Shriraj Patel

Internal medicine physician and incoming gastroenterology fellow. Academic Chief Resident at Geisinger Medical Center and Assistant Professor at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Clinical and academic interests in hepatology, gastrointestinal quality improvement, and graduate medical education, with national involvement through the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine.

• American Gastroenterological Association
• American College of Gastroenterology
• American Osteopathic Association
• American Medical Association

• Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Active Medical License, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Leadership, educational innovation, and the chief resident experience., Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) National Meeting, 04/01/26, Seattle, WA
• Conference engagement and curricular redesign in residency education., AAIM National Meeting, 04/01/26, Seattle, WA

• Scan & Reflect: a QR code–based system for resident wellness and real-time feedback., AAIM National Meeting, 04/01/26, Seattle, WA
• Impact of acute congestive heart failure on outcomes of acute cholangitis: a propensity score–matched inpatient analysis., Digestive Disease Week, 05/01/25
• Beyond the bite: an uncommon hepatic manifestation of Lyme disease., American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, 10/01/24
• Capecitabine-induced hypertriglyceridemia leading to pancreatitis., American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, 10/01/24
• Duodenitis masquerading as duodenal plasmacytoma., American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, 10/01/24
• A gut-wrenching case of aortic dissection complicated by acute ischemic duodenal ulcer., American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, 10/01/23
• Colonic enteric fistula: a rare complication of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass., American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, 10/01/23
• Delays in inpatient colonoscopy: an opportunity to intervene?, American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, 10/01/23
• Kir2.3 channel regulation by PKC phosphorylation., University of Richmond Arts & Sciences Symposium, 04/01/18

• Decompensated Cirrhosis Care Bundle, Quality Improvement, Inpatient quality improvement initiative deploying a multidisciplinary, electronic-record-integrated order set to standardize evidence-based management of decompensated cirrhosis; primary outcomes include in-hospital mortality, length of stay, and 30-day readmission.
• Digoxin and Fish Oil Use in LVAD Recipients, Retrospective Cohort, Single-center retrospective cohort study evaluating the association of digoxin and fish oil therapy with gastrointestinal bleeding, thrombotic events, transfusion requirements, and mortality in left ventricular assist device recipients.
• Admission-Day Effects on Biliary Procedure Outcomes, Retrospective Cohort, Propensity-matched analysis comparing weekday versus weekend admission with respect to procedural timing, complications, and length of stay in patients undergoing biliary intervention.
• The Practice Playbook, Curriculum Development, Three-part residency curriculum addressing legal, financial, and professional considerations in the transition to independent practice; outcomes assessed by pre/post survey of resident knowledge and confidence.

• Designed and implemented a flipped-classroom internal medicine didactic with integrated audience-response polling at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
• Selected for the Clinical Educator Track, Geisinger Medical Center (2023–2025), with structured training in curriculum design and learner engagement.

• MASLD: the silent epidemic in metabolic health., Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, 02/01/25, Geisinger Medical Center
• Beneath the surface: navigating medical and social realities., Morbidity & Mortality Conference, 12/01/23, Geisinger Medical Center
• The NordICC trial: colonoscopy screening and colorectal cancer outcomes., Journal Club, 10/01/22, Geisinger Medical Center

• Teaching Assistant, Department of Physiology, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Middletown, NY, 09/01/19, 07/01/20
• Student Mentor, Student Government, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Middletown, NY, 09/01/19, 07/01/20

• Sepsis Committee, Geisinger Medical Center / Internal Medicine Residency, 03/01/25, Present
• Program Evaluation Committee, Geisinger Medical Center / Internal Medicine Residency, 03/01/23, 06/01/25
• Osteopathic Recognition Track, Geisinger Medical Center / Internal Medicine Residency, 06/01/22, 06/01/25
• Social Media Committee, Geisinger Medical Center / Internal Medicine Residency, 07/01/23, 06/01/25

• Gold Humanism Honor Society, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Second Place, Case Report Category, Geisinger Scholarship Days, 2023
• Student of the Month, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2021
• Arts & Sciences Research Fellowship, University of Richmond, 2016

• Patel S, Makar M, Seeley R, Li J, Immune checkpoint-induced esophagitis: diagnostic challenges and clinical implications., J Gastrointestin Liver Dis, In press, 2025
• Chen B, Patel S, Bao L, Nadeem D, Krittanawong C, Pro-inflammatory food, gut microbiota, and cardiovascular and pancreatic diseases., Biomolecules, 14, 2, 210, 10.3390/biom14020210, 2024
• Sparks JT, Botsko G, Swale DR, Boland LM, Patel S, Dickens JC, Membrane proteins mediating reception and transduction in chemosensory neurons in mosquitoes., Front Physiol, 9, 1309, 10.3389/fphys.2018.01309, 2018

• Volunteer Physician, Columbia County Volunteers in Medicine Clinic, Mifflinville, PA, 06/01/24, Present
• COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic, Oneida Health, Oneida, NY, 01/01/21

• Distance running
• Hiking
• Basketball
• Music production
• Event DJing
• Travel
• Culinary exploration

• Academic Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, 07/01/25, 07/01/26, Led redesign of the residency didactic curriculum, including shortened conference blocks, protected wellness time, and revised conference flow; intervention accepted for national presentation at AAIM 2026., Developed Scan & Reflect, a QR-based real-time feedback system integrated across program educational spaces; achieved >90% resident satisfaction and improved program responsiveness to wellness concerns., Mentor 60+ internal medicine residents (PGY-1 through PGY-3) in clinical reasoning, scholarship, and career development.
• Chair, Resident Improvement Council, Geisinger Internal Medicine Residency, 07/01/24, 07/01/25, Directed resident-driven quality improvement initiatives and advised program leadership on policy regarding scheduling, wellness, and curricular structure.
• Chair, Recruitment Council, Geisinger Internal Medicine Residency, 07/01/23, 07/01/25, Coordinated the residency recruitment cycle, including resident-led virtual outreach and second-look programming, in support of applicant interest and match outcomes.