Anish Patnaik is a multi-lingual physician with an interdisciplinary background in liberal arts and public health and an extensive training in internal medicine and pediatrics. Dr. Patnaik is committed to providing medical care that is mindful of a person’s individual nature and environment.
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.
Best Teaching Resident, August 2023
University of Texas Health Science Center
• Voted by medical students on their pediatric core rotation for best teaching amongst upper level residents on the rotation
Walter G. Sterling Award, May 2020
University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School
• Recognized by faculty amongst a medical class of 242 for scholastic and clinical excellence throughout all four years of medical school