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CURRICULUM VITAE

Rima Patel DO
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Nephrology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Froedtert Hospital
9200 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Email: ripatel@mcw.edu

EDUCATION:
08/2006 - 05/2010 Bachelors Degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Bachelors Degree in Psychology, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
08/2010 - 05/2014 Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/2014 - 06/2017 Internal Medicine Resident, Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53202
07/2017 - 06/2019 Nephrology Fellow, Medicine, Nephrology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110
07/2019 - 06/2020 Transplant Nephrology Fellow, Medicine, Nephrology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110
10/2022 - 05/2023 Leadership Academy, Medical College of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business Executive Program

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
08/2020 - Present Assistant Professor, Medicine, Nephrology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
10/19/2020 - 10/02/2023 Medical Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Nephrology, Medicine, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin
10/2020 - Present Living Donor Medical Director for Kidney Transplant, Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
Internal Medicine
10/05/2017
10/2027
Nephrology
12/04/2019
12/2029
   
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
American Society of Transplantation
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Society of Nephrology

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
Member, End Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choice Learning Collaborative

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
IMAGINE Study
Role & Effort:
Sub-investigator
PI:
Dr. Ehab Saad
Dates:
08/2020 - 10/30/2023
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Angion Study
Role & Effort:
Sub-Investigator
PI:
Ehab Saad
Dates:
08/2020 - 03/2022
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Tarek Alhamad, Rima Thakkar, Daniel C. Brennan, Jacqueline A. Lappin, Bruce Kaplan, Andrew Malone, Veronica Hicks, Jason Wellen, Krista Lentine, Introduction of Direct Acting Antivirals for HCV: Fewer Kidney Discards but a Long Way to Go, American Transplant Congress, Seattle, WA, - 06/03/2018
 
Regional
What's New in Transplant Criteria and Evaluation Process, NKFW Renal Professional Education Conference: A Team Approach, Madison, WI, 11/10/2022
 
Local
Patel R, Delayed Graft Function, Transplant Service Line, Medical College of Wisconsin, 01/05/2022
Patel R, BKA Virus in Solid Organ Transplantation, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, 01/22/2025
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Resident and Fellow Education
01/21/2020 Long Term Consequences of Kidney Donation
08/15/2020 Transplant Nephrology didactics
10/15/2020 Evaluation of Adult Transplant Candidates
10/08/2021 Kidney Transplantation: Immunology and Medications
02/17/2022 Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
06/13/2023 Genetic Testing in Living Donor Evaluation
 
Continuing Medical Education
08/13/2020 Renal Grand Rounds
10/13/2020 Hepatitis C and Kidney Transplant
10/12/2021 Management of Failed Kidney Allograft
09/20/2022 Maribavir for Treatment of CMV
10/31/2023 Simultaneous Kidney and Pancreas Transplant for Type II DM
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Continuing Medical Education
05/2019 Washington University in St. Louis, Transplant Tourism
 

POSTER PRESENTATION:
2015 - Present Malignancy or not? A case of extraordinarily elevated Ca 19-9. Poster was presented at American College of Physicians- Wisconsin Chapter; Wisconsin Dells, WI.

INVITED MEDIA APPEARANCES:
Local
Bally Sports Segment, aired prior to Milwaukee Brewer's game, 06/21/2022
Kristine Sobczak, Maintaining a Positive Balance: Expert team helps keep kidney disease in check, Froedtert Today, 10/2022
Kristine Sobczak, Double Blessed, Froedtert Today, 07/17/2024
Patel R, Scaffidiology: The Incredible Lifesaving Story of Two Wisconsin Neighbors, WTMJ Interview, 01/24/2025
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Editorials, Letters To Editor, Other
1. Patel R, Santos RD. The conundrum of parathyroidectomy vs cinacalcet for treatment of post-transplant hyperparathyroidism. J Bras Nefrol. 2020;42(3):264-265. PMCID: PMC7657038