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Chief Executive Officer

Kashyap Patel, MD

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  • Thomas Jeferson University
  • Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates
  • United States

About Kashyap

Kashyap Patel, MD is the CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates. He has a practice with 8 providers. He is the President for the Community Oncology Alliance. He interacts regularly with the US congress and Senate as well as CMMI, White House on healthcare policy related issues for cancer patients. Dr Patel has carried out capitol hill briefing on topics ranging from Precision Medicine to PBMs and he has also testified in the state senate as well as has briefed senate and house staff on multiple healthcare related issues. His name has been entered in permanent congressional records on 12/14/22 for his contribution to the healthcare.

He is a consultant Medical Director for the Blue Cross Blue Shields of SC. He is also the Medical Director of the International Oncology Network. He is the author of a book published by the Penguin Randomhouse India, www.betweenlifeanddeath.org.

He is Associate Editor in Chief of the EBO publication of the American Journal of Managed Care. He has a special interest in health care disparities, value-based care, and the end-of-life care. He has had extensive research experience in the field of oncology and has published and/or presented over 100 articles/abstracts in journals and/or meetings (nationally and internationally). He has had ASCO merit awards during fellowship and Living the Mission Award and Lifetime achievements awards from national cancer associations (ACCC, NCODA). In India he had worked both as a journalist and photojournalist. He has started a foundation to support uninsured cancer patients -No One Left Alone (NOLA); https://www.nooneleftalone.org/

He has been interviewed and have featured in multiple national media including Washington Post, New York Times, CBS news, NPR just to name a few.

Distinguished honors:

• 2022 Nominee; Ellis Island Medal of Honor
• Living the Mission Award NCODA
• Associate Editor In Chief, AJMC-Evidence Based Oncology
• American Society of Clinical Oncology Research MERIT AWARD-2002, 2001
• 2023 Fellow of Association of Community Cancer Centers
• Executive Council Member, NCODA International Chapters
• Associate Professor, VCOM, Spartanburg