Kunal D. Patel, Ph.D.

Dr. Kunal Patel is an International Health physician and Director at iheed. He is an academic and global health specialist whose work focuses on the themes of global health and the interface between technology, patients, health education and training. Dr Patel has worked extensively within the international development sector, forming partnerships and developing research, which has been instrumental for primary care system strengthening, improving health outcomes and improved advocacy for the use of public health approaches for clinical research using technology and in advocating for greater health education globally.

He is the Programme Director for the Masters in Public Health at the University of Warwick and his recent clinical work has focused heavily on the humanitarian response to the conflict in the Middle East and recent earthquakes in regions such as Afghanistan. Recent publications have included the world’s leading review on compassion in AI driven healthcare and narrative reviews on topics such as interprofessional collaboration and learning in diabetes care.