Following his Fellowship, Dr. Patel served as an Assistant Clinical Attending Physician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York/New Jersey, where he was also active in teaching Hematology/Oncology Fellows in an outpatient clinical setting. Dr. Patel is active in clinical research and has given numerous presentations in a variety of settings; his work has also been published in such distinguished publications as Journal of Neuroscience and Cell Death & Differentiation. Dr. Patel has been a supporter of several non-profit organizations, including Habitat for Humanity and the American Cancer Society.