Dr. Patel is a board certified oral and maxillofacial pathologist, who obtained his dental degree from Howard University College of Dentistry in 2011. He spent a few years in academia, and then transitioned into private practice and helped establish the Center for Oral Pathology, where he continues his clinical practice. He stays active in clinical research involving oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer and is the current US laboratory director for Proteocyte AI.