Biography

Anish Patnaik, MD, MPH, is a board-certified physician dual trained in internal medicine and pediatrics, with specialization in pediatric hospital medicine. He is an assistant professor and a key faculty member in the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. In his clinical role as a Med–Peds hospitalist, Dr. Patnaik provides compassionate, evidence-based inpatient care at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center while maintaining a holistic approach that addresses both acute illness and broader social determinants of health.

Dr. Patnaik completed both his MD and MPH in Community Health Sciences at McGovern Medical School and School of Public Health at UTHealth Houston, earning the prestigious Walter G. Sterling Award for clinical excellence among a class of 240 students. Dr. Patnaik went on to complete his Med–Peds residency at the same institution in 2024, where he also served as chief resident.

His clinical and scholarly interests include medical education, global health, and social determinants of health. He has contributed to research on multidisciplinary interventions — from addressing firearm safety counseling in pediatric residency training to case-based pediatric oncology work. He currently is focused on developing curriculum for point-of-care ultrasound in pediatric hospital medicine, simulation education to assist residents in rapids and codes, and integration of artificial intelligence with EHR simulation platforms to improve resident preparation.

Beyond his clinical and academic roles, Dr. Patnaik is passionate about community health. During medical school he led a nutrition education initiative for refugee children in Houston and continues to integrate community-based interventions into his practice. He is also multilingual and balances his professional life by playing guitar, hiking, running, and spending quality time with his family.

Education

Medical School
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, 2020
Graduate School
School of Public Health at UTHealth Houston, 2020
Residency
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, 2024

Publications

Dr. Patnaik’s ORCID profile contains the most complete list of publications.

1. Rav, E. S., Wahba, A., Patnaik, A., Toruner, G., Hittle, A., Toepfer, L., … & McCall, D. (2023). A balancing act:
Blinatumomab use in a rare occurrence of Philadelphia chromosome-positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in an
adolescent patient with Down syndrome. Pediatric blood & cancer, 70(5), e30191.

2. Cochrane Haematology Group, Schmelz, J., Heesen, P., Patnaik, A., Holder, T., Lee, H. J., & Molony, D. A. (2021).
Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1996(9).

3. Toy EC, Aisenberg GM. Case Files. Internal medicine. Patnaik A, editor, Chapter 13. New York: Mcgraw-Hill
Education; 2021.

4. McKay, S., Bagg, M., Patnaik, A., Topolski, N., Ibraheim, M. K., Zhao, N., & Aitken, M. E. (2020). Addressing firearm
safety counseling: integration of a multidisciplinary workshop in a pediatric residency program. Journal of graduate
medical education, 12(5), 591-597.

5. Pérez, C. A., Patnaik, A., Oommen, S., Redko, A., & Mathis, S. B. (2020). Tumefactive demyelinating lesions in children:
a rare case of conus medullaris involvement and systematic review of the literature. Journal of Child Neurology, 35(10),
690-699.

6. Patnaik, A., Tran, J., McWhorter, J. W., Burks, H., Ngo, A., Nguyen, T. D., … & Monlezun, D. (2020). Regional variations
in medical trainee diet and nutrition counseling competencies: Machine learning-augmented propensity score analysis of
a prospective multi-site cohort study. Medical Science Educator, 30, 911-915.

7. Buck, D., Murray B., Patnaik, A. (Mar, 2020). Three steps Houston officials must take now to address homelessness during
pandemic [Opinion]. Published in: Houston Chronicle; Houston, TX, USA.