Kishan G. Patel, M.D.

Ophthalmology
Diseases of the retina and vitreous
Retina & Vitreous

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Biography

Kishan G. Patel, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in diseases of the retina and vitreous, cataract surgery and complications, and secondary intraocular lens implantation.

Dr. Patel earned his medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He completed a residency in ophthalmology at UT Southwestern and gained advanced training in vitreoretinal surgery through a fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.

Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2022. In 2023, he was named Associate Director of the Ophthalmology residency program.

Dr. Patel has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals related to his areas of interest. In 2022, he received the Golden Apple Fellow Teaching Award from the Department of Ophthalmology at Washington University.

Personal Note

In his free time, Dr. Patel enjoys graphic and web design; photography and video editing; cooking and baking; coffee brewing and roasting; and sports such as tennis, table tennis, hiking, and snowboarding.

Education & Training

Fellowship - Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2020-2022), Vitreoretinal Surgery
Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2017-2020), Ophthalmology
Internship - Virginia Mason Medical Center (2016-2017), Transitional Year
Medical School - University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2012-2016)

Honors & Awards

Golden Apple Fellow Teaching Award 2022, Washington University in St. Louis Department of Ophthalmology
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 2015, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Books & Publications

Publications
- INJECTABLE FLUOCINOLONE IMPLANT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC POSTSURGICAL CYSTOID MACULAR EDEMA IN VITRECTOMIZED EYES
  Patel KG, Flores J, Abbey AM Retina 2023 Oct 43 1732-1737
- A TOXIC SIDE EFFECT OF DROPLESS SURGERY Be careful of potentially toxic compounds found in some triamcinolone-moxifloxacin injections used in cataract surgery in place of postoperative drops
  Patel K, Abbey AM Retina Today 2022 Nov 2022-November-December 63-65
- SECONDARY IOLS FOUR WAYS These surgical pearls can help you succeed with whichever technique you choose
  Patel KG, Shah P, Sheybani A, Apte RS Retina Today 2022 Oct 2022-October 24-27
- Uveitis and Posterior Ophthalmic Manifestations Following the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccine
  Patel KG, Hilton T, Choi RY, Abbey AM Ocular Immunology and Inflammation 2022 30 1142-1148
- Twenty-five and twenty-seven-gauge sutureless intrascleral fixation of intraocular lenses
  Patel KG, Yazdani A, Abbey AM Retina 2021 Dec 41 2485-2490
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Without Papilledema With Improvement in Visual Field Defect Following Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration: Response
  Scofield-Kaplan SM, Patel KG, Jones FR, Hogan RN Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology 2021 Mar 41 135-136
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Without Papilledema With Improvement in Visual Field Defect Following Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration
  Scofield-Kaplan SM, Patel K, Jones FR, Hogan RN Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology 2021 Mar 41 E31-E33
- In Reply: Comparison of Efficacy and Complications of Cyclophotocoagulation and Second Glaucoma Drainage Device after Initial Glaucoma Drainage Device Failure
  Blieden LS, Wang MY, Patel K, Chuang AZ, Baker LA, Bell NP, Feldman RM Journal of Glaucoma 2018 Aug 27 e140-e141
- Comparison of Efficacy and Complications of Cyclophotocoagulation and Second Glaucoma Drainage Device after Initial Glaucoma Drainage Device Failure
  Wang MY, Patel K, Blieden LS, Chuang AZ, Baker LA, Bell NP, Feldman RM Journal of Glaucoma 2017 26 1010-1018

Research

Diseases of the retina and vitreous
Surgical techniques and outcomes

Clinical Focus

Diseases of the retina and vitreous
Retina & Vitreous
Ophthalmology
Secondary intraocular lens implantation
Cataract surgery and complications
Diabetic Retinopathy
Retinal Detachment
Vitreoretinal diseases
Inherited Retinal Degenerations