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Clinical Advisor

Anita Patel, MD, MPH

Health Policy Physician & Drug Pricing Researcher

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Pharmaceutical Policy & Health Economics

About

Dr. Anita Patel is a physician-researcher at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she studies pharmaceutical pricing policy, drug affordability, and the impact of PBM practices on patient out-of-pocket costs. She holds an MD from Yale School of Medicine and an MPH in health policy from Harvard. Dr. Patel's research has been cited in Congressional testimony on drug pricing reform and published in The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and Health Affairs. She advises RxGuide on the accuracy and methodology of all drug cost and pricing content.

Education & Training

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD), Yale School of Medicine
  • Master of Public Health (MPH), Health Policy, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Licenses & Certifications

  • Licensed Physician, Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine

Areas of Expertise

Drug pricing methodology and transparencyMedicare Part D policyPatient assistance program accuracyOut-of-pocket cost dataPharmaceutical market analysis