About Me
Director of the Research Core, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center
Practice Goal
To improve active life expectancy and advance health equity through community-based and population-based research.
Kushang V. Patel, PhD, MPH
Research Professor
Adjunct Research Professor, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine
Location
UW Medical Center - Montlake
Focus
My research focuses on investigating exercise and non-pharmacologic treatments to improve pain management and reduce risk of injury among older adults, as well as advancing the epidemiology of pain, multimorbidity, physical functioning, and falls.
Location
Harborview Medical Center, UW Health Sciences
Residency/Fellowship
Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, National Institute on Aging, NIH 2004-2007
Exploring different places and cultures, cooking food, getting outdoors, and connecting with family and friends.