Bhuvic Patel, MD

Bhuvic Patel, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Specialties

  • Brain metastases
  • Chordoma, chondrosarcoma, and other clival tumors
  • Craniofacial and sinonasal tumors
  • Glioblastomas and other gliomas
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Meningiomas
  • Other skull base tumors
  • Pituitary tumors
  • Vestibular schwannomas

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 I am excited to work with our many WashU Medicine collaborators to provide comprehensive, cutting-edge approaches to treating and curing patients with brain tumors.

Dr. Patel

Education

MD, Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
2011 – 2015

BS, Brown University
Providence, RI
2007 – 2011

Residency

Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
2015 – 2022

Fellowship

Skull Base Neurosurgery Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
2023 – 2024

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
Laboratory of Felix Sahm, MD, PhD
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
German Cancer Research Center
Heidelberg, Germany
2022 – 2023

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Laboratory of Albert H. Kim, MD, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
2019 – 2022


Research focus

The unifying theme of my research interests is multi-omic characterization of skull base tumors to identify mechanisms and markers of clinical behavior that can inform management of these tumors both inside and outside the operating room.

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Skull Base Molecular Neuro-oncology Laboratory (Patel Lab)

Skull Base Molecular Neuro-oncology Laboratory (Patel Lab)

Dedicated to unraveling the intricate molecular mechanisms underlying tumors of the skull base.


Honors and leadership roles

  • AANS William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship, 2022
  • CNS Preuss Research Award for Best Tumor Basic Science Research Abstract, 2021
  • Washington University School of Medicine Class of 2015 Grand Marshall, 2015
  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
  • American College of Surgeons (ACS)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (ΑΩΑ), Washington University School of Medicine,

Hospital affiliations

Barnes-Jewish Hospital