Rikinkumar S. Patel is a licensed physician in India, and an ECFMG certified prospective psychiatry residency applicant. Currently, he is the co-investigator at the research department of the Griffin Memorial Hospital.

His primary academic focus involves educational activities, research methodology, and hands-on statistical training. His clinical research interests include comorbidities, treatment-resistant mood disorders, and neuromodulation. He is especially interested in developing integrated clinical care models to improve outcomes of the patients with psychiatric disorders. He has conducted research studies especially in areas of mood disorders, substance use disorders and adolescent psychiatry, and has published in scientific peer-reviewed journals, and in national conferences. Dr. Patel also supervises medical students in Step 2CK training and research.

Dr. Patel received his M.D. degree from Gujarat University (India) and completed his M.P.H. from Arcadia University (US). He served as a chief medical officer in Nandanvan Psychiatric Hospital (India) for two years before moving to the US. He received hands-on psychiatric training at Northwell Zucker Hillside Hospital (NY) and other hospitals that total two years of US clinical experience. He has been awarded Texas Tech University Regional Dean’s Publication Award in 2017 and 2018. He serves the scientific community as an editorial board member of MDPI Behavioral Sciences.