Priti R. Patel, MD, MPH
Priti Patel, MD, MPH, is a medical officer in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She began her career with CDC in 2002 as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer, where she investigated healthcare-related outbreaks of viral hepatitis and participated in studies to evaluate vaccine efficacy. Dr. Patel currently leads CDC’s efforts to prevent healthcare-associated infections among hemodialysis patients. She has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications on topics such as injection safety and infection prevention in ambulatory care settings. She has contributed to the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology’s (APIC) Guide to the Elimination of Infections in Hemodialysis. Dr. Patel has also served on the steering committee for a coalition to improve immunizations among dialysis patients and healthcare personnel, and has partnered with other federal agencies to create national infection control standards and prevention targets for hemodialysis centers.
