Sagar A. Patel
MD
Dr. Patel has expertise in the treatment of genitourinary cancer including prostate and bladder cancer, and specializes in brachytherapy and proton therapy.
Titles and Roles
- Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Assistant Professor, Department of Urology
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Director of Brachytherapy, Department of Radiation Oncology
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Radiation Oncologist
- Prostate Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Emory Proton Therapy Center
- Cardio-Oncology Clinic
- Research Program
- Cancer Prevention and Control
Biography
Sagar Patel, MD is a board certified radiation oncologist specializing in the treatment of genitourinary cancers, including prostate and bladder cancer. He specializes in advanced forms of radiation therapy, including brachytherapy and proton therapy. He sees patients at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital and Emory Proton Therapy Center.
Dr. Patel is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute.
Education
Dr. Patel graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his residency at the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program, where he trained at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He completed fellowship training in brachytherapy with a focus on prostate brachytherapy at UCLA prior to joining the faculty at Emory.
Research
Dr. Patel's primary research interest focuses on predicting and mitigating toxicity from hormone therapy in men with prostate cancer. He is also interested in comparative outcomes between advanced techniques for prostate cancer, including brachytherapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, and proton therapy. He is principal investigator on randomized clinical trials assessing novel hormone therapy drugs in combination with radiation therapy for men with prostate cancer. His research is supported by the Prostate Cancer Foundation, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Pfizer Inc, and Sumitomo Pharma America Inc.
Publications
Dr. Patel has authored many manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. He is a reviewer for several high impact scientific journals, including International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, European Urology, Cancer, JAMA Oncology, and Brachytherapy.
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Awards
Dr. Patel’s recent awards include:
- Atlanta Magazine's "Top Doctors", 2023
- Young Investigator Award, Prostate Cancer Foundation, 2022
- Castle Connolly Rising Star, 2022
- Pfizer-Myovant Challenge Award, Prostate Cancer Foundation, 2021
- NIH K12 Scholar, Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology, 2021
- Winship Invest$ Prostate Cancer Research Pilot Award, 2021
- Winship Invest$ Team Science Research Award, 2021
- Emory Healthcare Platinum Provider Award, 2021
- American Brachytherapy Society Prostate Brachytherapy Scholarship, 2018
- William Shipley Research Award, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 2016