Speaker Profile
BCOP, CPP, Chair, Cancer Pharmacology & PGx, Atrium
Biography
Dr. Patel is Associate Vice President of Translational Research and Director of Cancer Pharmacology Pharmacogenomics at Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute and Associate Director for Shared Resources Management at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is also Associate Professor at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Patel received his Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy and completed an oncology pharmacogenomics postdoctoral fellowship at the UNC Center for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy. Dr. Patel leads cancer pharmacology research with an emphasis on pharmacogenomics research and implementation and oversees pharmacogenomics integration across the health enterprise. His projects range from gene discovery and translational studies to prospective interventional trials using pharmacogenomics to optimize anticancer and supportive care therapies. Dr. Patel has published over 150 articles, editorials, book chapters and abstracts on the topics of pharmacogenomics, pharmacology, and pharmaceutical sciences.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Kristine Ashcraft, YouScript
Program Theme: Addressing Persistent PGx Myths
- PMWC 2025 Award Ceremony:
Luminary Honoree: Philip E. Empey, UPMC
Pioneer Honoree: Collen Masimirembwa, University of the Witwatersrand
- Keynote: Genomic Diversity in Africa: Pharmacogenetics and Clinical Applications
- Collen Masimirembwa, University of the Witwatersrand
- PGx is Expensive and Insurance Coverage is Limited (PANEL)
Chair: Jai Patel, Atrium Health
- Lena Chaihorskym, Alva10
- Mark Fleury, ACS CAN
- Kristine Ashcraft, YouScript
- Alison L. Quinn, Kaiser - Science Backing PGx is Limited (PANEL)
Chair: Sara Rogers, American Society of Pharmacovigilance
- Russ Altman, Stanford
- Philip E. Empey, UPMC
- Jeff Shaman, Coriell Life Sciences
- PGx is Hard to Implement (PANEL)
Chair: Kristine Crews, St Jude
- Suzanne Stevens, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
- Deepak Voora, VA
- Jennifer Wick, The Christ Hospital Health Network
- Latha Palaniappan, Stanford - Fireside Chat
Chair: Damon Hostin, Illumina
- Dan Hertz, University of Michigan - What will It Take to Make PGx the Standard of Care? (PANEL)
Chair: Kristine Ashcraft, YouScript
- Alan Venook, UCSF/ NCCN
- Gary Marchant, ASU
- Dan Hertz, University of Michigan
- Deepak Voora, VA
