1. Current Status, Position

Dr. Jignesh Patel is a clinical academic, specialising in anticoagulant drug therapy and is based between the Department of Haematological Medicine, King's College Hospital and the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London. Jignesh practices as a consultant pharmacist in anticoagulation at King's College Hospital, and part of a multidisciplinary team providing anticoagulation and thrombosis services.

2. Education

He studied pharmacy at the University of Manchester and became a registered pharmacist in 1997. In 2001, Jignesh completed his masters in clinical pharmacy at the University of Brighton, where his thesis assessed medication risk in a district general hospital. In 2012 Jignesh completed an NIHR GSTT/KCL BRC PhD training fellowship, where his thesis studied the pharmacokinetics of enoxaparin during the antenatal period in order to determine the optimal dose / dosing strategy for the management of venous thromboembolism. 

3. Research Area

His research is concerned with the optimal use of anticoagulant therapy in clinical practice and primarily focuses on addressing anticoagulant drug dosing issues where uncertainties exist. A particular focus of my research is anticoagulation therapy as it relates to women's health.

4. Conflict of interest

None