CURRICULUM VITAE
Rima Patel DO
Rima Patel DO
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
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 Date | Expiration |
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: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |