Dr. Purvi Patel

Dr. Purvi Patel is an oncologist specialising in the multidisciplinary treatment of tumours of the head and neck region. She has extensive training and certifications, including a fellowship in clinical research in head & neck services from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, fellowship training in surgical oncology from Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad, and a Global Online Fellowship for head and neck oncology, by IFHNOS. Her expertise lies in the surgical treatment of benign and malignant tumours of the head and neck region, as well as speech and swallowing rehabilitation.

• Efficacy of Single Transverse Neck Incision for Modified Radical Neck Dissection. J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2020 Sep;19(3):342-346.
• Clinical assessment scoring system for tracheostomy (CASST) criterion: Objective criteria to predict pre-operatively the need for a tracheostomy in head and neck malignancies. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2016 Sep;44(9):1310-3.          
•  PET-CT with MR Fusion: Single Comprehensive Preoperative Metastatic Workup in Head and Neck Malignancy: A Case Report. J Clin Diagn Res. 2015 Dec;9(12): XD01-XD03. 
•  Use of Polymethyl Methacrylate-Based Cement for Cosmetic Correction of Donor-Site Defects following Transposition of Temporalis Myofascial Flap and Evaluation of Results after Adjuvant Radiotherapy. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2015 Nov;31(9):668-73.            
•  Nomograms for preoperative prediction of prognosis in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.Cancer. 2014 Jan 15;120(2):214-21. PMID: 24399417 
•  A novel tumor: specimen index for assessing adequacy of resection in early stage oral tongue cancer. Oral Oncol. 2014 Mar;50(3):213-20. PMID: 24332395   
• Changing trends in smoking and alcohol consumption in patients with oral cancer treated at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center from 1985 to 2009. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Sep;138(9):817-22.PMID: 22986714.