Veena Patel, M.D.

Veena Patel, M.D., is a board-certified rheumatologist. She has outpatient clinical sites at UT Health Austin and CommUnityCare Health Centers and sees inpatient rheumatology consults at Dell Seton Medical Center. She teaches medical students and residents in both outpatient and inpatient settings.

Patel earned her medical degree from the American University of Antigua College of Medicine, located in Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean, and was valedictorian of her graduating class. She earned her bachelor’s in microbiology from The University of Texas at Austin. She completed a residency in internal medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and a chief residency in quality and patient safety at Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. She completed her fellowship in rheumatology at the University of Chicago. Patel’s clinical and research interests revolve around quality improvement, health equity and high-value care. She is a member of the American College of Rheumatology, the State of Texas Association of Rheumatologists and the Texas Medical Association.