Curriculum Vitae
Updated August 2022 <full pdf version>
Mehul D. Patel, PhD
170 Manning Drive, CB #7594
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7594
mehul_patel@med.unc.edu
EDUCATION
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC | Cardiovascular Epidemiology | 2013-2014 |
| PhD | Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC | Epidemiology (Biostatistics minor) | 2013 |
| Predoctoral Fellow | Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC | Cardiovascular Epidemiology | 2009-2012 |
| MSPH | Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA | Epidemiology | 2005 |
| BA/BS | College of Arts & Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC | Sociology/Chemistry | 2003 |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| Assistant Professor (tenure track) Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC | 2019- |
| Research Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC | 2016-2019 |
| Associate Director of Healthcare Informatics Clinical Data & Analytics, Symphony Health Solutions, Conshohocken, PA | 2016 |
| Associate Director of Data, Analytics & Scientific Methodology Center for Observational and Real World Evidence, Merck & Co., Inc., North Wales, PA | 2014-2016 |
| Epidemiologist Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Durham, NC | 2012-2013 |
| Graduate Research Assistant Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC | 2007-2011 |
| Chronic Disease Epidemiologist Division of Public Health, Georgia Department of Human Resources, Atlanta, GA | 2005-2007 |
HONORS
| Career Development (KL2) Award North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2020-2023 |
| 2020 Top Peer Reviewers Annals of Emergency Medicine | 2021 |
| Completion with Distinction, NINDS Clinical Trials Methodology Course (R25NS088249) University of Michigan, University of Iowa, and Los Angeles BioMed | 2018 |
| Junior Faculty Development Award Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2017 |
| Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health (Theta Chapter) Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2014 |
| Student Research Paper Contest Winner Preventing Chronic Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2013 |
| Graduate Education Advancement Board Impact Award The Graduate School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2012 |
| Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society University of South Carolina | 2003 |
| Magna Cum Laude University of South Carolina | 2003 |
PUBLICATIONS
(* indicates student/mentee)
Refereed Journal Articles
| 44. | Biddell CB, Johnson KT, Patel MD, Smith RL, Hecht HK, Swann JL, Mayorga ME, Hassmiller Lich K. Cross-sector decision landscape in response to COVID-19: A qualitative network mapping analysis of North Carolina decision-makers. Frontiers in Public Health. 2022;10:906602. |
| 43. | *Johnson K, Biddell CB, Hassmiller Lich K, Swann J, Delamater P, Mayorga M, Ivy J, Smith RL, Patel MD. Use of Modeling to Inform Decision Making in North Carolina during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study. MDM Policy & Practice. 2022 Jul-Dec;7(2):23814683221116362. |
| 42. | Rosenstrom ET, Mele J, Ivy JS, Mayorga ME, Patel MD, Lich KH, Delamater P, Smith RL, Swann JL. Vaccinating Children against COVID-19 is Crucial to Protect Schools and Communities. PNAS Nexus. 2022 Jul;1(3):pgac081 |
| 41. | Melnick ER, Nath B, Dziura JD, Casey MF, Jeffery MM, Paek H, Soares WE 3rd, Hoppe JA, Rajeevan H, Li F, Skains RM, Walter LA, Patel MD, Chari SV, Platts-Mills TF, Hess EP, D'Onofrio G. User centered clinical decision support to implement initiation of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder in the emergency department: EMBED pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial. BMJ. 2022 Jun 27;377:e069271. |
| 40. | Pozner J, Winslow J, Schinde S, Patel MD, Grover JM. EMS Involvement in COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts - Results of a North Carolina Statewide Survey. Prehospital Emergency Care. Available online 2022 Apr 12. |
| 39. | Patel MD, Thompson J, Cabañas JG, Williams JG, Lewis E, Bachman M, Al Masry M, LaVigne C, Morantes L, Becske T, Kass-Hout O. Performance of the vision, aphasia, neglect (VAN) assessment within a single large EMS system. Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2022;14:341-5. |
| 38. | *Stemerman R, Bunning T, Grover J, Kitzmiller R, Patel MD. Identifying patient phenotype cohorts using prehospital electronic health record data. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2022;26:78-88. |
| 37. | Rosenstrom ET, Mele J, Ivy JS, Mayorga ME, Patel MD, Lich KH, Johnson K, Delamater P, Keskinocak P, Boyce R, Smith R. Can vaccine prioritization reduce disparities in COVID-19 burden for historically marginalized populations?. PNAS Nexus. 2022;1(1):pgab004. |
| 36. | Leeper SC, Patel MD, Beja-Glasser A, Reddy P, Martin IB, van Hoving DJ, Myers JG. Assault-injured youth in the emergency centres of Khayelitsha, South Africa: A prospective study of recidivism and mortality. African Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021;11(4):379-84. |
| 35. | *Cui ER, Fernandez AR, Zegre‐Hemsey JK, Grover JM, Honvoh G, Brice JH, Rossi JS, Patel MD. Disparities in Emergency Medical Services Time Intervals for Patients with Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome: Findings from the North Carolina Prehospital Medical Information System. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2021;10(15):e019305. |
| 34. | Patel MD, Rosenstrom E, Ivy JS, Mayorga ME, Keskinocak P, Boyce RM, Lich KH, Smith RL, Johnson KT, Delamater PD, Swann JL. Association of Simulated COVID-19 Vaccination and Nonpharmaceutical Interventions With Infections, Hospitalizations, and Mortality. JAMA Network Open. 2021;4(6):e2110782. |
| 33. | Grover JM, Smith B, Williams J, Patel MD, Cabanas J, Brice J. Novel Use of Telemedicine by Hurricane Evacuation Shelters. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2020;24:804-12. |
| 32. | Zègre-Hemsey J, Patel MD, Fernandez A, Pelter M, Brice J, Rosamond W. A Statewide Assessment of Prehospital Electrocardiography Approaches of Interpretation for Acute Coronary Syndrome in North Carolina Emergency Medical Services. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2020;24(4):550-6. |
| 31. | *Cui ER, Beja-Glasser A, Fernandez AR, Grover JM, Mann NC, Patel MD. Emergency Medical Services Response Times for Acute Chest Pain in the United States, 2015-2016. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2020;24(4):557-65. |
| 30. | Melnick ER, Nath B, Ahmed OM, Brandt C, Chartash D, Dziura JD, Hess EP, Holland WC, Hoppe JA, Jeffery MM, Katsovich L, Li F, Lu CC, Maciejewski K, Maleska M, Mao JA, Martel S, Michael S, Paek H, Patel MD, Platts-Mills TF, Rajeevan H, Ray JM, Skains RM, Soares WE 3rd, Deutsch A, Solad Y, D'Onofrio G. Progress Report on EMBED: A Pragmatic Trial of User-Centered Clinical Decision Support to Implement EMergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphinE for Opioid Use Disorder. J Psychiatr Brain Sci. 2020;5. |
| 29. | Bash LD, White K, Patel MD, Liu J, Mavros P, Mahaffey KW. Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Secondary Events Among Acute and Chronic Stable Myocardial Infarction Patients: Findings from a Managed Care Database. Cardiology and Therapy. 2019;8(2):329-43. |
| 28. | Leeper S, Lahri S, Myers J, Patel M, Reddy P, Martin IBK, van Hoving DJ. Assault-injured youth in the emergency centres of Khayelitsha, South Africa: Baseline characteristics & opportunities for intervention. Injury. 2019;50(12):2220-7. |
| 27. | Chartash D, Paek H, Dziura JD, Ross BK, Nogee DP, Boccio E, Hines C, Schott AM, Jeffery MM, Patel MD, Platts-Mills TF, Ahmed OM, Brandt CA, Couturier KC, Melnick ER. Identifying Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department: Multi-System Electronic Health Record–Based Computable Phenotype Derivation and Validation Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2019;7(4):e15794. |
| 26. | Patel MD, Honvoh G, Fernandez AR, Cadena R, Kelly ER, McDaniel P, Brice JH. Availability of Hospital Resources and Specialty Services for Stroke Care in North Carolina. Southern Medical Journal. 2019 Jun;112(6):331-337. |
| 25. | Melnick ER, Jeffery MM, Dziura JD, Mao JA, Hess EP, Platts-Mills TF, Solad Y, Hyung Paek H, Martel S, Patel MD, Bankowski L, Lu CC, Brandt C, D’Onofrio G. User-Centered Clinical Decision Support to Implement Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for the Pragmatic Group Randomised EMBED Trial. BMJ Open. 2019;9:e028488. |
| 24. | Patel MD, Platts-Mills TF, Grover JM, Thomas SM, Rossi JS. Feasibility of prehospital delivery of remote ischemic conditioning by emergency medical services in chest pain patients: protocol for a pilot study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2019;5:42. |
| 23. | Platts-Mills TF, Dayaa JA, Reeve BB, Krajick K, Mosqueda L, Haukoos JS, Patel MD, Mulford CF, McLean SA, Sloane PD, Travers D, Zimmerman S. Development of the Emergency Department Senior Abuse Identification (ED Senior AID) tool. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect. 2018;30:247-70. |
| 22. | Cuthbertson CC, Heiss G, Wright JD, Camplain R, Patel MD, Foraker RE, Matsushita K, Puccinelli-Ortega N, Shah AM, Kucharska-Newton AM. Socio-economic Status and Access to Care and the Incidence of a Heart Failure Diagnosis in the Inpatient and Outpatient Setting. Annals of Epidemiology. 2018;28:350-5. PMCID: PMC5971162 |
| 21. | Grover JM, Alabdrabalnabi T, Patel MD, Bachman MW, Platts-Mills TF, Cabanas JG, Williams JG. Measuring an Epidemic: Questioning the Use of Naloxone Administration as a Marker for Opioid Overdoses in a Large U.S. EMS System. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2018;22:281-9. |
| 20. | Williams BA, Chagin KM, Bash LD, Boden WE, Duval S, Fowkes FGR, Mahaffey KW, Patel MD, D'Agostino RB, Peterson ED, Kattan MW, Bhatt DL, Bonaca MP. External validation of the TIMI risk score for secondary cardiovascular events among patients with recent myocardial infarction. Atherosclerosis. 2018;272:80-6. |
| 19. | Namboodri BL, Rosen T, Dayaa JA, Ramadan N, Patel MD, Grover J, Brice JH, Platts-Mills TF. Elder Abuse Identification in the Prehospital Setting: An Examination of State EMS Protocols. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2018;66:962-8. PMCID: PMC5992078 |
| 18. | Franklin JM, Donneyong MM, Desai RJ, Markson L, Girman CJ, McKay C, Patel MD, Mavros P, Schneeweiss S. Variation in adherence to medications across the healthcare system in two comparative effectiveness research cohorts. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. 2017;6:613-25. |
| 17. | Evans CS, Platts-Mills TF, Fernandez AR, Grover JM, Cabanas JG, Patel MD, Vilke GM, Brice JH. Repeated Emergency Medical Services Use by Older Adults: Analysis of a Comprehensive Statewide Database. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2017;70:506-15. PMCID: PMC5614807 |
| 16. | Bays HE, Patel MD, Mavros P, Ramey DR, Tomassini JE, Tershakovec AM, Baxter CA. Using Real-World Data to Assess Changes in Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Predicted Cardiovascular Risk Following Ezetimibe Discontinuation After the ENHANCE Trial. Journal of Clinical Lipidology. 2017;11:929-37. |
| 15. | Vyas A, Bash LD, Patel MD, Simpson Jr RJ. Changes in Treatment Patterns and Incremental Healthcare Utilization Due to P2Y12–Associated Complications in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy. 2017;23:947-56. |
| 14. | Patel MD, Wu D, Reed Chase M, Mavros P, Heithoff K, Hanson ME, Simpson Jr RJ. Antiplatelet Therapy and Clinical Outcomes Following Myocardial Infarction Among Patients in an Employer-Based Insurance Database in the United States. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy. 2017;23:684-90. |
| 13. | Kats D, Patel MD, Palta P, Gross AL, Meyer ML, Whitsel EA, Knopman D, Alonso A, Mosley TH, Heiss G. Social support and cognition in a community-based cohort: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Age and Ageing. 2016;45:475-80. PMCID: PMC5006245 |
| 12. | Meyer ML, Tanaka H, Palta P, Patel MD, Camplain R, Couper D, Cheng S, Al Qunaibet A, Poon AK, Heiss G. Repeatability of Central and Peripheral Pulse Wave Velocity Measures: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. American Journal of Hypertension. 2016;29:470-5. PMCID: PMC4850900 |
| 11. | Patel MD, Kalbaugh CA, Chang PP, Matsushita K, Agarwal SK, Caughey MC, Ni H, Rosamond WD, Wruck LM, Loehr LR. Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Developing After Hospital Admission. The American Journal of Cardiology. 2014;114:1530-36. PMCID: PMC4253688 |
| 10. | Parks CG, Miller FW, Satoh M, Chan EKL, Andrushchenko Z, Birnbaum LS, Jusko TA, Kissling GE, Patel MD, Rose KM, Weinberg C, Zeldin DC, Sandler DP. Reproductive and hormonal risk factors for antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in a representative sample of U.S. women. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2014;23:2492-502. PMCID: PMC4361940 |
| 9. | Gottesman RF, Rawlings A, Sharrett AR, Albert M, Alonso A, Bandeen-Roche K, Coker LH, Coresh J, Couper DJ, Griswold ME, Heiss G, Knopman DS, Patel MD, Penman AD, Selnes OA, Schneider ALC, Wagenknecht LE, Windham G, Wruck LM, Mosley TH. Impact of differential attrition in the association of education with cognitive change over 20 years of follow-up: The ARIC- Neurocognitive Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2014;179:956-66. PMCID: PMC3966720 |
| 8. | Patel MD, Brice JH, Moss C, Suchindran CM, Evenson KR, Rose KM, Rosamond WD. An Evaluation of Emergency Medical Services Stroke Protocols and Scene Times. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2014;18:15-21. PMCID: PMC3973028 |
| 7. | Patel MD, Brice JH, Evenson KR, Rose KM, Suchindran CM, Rosamond WD. Emergency Medical Services Capacity for Prehospital Stroke Care in North Carolina. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2013;10:130035. PMCID: PMC3767834 |
| 6. | Bang H, Chiu YL, Kaufman JS, Patel MD, Heiss G, Rose KM. Bias correction methods for misclassified covariates in the Cox model: comparison by simulation and application to a study with recalled childhood SES. Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice. 2013;7:381-400. PMCID: PMC3780447 |
| 5. | Foraker RE, Patel MD, Whitsel EA, Suchindran CM, Heiss G, Rose KM. Neighborhood socioeconomic disparities and 1-year case fatality after incident myocardial infarction: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Community Surveillance (1992-2002). American Heart Journal. 2013;165:102-7. PMCID: PMC3523273 |
| 4. | Schneider ALC, Sharrett AR, Patel MD, Alonso A, Coresh J, Mosley T, Selnes O, Selvin E, Gottesman RF. Education and Cognitive Change Over 15 Years: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2012;60:1847-53. PMCID: PMC3662980 |
| 3. | O’Brien EC, Rose KM, Patel MD, Murphy CV, Rosamond WD. Clinical Outcomes among Stroke Patients Receiving Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy Beyond the 3-hour Time Window. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2012;21:541-6. |
| 2. | Patel MD, Rose KM, Owens CR, Bang H, Kaufman JS. Performance of Automated and Manual Coding Systems for Occupational Data: A Case Study of Historical Records. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2012;55:228-31. PMCID: PMC3316486 |
| 1. | Patel MD, Rose KM, O’Brien EC, Rosamond WD. Prehospital Notification by Emergency Medical Services Reduces Delays in Stroke Evaluation: Findings from North Carolina Stroke Care Collaborative. Stroke. 2011;42:2263-8. PMCID: PMC3970287 |
Invited Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
| 6. | Rosamond WD, Kucharska-Newton AM, Jones SB, Psioda MA, Lutz BJ, Johnson AM, Coleman SW, Schilsky S, Patel MD, Duncan PW. Emergency department utilization after hospitalization discharge for acute stroke: The COMprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services (COMPASS) study. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2022;29:369-71. |
| 5. | Wong E, Rosamond W, Patel MD, Waller AE. Statewide declines in myocardial infarction and stroke emergency department visits during COVID-19 restrictions in North Carolina. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022;56:288-9. |
| 4. | Wooten J, Benedyk K, Patel M, DeFranco M, Pettigrew E, Grover J. EMS incorporation in mass-vaccination: A feasibility study. The American journal of emergency medicine. 2021;49:424-5. |
| 3. | Patel MD, Namboodri BL, Platts-Mills TF. Modernizing Informed Consent During Emergency Care. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2020;76:350-2. |
| 2. | Patel MD. The Role of Emergency Medical Dispatch in Responding to Acute Stroke – Expanding Beyond High Priority Dispatch? Prehospital Emergency Care. 2018;22:99-100. |
| 1. | Meyer ML, Tanaka H, Palta P, Patel MD, Camplain R, Couper D, Cheng S, Qunaibet AA, Poon AK, Heiss G. Response to “Repeatability of Different Segmental Pulse Wave Velocity Measurements”. American Journal of Hypertension. 2016;29:890. |
GRANT SUPPORT
Active
| R03HS029078 - PI: Patel (8/1/2022-7/31/2023) AHRQ “Understanding and Addressing Disparities in Triage and Disposition Decisions in the Emergency Department” |
| Project Support - PI: Patel (8/1/2021-7/31/2023) Laerdal Foundation “Improving Acute Stroke Care Workflows Across the Chain of Survival” |
| KL2TR002490 - PI: Weinberger (5/2020-4/2023) NIH/NCATS North Carolina Translational and Clinical Science Institute (NC TraCS) “Computer Simulation Modeling to Optimize Regional Stroke Systems of Care” Role: Scholar |
| UG3DA047003/UH3DA047003 - PIs: Melnick, D’Onofrio (4/2018-3/2023) NIH/NIDA “EMBED: Pragmatic trial of user-centered clinical decision support to implement EMergency department-initiated BuprenorphinE for opioid use Disorder” Role: Co-I |
| The LifeFlow Resuscitation Research Grant - PI: Brice (5/1/2021-10/31/2022) Emergency Medicine Foundation/410 Medical “Early fluid resuscitation by emergency medical services in patients with sepsis: a comparative effectiveness and implementation study of the LifeFlow device” Role: Co-I |
Completed
| NU38OT000297-02 - PI: Swann (10/1/2020-12/31/2021) CDC/CSTE “Integrated Systems Model to Inform State and Local Planning for the COVID-19 Pandemic” Role: Co-I |
| COVID-19 Pilot Grant - PIs: Patel, Mayorga (8/2020-7/2021) North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS) “Integrated Systems Model to Inform State and Local Planning for the COVID-19 Pandemic” |
| University Research Council Research Grant - PI: Patel (7/2018-12/2020) UNC Office of Research Development “A Mixed Methods Study of Remote Ischemic Conditioning Delivered by Emergency Medical Services in the Prehospital Setting” |
| $5k-$50k Pilot Grant - PI: Patel (2/2018-7/2019) The North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute “A Mixed Methods Study of Remote Ischemic Conditioning Delivered by Emergency Medical Services in the Prehospital Setting” |
| Junior Faculty Development Award - PI: Patel (1/2017-12/2017) UNC Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost "Feasibility of Remote Ischemic Conditioning in the Prehospital Setting During Acute Myocardial Infarction" |
| 5 T32 HL 7055 - PI: Rosamond (9/2013-9/2014) NIH NHLBI Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Biostatistics Training Program Role: Postdoctoral trainee |
| 5 T32 HL 7055 - PI: Heiss (1/2009-1/2012) NIH NHLBI Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Biostatistics Training Program Role: Predoctoral trainee |