Alok Patel

Alok Patel is a Pediatric Hospitalist at Stanford Children's Health | Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford since October 2019. In addition to this role, Patel serves as a Medical Contributor for ABC News and Podcaster for PBS, both positions held since 2020. Patel is also a Pediatric Content Advisor for Medscape and previously held this advisory role at Doximity, where involvement included creating curated content during a prestigious fellowship. As a Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center since 2015, Patel focuses on inpatient care and patient education. Past experience includes positions as a Medical Producer at CNN and Medical Director at Healthyouth.org. Patel's educational background includes a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Arizona College of Medicine and a Bachelor's Degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Arizona.