Yashma Patel
Neurologist | Electrodiagnostic Medicine
600 Gresham Drive Suite 8630 Norfolk Virginia, 23507About
Yashma Patel, MD, obtained her medical degree in 1999 from J.J.M. Medical College in India. She then continued her medical training in the United States, attending Flushing Hospital Medical Center in New York for her internship, State University of New York School of Medicine in Stony Brook for her residency and fellowship in neurology. Her medical career has seen numerous achievements including the publication of her research and studies about neurology in renowned peer-reviewed medical journals and membership in professional societies such as the American Academy of Neurology and American Medical Association. Hard work and dedication, she says, are instrumental to her success. Today, the doctor practices neurology at Sentara Neurology Specialists in Virginia.
Education and Training
India
J.J.M. Medical College
Board Certification
Neurology
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Internships
- Flushing Hospital Medical Center, New York
Fellowships
- Stony Brook University Hospital
Professional Society Memberships
- American Academy of Neurology, American Medical Association
Articles and Publications
- Co-author, 'Prospective Minimal Residual Disease Monitoring to Predict Relapse of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia and to Direct Pre-Emptive Arsenic Trioxide Therapy.' Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2009
- Co-author, 'The impact on outcome of the addition of all-trans retinoic acid to intensive chemotherapy in younger patients with nonacute promyelocytic acute myeloid leukemia: overall results and resul
What do you attribute your success to?
Hard Work and Dedication
Hobbies / Sports
- Tennis, Reading, Travel
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