Prior to joining Fidelity Biosciences, Dr. Patel was an engagement manager in the MEDACorp consulting division of Leerink Swann & Company. While at MEDACorp, he worked for a broad spectrum of clients ranging from biotech to leading pharmaceutical and device companies. Dr. Patel advised clients on brand strategy, clinical development plans, and business development activities. Prior to this, he was a physician at Weill Cornell Medical Center-New York Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center where he completed his internal medicine training.

Dr. Patel is a graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine, where he received both his MD and MBA as part of that institution's Healthcare Management Program and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed his undergraduate studies in biology and economics with highest honors at Rutgers University.