AP
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