Raj Patel, MD

Undergraduate Education: University of Tulsa, Tulsa Oklahoma, BS in Biochemistry
Medical School: The University of Oklahoma, MD
Internship: University of Missouri – Kansas City, Internal Medicine
Residency: University of Missouri – Kansas City, Ophthalmology

Dr. Raj Patel was born and raised in Springfield, MO. He went on to complete his undergraduate education at The University of Tulsa in Tulsa, OK where he obtained a degree in biochemistry. He then moved to Oklahoma City, OK where he completed medical school at the University of Oklahoma. There he graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha honors and participated in multiple research projects within ophthalmology. He then completed his internship in internal medicine and an ophthalmology residency at the University of Missouri – Kansas City where he gained an interest in the medical and surgical management of glaucoma.

Dr. Patel is an avid sports fan, cheering on the St. Louis Cardinals, Oklahoma Sooners, and the Kansas City Chiefs and looks forward to exploring Seattle during his fellowship year.

2022: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
2022: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Best Paper of the Session
2018-2022: Freda Sornsen Plummer Scholar
2018-2022: Sooner Heritage Scholarship
2018-2022: OU College of Medicine Non-Resident Tuition Award

Medical and surgical management of glaucoma

Surgical outcomes

Cooke DL, Cooke TL, Patel R, Heath MT, Gardiner M, Murphy DA, Riaz KM. New software program to improve biometry measurements obtained by an optical low-coherence reflectometry biometer. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2025;51(6):476–482. PMID: 39933143 

Heath MT, Mulpuri L, Kimiagarov E, Patel RP, Murphy DA, Levine H, Tonk RS, Cooke DL, Riaz KM. Intraocular lens power calculations in keratoconus eyes comparing keratometry, total keratometry, and newer formulae. Am J Ophthalmol. 2023;253:206–214. PMID: 37044197 

Patel RP, Samples JS, Riaz KM. A frugal method of notch modification of scleral contact lenses in the setting of complex ocular surface anatomy. Eye Contact Lens. 2022;48(2):88–90. PMID: 34812771