Meera Patel, MD
Radiation Oncologist
Secondary Location(s)
About Meera Patel, MD
Dr. Patel is a board-certified radiation oncologist and has been with Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers since 2006. Her areas of expertise include targeted radiation therapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SRS), intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), image guided radiotherapy (IGRT), 3-D conformal radiation therapy, and accelerated partial breast irradiation (ABPI). She treats a wide variety of cancers, with a special interest in breast cancers, head and neck cancers, lung cancers, prostate cancer, and skin cancers.
Dr. Patel always stays current in the rapidly changing world of cancer medicine, participating in cutting-edge science and using that knowledge to help her patients. She participates in many tumor boards, where she collaborates with other cancer specialists including surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, and medical oncologists. This allows her to provide a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to cancer treatment recommendations.
Dr. Patel has served as principal investigator for clinical trial studies and emphasizes the importance of participating in clinical research trials when appropriate to ensure her patients are receiving the most up-to-date, cutting-edge treatment for their disease.
Board Certifications
Radiation Oncology
Specialties
- Breast Cancer
- Benign/Non-Cancerous Diseases
- Keloids
- Dupuytren’s Contracture
- Ledderhose Disease
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Avascular Necrosis
- Heterotopic Ossification
- Central Nervous System (CNS) Tumors
- Adenomas
- Gliomas
- Meningiomas
- Schwannomas
- Gastrointestinal Cancers
- Anal Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- General Radiation Oncology
- 3D Conformational Radiation Therapy
- Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (ABPI)
- Breast Multi-Disciplinary Clinic
- Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Lung Multi-Disciplinary Clinic
- Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR)
- Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS, brain and spine)
- Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT)
- Genitourinary Cancers
- Gynecologic Cancers
- Cervical Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
- Head and Neck Cancers
- Laryngeal Cancer
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Oral Cavity Cancer
- Oropharyngeal Cancer
- Salivary Gland Cancer
- Sinonasal Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Tongue Cancer
- Lymphomas
- Non-Hodkin Lymphoma
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Oligometastatic Cancers
- Radionuclide Therapy
- Sarcoma
- Skin Cancers
- Basal Cell Cancer
- Melanoma
- Merkel Cell Cancer
- Squamous Cell Cancer
- Thoracic Cancers
- Esophageal Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Mesothelioma
- Thymoma
Education
Residency
Radiation Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Medical School
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask, Canada
Patient Care Philosophy
I strive to provide a very personalized management plan for each patient that balances the most current evidence-based treatment with the patients’ wishes and beliefs, recognizing that quality is just as important – if not more – as the quantity of life.