Jyoti Patel, MD Academic Title: Associate Professor, Medicine, Hematology Oncology Division; Feinberg School of Medicine Member of: TRIST-Aerodigestive Cancers Email: jd-patel@northwestern.edu Publications:(46) View Publications Listing Cancer Focused Research:
Dr. Jyoti D. Patel’s primary focus has been in the treatment of thoracic malignancies. She has been active in the clinical development of agents targeted to the EGFR in non-small cell lung cancer. She has been involved in the incorporation of these agents as part of induction therapy and in a specific type of lung tumor, bronchioloalveolar carcinoma. Given early reports of increased activity noted in women, she is interested in finding other targets of action that are either unique to women or overexpressed in women. Furthermore, because lung cancer seemingly has a different biology in women, she is interested in differences in susceptibility as well as survival. She is interested in advocacy for those affected by lung cancer. She sees screening patients who are at high risk, educating young men and women about the harmful effects of tobacco smoke to ensure a population that is not addicted, and providing support for those who are trying to quit smoking all functions of her role as a thoracic oncologist.