Reema A. Patel, MD, earned her medical degree from the Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University. She completed her residency in internal medicine, followed by a fellowship in medical oncology and hematology at the UK College of Medicine.

Patel is the program director of the Hematology & Medical Oncology Fellowship at UK and holds a faculty appointment as an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Medical Oncology. She specializes in the treatment of bone and soft-tissue sarcomas, which are extremely rare cancers, as well as colorectal, pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers. She provides systemic chemotherapy for both sarcomas and gastrointestinal malignancies.

Passionate about medical education, Patel provides training to nurse practitioners, medical students, residents and fellows.

Faculty Rank: Associate Professor of Medicine