Anna Patel, M.D.

About Anna Patel, M.D.

Dr. Anna Patel is a Board Certified gastroenterologist practicing in the Chicago metropolitan area. Although Dr. Patel treats a variety of GI issues, she focuses on management of various liver diseases, including cirrhosis. Prior to joining GI Alliance of Illinois, Dr. Patel practiced at Illinois Digestive and Liver Disease Specialists.

Patients can expect to receive thorough and compassionate care when they visit Dr. Patel. She believes in working with patients and forming genuine physician-patient relationships in order to provide individualized and comprehensive gastroenterology and hepatology care.

Dr. Patel received her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering with a minor in psychology from Illinois Institute of Technology. She obtained her medical degree from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science- The Chicago Medical School. Following her graduation, she completed her internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She also completed her transplant hepatology fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and served as chief fellow.

In her free time, Dr. Patel enjoys spending time with her family, as well as traveling.

Education & Training

• Medical degree at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science-The Chicago Medical School
• Internal Medicine Residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
• Gastroenterology Fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
• Hepatology Fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital

Professional Affiliations

• American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)

Awards & Recognitions

• One of three winners for Best Oral Vignette Presentation at the 31st Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting (2008)
• Participation in the 3rd Annual American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Investing in the Future: Promoting Diversity in GI Training program held in conjunction with Digestive Disease Week, May 2008 in San Diego, California; selected participant at the course held May 17-18, 2008
• Medical College of Wisconsin Digestive Disease Center grant awarded in February 2011 for The Role of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
• One of 20 winners of the 2011 Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Housestaff Research Award
• Awarded a travel grant to attend the 2012 Academic Skills Workshop sponsored by the AGA Institute and the AASLD held in Chicago, Illinois
• Awarded a travel grant to attend the 2012 American Society of Transplantation Fellows Symposium held in Dallas, Texas