Niraj Chandrakant Patel MD, MS, FAAP

Dr. Patel is an associate professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Infectious Disease and Immunology at Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Patel received his medical degree from the University of Louisville. After completing his residency in pediatrics, also at the University of Louisville, he went on to complete fellowship training in both allergy and immunology and infectious diseases at Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. During this time, Dr. Patel also received a master's degree in clinical investigation.

Dr. Patel is a member of the Clinical Immunology Society, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, and the Infectious Disease Society of America. Dr. Patel has been an author/co-author of articles published in several peer-reviewed journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and the Journal of Clinical Immunology.

His academic and clinical interests include primary immunodeficiency diseases and infections in immunocompromised hosts. Dr. Patel enjoys spending time with his wife, gardening, chauffeuring his 3 children around town, and is a national Gold Medal Champion in Tae Kwon Do.