal GI clinic. In addition I worked with his PhD student involved in r2004 - 2004
Research Assistant- SUNY DownstateSUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, N.Y Dr. Donald Gerber - Rheumatologist at SUNY Downstate Brooklyn, NY. Worked in the lab testing drug interactions that could affect lupus patients. 2004 - 2004
Research Assistant- Cadiothroasic Department- Lenox Hill Hospital Lenox Hill Hospital, NY, NY Cardiac Surgery Department - Dr. Ram Reddy Looked at the long term effects of patients who recieved triple bypass during open heart surgery. 2000 - 2003
Research - Johns Hopkins UniversityJohns Hopkins University, MD Worked under Professor Nitish Thakor, PhD in the Biomedical Engineering Department Shadowed and assisted Dr Thakor and many of the PhD students in his department. I helped with lab tests, and worked with PhD students on their thesis's and presentations 2000 - 2000