![Suha Patel, MD Suha Patel, MD](https://obgyn.ucsf.edu/sites/obgyn.ucsf.edu/files/styles/profile_photo/public/RP_image_directory-patel%20150.jpg?itok=klV5FIRt)
Research/Clinical Interests: human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer, family planning
Education/Training
Year |
Institution | Degree | Field of Study |
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2015 | University of California, San Francisco | Residency | Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences |
2011 | University of Noth Carolina at Chapel Hill | MD | Medicine |
2006 | University of Noth Carolina at Chapel Hill | BSPH | Health Policy and Administration |
Research & Professional Experience
Year | |
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2009-2010 | Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Training Fellowship |
Achievements & Recognition
Year | Major Honors |
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2011 | Doctor of Medicine with Distinction |
2011 | American Women's Association Glasgow Rubin Commendation for Academic Achievement |
2010-2011 | Lineberger Medical Alumni Loyalty Fund Scholarship |
2009 | Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society |
Presentations
“HIV seropositivity and multiple concurrent HPV infections as risk factors for abnormal cervical cytology among female sex workers in Nairobi.”17th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA). December 2013.
Suha Patel, Nelly Mugo, Craig Cohen, Jie Ting, Rosemary Nguti, Jessie Kwantampora, Wairimu Waweru, Piku Patnaik, Gilbert Donders, Donna Kenney, Nancy Kiviat, Joshua Kimani, and Jennifer Smith. Impact of HIV serostatus on HPV infection and cervical dysplasia among female sex workers in Nairobi. University of Nairobi STD/AIDS Collaborative Group Annual Review Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya, January 2011. Oral presentation.
Suha Patel, Nelly Mugo, Jie Ting, Craig Cohen, Rosemary Nguti, Jessie Kwantampora, Piku Patnaik, Donna Kenney, Nancy Kiviat, Jennifer Smith. Concurrent infection with multiple high risk human papillomavirus types among female sex workers in Kenya. International Human Papillomavirus Conference, Montreal, Canada, July 2010. Poster Presentation.
Publications
Patel SJ, Mugo NR, Cohen CR, Ting J, Nguti R, Kwatampora J, Waweru W, Patnaik P, Donders GG, Kimani J, Kenney DL, Kiviat NB, Smith JS. Multiple human papillomavirus infections and HIV seropositivity as risk factors for abnormal cervical cytology among female sex workers in Nairobi. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 2013 Mar 27. PMID: 23535357
Ting, Jie PhD, MSPH; Mugo, Nelly MBChB, MPH; Kwatampora, Jessie MBChB; Hill, Craig PhD; Chitwa, Michael BSc; Patel, Suha MD; Gakure, Hannah; Kimani, Joshua MBChB, MPH; Schoenbach, Victor J. PhD, MSPH; Poole, Charles PhD, MPH; Smith, Jennifer S. PhD, MPH. High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Messenger RNA Testing in Physician- and Self-Collected Specimens for Cervical Lesion Detection in High-Risk Women, Kenya. Journal of the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31828e5a91