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Vikas PictureUndergraduate
Duke University
Durham, NC; 1992-1996

Medical School
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC; 1996-2000

Internship
Internal Medicine
California-Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA; 2000-2001

Residency
Dermatology
Duke University
Durham, NC; 2001-2004

 

Dr. Vikas Patel was born in Canada where he spent the first six years of his life. The remainder of his childhood was spent in the South including North Carolina, Georgia and Arkansas. He graduated from Duke University with honors (Magna Cum Laude) with a degree in Biology and Religion and a minor in Chemistry. He also attended medical school at Duke University. Dr. Patel did his internship in Internal Medicine in San Francisco and returned to Durham, NC to do his residency in Dermatology at Duke University. After completing residency, Dr. Patel practiced in Washington DC and its suburbs of Sterling, Virginia.

Dr. Patel is board certified by the American Board of Dermatology. Other society memberships include the American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and the North Carolina Medical Society.

In addition to his clinical work, this Raleigh dermatologist has published several articles in dermatology journals on various topics in dermatology.  He has presented at dermatology conferences and remains an active member in many local dermatology societies.

 

Publications
Katz, Bruce E. M.D., Patel, Vikas J. M.D., Bruck, Michael M.D.; Hypersensitivity Reaction to Hyaluronic Acid with Negative Skin Testing. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Volume 117 (6) May 2006 pp92e-94e.

Katz, B., V. Patel.  Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment of Erythema, Papules, Pustules, and Severe Flushing Consistent with Rosacea.  Journal of Drugs in Dermatology.  5 (2 Suppl): 6-8, 2006 Feb.

Patel, V., E. Gardner and C. Burton.  Vibrio Vulnificus Septicemia and Leg Ulcer. J. of Am. Acad. Derm. 46(5 Suppl): S144-5, 2002 May.

 

Presentations
Patel, V., S. Myers, and C. Haisley-Royster.  Acneiform Eruption and Paronychia in a Patient Treated with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Antibody.  Gross & Microscopic Dermatology Symposium, 62nd American Academy of Dermatology Meeting, Washington, DC, February 6, 2004.

Patel, V., N. Prose, and C. Burton.  Unilateral Facial Angiofibromas:  Mosaic Form of Tuberous Sclerosis.  Gross & Microscopic Dermatology Symposium, 61st American Academy of Dermatology Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 22, 2003.

Patel, V.  Goltz’s Syndrome.  Southeastern Consortium for Dermatology, Durham, NC, October 7, 2001.

Patel, V., G. Elion, S. Keir, D. Bigner and H. Friedman.  Therapeutic Efficacy and Enhancement of Irinotecan (CPT-11) and Temozolomide Combination against Central Nervous System Tumor Xenografts.  Poster Presentation.  American Association of Cancer Research Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 30-April 2, 2000.