Arpan Patel, M.D.

Professional Background

Arpan Patel, M.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Patel, who joined the faculty in 2021, also serves as assistant director of the Neurology Clerkship as well as an inpatient neurohospitalist at The University of Kansas Health System.

After earning his medical degree at Government Medical College Rajkot in India, Dr. Patel completed an internal medicine residency at Montefiore Medical Center in New York then completed his neurology residency at North Shore University Hospital & Long Island Jewish Medical Center-Northwell Health (North Shore & LIJ-Northwell Health). There, he served as chief resident, research, and received the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Membership Award. Other honors he earned during his residency include being named best neurology resident and receiving the 6^th annual Resident Research Award.

Dr. Patel also completed an epilepsy fellowship at North Shore & LIJ-Northwell Health, where he was a recipient of the A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award presented by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) for excellence in teaching medical students and residents.

Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Dr. Patel’s clinical interests include functional neurological disorders, somatoform pain disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, autoimmune encephalitis and epilepsy. For more information, visit his profile at The University of Kansas Health System website.

• Internship, Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
• Residency, Neurology, North Shore-LIJ, Northwell Health, Long Island, NY
• Clinical Fellowship, Epilepsy, North Shore-LIJ, Northwell Health, Long Island, NY

• KS License, Kansas Board of Healing Arts
• MO License, Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Neurology Board Certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

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Research

Overview

Dr. Patel's research interests are centered around the various aspects of functional neurological disorders, persistent postural perceptual dizziness, and visual snow syndrome.

Publications:

1. Patel A, Sul J, Gordon ML, Steinklein J, Sanguinetti S, Pramanik B, Purohit D, Haroutunian V, Williamson A, Koralnik I, Harel A. Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in a Patient With Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Treated With Ocrelizumab Monotherapy. JAMA Neurol. 2021 Jun 1;78(6):736-740.

2. Patel A, Meng Y, Najjar A, Lado F, Najjar S. Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Physician's Guide to the Clinical Spectrum Diagnosis and Management. Brain Sci. 2022 Aug 25;12(9):1130

3. Patel A, Koul P, Harel A. Wallerian degeneration as a mimic of recurrence of myelitis. Pract Neurol. 2021 Jun;21(3):235-236. doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2020-002911.

4. Wahezi SE, Duarte RV, Yerra S, Thomas MA, Pujar B, Sehgal N, Argoff C, Manchikanti L, Gonzalez D, Jain R, Kim CH, Hossack M, Senthelal S, Jain A, Leo N, Shaparin N, Wong D, Wong A, Nguyen K, Singh JR, Grieco G, Patel A, Kinon MD, Kaye AD. Telemedicine During COVID-19 and Beyond: A Practical Guide and Best Practices Multidisciplinary Approach for the Orthopedic and Neurologic Pain Physical Examination. Pain Physician. 2020 Aug;23(4S): S205-S238

5. Koul P, Patel A, Chaudhry F, Steinklein J, Harel A. A patient with concurrent multiple sclerosis and moyamoya disease. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2021 Sep;54:103151.


Book chapter:

1) Patel A, Goyal S, Lado F. Home video EEG Monitoring, Epilepsy: A Comprehensive Textbook (Third edition), Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2021

2) Patel A, Chong DJ. Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Cognitive Outcomes. Clin Geriatr Med. 2021 Aug;37(3):457-467.