Patel receives distinguished fellowship award

April 28, 2015

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Dr. Akash Patel will be presented with the 2015-2016 Christopher R. Getch Fellowship Award from the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Fellowships Committee during its annual meeting in September.

This prestigious award provides $100,000 for advanced training and is given to a neurosurgeon or fellow engaged in clinical research that promises to significantly impact the field of neurosurgery.

Patel is an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine and a neurosurgeon who specializes in the treatment of malignant and benign tumors of the brain and skull mass.

As a scientist at the Jan and Dan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s, Patel’s research focuses on determining the molecular underpinnings of inherited and sporadic forms of various brain tumors to develop targeted therapies to treat common and aggressive cases.