VirajVinodPatelMDMPH(He/Him)
Internal Medicine • Bronx, NYHIV/AIDS Medicine, Preventive Medicine, STD Medicine, Healthcare Research and Healthcare Policy
Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Health System
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Office
305 E 161st Street
Bronx, NY 10451Phone+1 718-579-2500Fax+1 718-579-2599
Summary
- Dr. Viraj Patel, based in Bronx, NY, specializes in Internal Medicine with subspecialties in HIV/AIDS Medicine, Preventive Medicine, STD Medicine, Healthcare Research, and Policy. He completed his residency and post-doctoral fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center and graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2006. Dr. Patel is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and serves as an Attending Physician at Montefiore Health System. His research focuses on HIV/AIDS, public health, clinical research, global health, and LGBT health, with several publications on HIV PrEP care preferences and interventions. He is also the Principal Investigator on clinical trials aimed at HIV prevention. Dr. Patel received recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for the Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program between 2013 and 2016.
Education & Training
Montefiore Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2010 - 2012- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2010 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2013-2016
Clinical Trials
- Social Media Based Peer-Led Intervention for HIV Prevention Start of enrollment: 2017 Jun 16
- ED2PrEP - Patient Focused, Low-burden Strategies for PrEP Uptake Among Emergency Departments Start of enrollment: 2024 Jul 01
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact, Sponsor-Investigator
- CHALO! 2.0: A Mobile Technology Based Intervention to Accelerate HIV Testing and Linkage to Preventive Treatment. Start of enrollment: 2022 Apr 22
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Preferences for HIV PrEP care among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: a large discrete choice experiment.Viraj V Patel, Eli A Andrade, Rebecca Zimba, Chloe Mirzayi, Chenshu Zhang
AIDS. 2025-01-16 - The CHALO! 2.0 mHealth-Based Multilevel Intervention to Promote HIV Testing and Linkage-to-Care Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Mumbai, India: Protocol for a Random...Jatin Chaudary, Shruta Rawat, Alpana Dange, Sarit A Golub, Ryung S Kim
JMIR Research Protocols. 2024-11-05 - 1 citationsPrEP in the key population community: a qualitative study of perspectives on pre-exposure prophylaxis by men who have sex with men and female sex workers in Kigali, Rw...Jonathan Ross, Josephine Gasana, Natalia Zotova, Giovanni Ndabakuranye, Fabiola Mabano
Medrxiv. 2024-08-20
Press Mentions
Researchers Receive $4.2M Grant to Improve PrEP Access and Prevent New HIV InfectionsSeptember 21st, 2022
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