Kanishka Patel, M.D.
Associate Physician
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Locations and Contact
Folsom Medical Care Clinic
Folsom Center for Health
14264 Innovation Drive
Folsom, CA 95630
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
2279 45th Street
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-5959
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Philosophy of Care
Dr. Patel is passionate about integrating the latest research and therapies to provide personalized treatment plans for every patient. She believes in a team-based approach to patient care, utilizing expertise of nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and consultants to provide whole-person care for her patients. In her personal time, she enjoys traveling, trying new cuisines, cooking, and hiking.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Patel specializes in treating benign and malignant hematologic conditions as well as solid tumor malignancies with a particular interest in breast and prostate cancer.
Division
Hematology and Oncology
Center/Program Affiliation
Undergraduate School
B.A., Neuroscience, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore PA 2014
Medical School
M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx NY 2019
Internship
Internal Medicine, UC Davis Health, Sacramento CA 2019-2020
Residency
Internal Medicine, UC Davis Health, Sacramento CA 2020-2022
Fellowship
Hematology/Oncology, UC Davis Health, Sacramento CA 2022-2025
Excellence in Teaching, UC Davis Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program, 2023,
Access Dr. Patel's bibliography here.
Patel K, Gulati S, Mitsiades N, Lara PN, Parikh M. The role of checkpoint inhibitor rechallenge in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: A systematic review. Kidney Cancer. 2024;8(1):193-204. doi:10.1177/24684570241303351
Nagaraj G, Vinayak S, Khaki AR, et al. Clinical Characteristics, Racial Inequities, and Outcomes in Patients with Breast Cancer and COVID-19: A COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) Cohort Study. Preprint. medRxiv. 2023;2023.03.09.23287038. Published 2023 Mar 10. doi:10.1101/2023.03.09.23287038
Patel KG, Corbett RL, Karanjawala ZE, et al. A Case of Osimertinib-Induced Eosinophilic Pneumonia. Clin Lung Cancer. 2022;23(7):639-642. doi:10.1016/j.cllc.2022.07.013
Huynh JC, Patel KG, Gong J. et al. Immunotherapy in Gastroesophageal Cancers: Current Evidence and Ongoing Trials. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2021;22(11):100. Published 2021 Sep 15. doi:10.1007/s11864-021-00893-6
Grivas P, Khaki A, Wise-Draper, T. et al. Association of clinical factors and recent anticancer therapy with COVID-19 severity among patients with cancer: a report from the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium. Ann Oncol. 2021;32(6):787-800. doi:10.1016/j.annonc.2021.02.024
Patel KG, Huynh JC, Liu J, et al. A painful mass in the jaw. Cleve Clin J Med. 2022;89(1):27-35. Published 2022 Jan 4. doi:10.3949/ccjm.89a.20156
Patel KG, Borno HT, Seligman HK. Food insecurity screening: A missing piece in cancer management. Cancer. 2019;125(20):3494-3501. doi:10.1002/cncr.32291