Dr. Eddie L. Patton Jr., MD, MS, MBA, FAAN

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Get to know Neurologist Dr. Eddie Patton Jr., who serves patients in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Patton Jr. is a seasoned neurologist with a passion to integrate business best practices into the healthcare field to not only maximize the patient experience but enhance the skills, abilities, and potential of healthcare providers.  

At UTHealth Houston Neurosciences-Memorial City, his mission is to provide quality and compassionate neurological care. He strives to establish trust and good communication with patients and their families regarding care and treatment.

“My approach to caring for patients is simple. I listen and put my patients first. Medicine is an art; it all begins with listening to your patient and coming up with a comprehensive and practical work-up and treatment plan.”

Among his other roles, Dr. Patton Jr. is a Consultant at Eddie Patton Enterprises, the Founder and General Partner at Medingenii Capital, and a General Partner at Prosalus Capital Partners.

Holding an academic appointment, he serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School of UTHealth Houston.

With a broad educational background, Dr. Patton Jr. received his Medical Degree at Wayne State University School of Medicine, where he was recognized with the Distinguished Service Award and the Marjorie Edwards Award for Scholarship and Community Service. While in medical school, he was co-founder and co-director of the Young Doctors of Detroit High School and Middle School Mentoring Program. He subsequently completed his residency training in neurology and a neuromuscular disease fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine.

A graduate of the Emerging Leaders Forum sponsored by the AAN Class of 2016, Dr. Patton Jr. is also a graduate of the Texas Medical Association’s Leadership College and received his MBA from the Jones School of Business at Rice University. 

Board certified in neurology, he is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). The ABPN is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to serving the professions of psychiatry and neurology.

Over the course of his dynamic career, Dr. Patton Jr. has honed his skills in financial modeling/forecasting, strategic planning, and operational management to perform company evaluations and assist clients in raising capital, maximizing ROI, and improving marketing impact. He has served as an advisor at TMCX, a local medical start-up accelerator system located in the Texas Medical Center. 

His experience in the field of neurology combined with his executive MBA will enable him to apply universal business development methodologies, such as process improvement, operations management, and pricing model strategy to reduce costs, leverage data analysis to redefine the healthcare industry, and enhance customer/patient relationship planning.

Professionally, Dr. Patton Jr. currently serves on the Board of the Texas Neurological Society, one of the largest state neurological societies in the nation, and served as president from 2022 to 2023. He is a past president of the Harris County Medical Society-Southwest Branch, a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and a Fellow of the American Leadership Forum.

Involved with the American Academy of Neurology, Dr. Patton Jr. is a member of the Government Relations Committee and a part of the Federal Advocacy Committee, where he is responsible for aiding in creating the federal advocacy agenda.

Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Neurologists are licensed medical specialists who diagnose and treat disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles of patients. They examine a patient’s mental and physical status, conduct medical tests and scans, and evaluate the results to diagnose and treat the patient.

Dr. Patton Jr. has been named among Texas Monthly magazine’s SuperDoctors® and Houstonia magazine’s Top Doctors. Recently, he was appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to the Texas Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders.

His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals. He has presented on topics ranging from neuromuscular disease cases to new treatments and technologies for stroke to the effects of spirituality on end-of-life decision-making.

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