AJMC February 20, 2023
Kashyap Patel, MD, wears many hats, but starting January 1, 2023, he set one aside: After serving 2 years as the president of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA), Patel transitioned to immediate past president, while remaining a member of the executive committee. He is CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, based in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where many of his patients are poor and uninsured or underinsured.
Patel took the helm at COA in January 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States was hitting its second peak of hospitalizations—and before the first round of vaccines reached the public. Already, the pandemic had brought to the surface a long-simmering issue: Incredible advances in cancer research and treatment...