Rate My Professor Sangita Patel

A specialist in cornea and external eye disease, Dr. Patel delivers medical and surgical treatments including corneal transplantation, cataract surgery, and artificial cornea transplantation. Her research investigates corneal endothelial physiology, injuries, and diseases like Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD), with emphasis on sex differences, estradiol's roles, and risk factors identified through clinical epidemiology and molecular techniques. Notable publications include "Associations between measures of oestrogen exposure and severity of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy" (BMJ Open Ophthalmology, 2025, co-authored with Petrela et al.), "Anthropometric Measures and Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy" (Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 2025, Yue et al.), "Selective effects of estradiol on human corneal endothelial cells" (Scientific Reports, 2023), "The soil and the seed: The relationship between Descemet's membrane and the corneal endothelium" (Experimental Eye Research, 2023), and others. She has garnered awards such as Silver Fellow (2025), Council of Vision Editors Fellow (2024), Alcon Research Institute Young Investigator Award (2012), Buswell Fellowship (2010–2013), and Alpha Omega Alpha (2003). As principal investigator, she leads grants including a five-year $1.8 million NIH National Eye Institute R01 (2024) on corneal endothelium-extracellular matrix interactions in FECD, a Department of Veterans Affairs grant ($543,160, 2023–2027) on endothelial injuries, and an NIH K08 award ($854,900, 2018–2024).