Physician Executive and Behavioral Scientist
Dr. Mitesh Patel is a leading expert on using nudges, gamification, and wearables to improve health
He has led more than 25 clinical trials in partnership with health systems, insurers, employers, and community organizations that tested ways to design nudges, incentives, and gamification to change clinician and patient behavior. This work includes digital health interventions using wearable devices and smartphones, and health system interventions using the electronic health record. His work has been published in leading medical journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Health Affairs. His work has been featured in numerous media outlets including the New York Times, NBC Today Show, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Forbes, Bloomberg, Time, NPR and CNN.
Key Appointments
Ascension Health
Vice President for Clinical Transformation and National Lead for Behavioral Insights.
Penn Medicine Nudge Unit
Dr. Patel was the Founding Director of the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit from 2016 to 2021, the world’s first behavioral design team embedded within a health system. He led a 20+ person behavioral design team that focused on improving health and health care through the use of nudges, gamification, and wearables. Learn more about the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit here.
Perelman School of Medicine
Ralph Muller Presidential Associate Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School. Dr. Patel is on faculty at the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation and the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics.
The Wharton School
Ralph Muller Presidential Associate Professor of Health Care Management at the Wharton School. He is also the Co-Director of the Wharton MBA course on e-health.
Crescenz VA Medical Center
Staff physician at the Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia from 2012 to 2021.
Honors / Awards
Timeline
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2020
Quality and Practice Innovation Award
Society of General Internal Medicine
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2019
BX Award for Outstanding Practitioner of the Year
Behavioral Exchange Conference
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2019
Young Physician-Scientist Award
American Society for Clinical Investigation
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2018
Alice S. Hersh Emerging Leader Award
Academy Health
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2018
Outstanding Junior Investigator of the Year
Society of General Internal Medicine
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2017
Paper of the Year Award
American Journal of Health Promotion
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2016
Clinical Scientist Development Award
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
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2016
Career Development Award
Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development
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2016
Best Research Abstract of the Year Award in Consumer Choice and Behavioral Economics
Academy Health
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2016
Hamolsky Award for Best Research Abstract of the Year
Society of General Internal Medicine
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2015
Hamolsky Award for Best Research Abstract of the Year
Society of General Internal Medicine
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2012-13
TEDMED Expert Panel on Faster Adoption of Best Practices
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2012-14
Fellow
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program