Neha S. Patel, DO

Attending Physician
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 

Nominated for Longitudinal Course, Women’s Interprofessional Network of the American Diabetes Association

Nominated and Accepted to Association of American Medical Colleges: Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Seminar, Minneapolis, MN

Exceptional Teacher Recognition, Penn State Health, Hershey, PA

Medical Group Dean’s List: Extraordinary Patient Satisfaction, Penn State Health, Hershey, PA

American Diabetes Association Young Investigator Travel Grant Award, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Pediatric Endocrine Society Travel Grant Award, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Endocrine Fellows Foundation Research Grant, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Selected to participate in 1st Annual ESPE Diabetes/Obesity School, Jaffa, Israel

Selected to participate in PES Fellows’ Science School, Warrenton, VA

Recipient of Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) Excellence in Pediatrics Award, VCOM, Blacksburg, VA

Recipient of VCOM Community Service Award, VCOM, Blacksburg, VA

Health Focus of Southwest Virginia Scholar, VCOM, Blacksburg, VA

Lewis Gale Medical Center Scholar, VCOM, Blacksburg, VA

Phi Kappa Phi Honor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Phi Eta Sigma National Honor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Outstanding Scholastic Accomplishment, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Member of Virginia Commonwealth University Honors Program, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Virginia Commonwealth University Dean’s List, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

2018-2023 Director of Children’s Diabetes Program at Penn State

2022 – Present Association of American Medical Colleges, Group on Women in Medicine

and Science

2021 - Present Endocrine Society

2021 - Present International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes

2017 - Present Pennsylvania American Osteopathic Association

2014 - Present European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology

2013 - Present Pediatric Endocrine Society, Drug and Therapeutics/Rare Disease

Committee & Diabetes SIG

2013 - Present American Diabetes Association, general member

2009 - Present American Academy of Pediatricians, general member

Dr. Neha Patel is known for her expertise in type 1 diabetes, specifically technologies. Before coming to CHOP in 2023, she was involved in the initial development and clinical trials of the artificial pancreas while at Yale. She personally knows the difficulties and obstacles of managing this chronic disorder and has come to realize that research provides a path by which optimization of care can be achieved. Based on her experiences, she wishes to commit herself to improving diabetes care, focusing on the application of technologies. One of her prior clinical trials focused on mitigating hypoglycemia during exercise on a closed-loop system, a topic on which she has presented internationally. She has worked on various trials including TrialNet (Pathway to Prevention study - a multi-center research study dedicated to identifying type 1 diabetes antibodies in people with high genetic risk) and the surveillance of COVID-19 in patients with type 1 diabetes.