Binita Patel, MD
- Emergency Medicine
Chief of Quality and Safety, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Main Campus
Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Phone:
832-824-5497
Languages: English, Gujarati
Departments:
Get to know Binita Patel, MD
Dr. Patel currently is the chief of quality and safety for the section of emergency medicine and medical director for main campus, TCH. She has completed the Advance Training Program in Health Care Delivery Improvement at Intermountain Health in Utah and received her greenbelt training in Lean Six Sigma through Texas Children’s Hospital. On a national level, she served as a member of the advisory panel for the sepsis collaborative through the Children’s Hospital Association. She is a member of the pediatric septic shock collaborative through the American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee for Quality Transformation and served on the national advisory committee as the data subcommittee co-chairperson. Her interests lie in improving the quality of care delivered to children. Her research activities and quality improvement projects reflect her interests in implementation of best known practices and improving efficiency and patient flow through healthcare systems.
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Fellowship | Pediatric Emergency Medicine | 2006 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Residency | Pediatrics | 2003 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 2000 |
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Member |
* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Mullan PC, Macias CG, Hsu D, Alam S, Patel B. A novel briefing checklist at shift handoff in an emergency department improves situational awareness and safety event identification. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2015:31(4):231-238. PMID 25198767.
Mullan PC, Wuestner E, Kerr TD, Christopher DP, Patel B. Implementation of an In Situ Qualitative Debriefing Tool for Resuscitations. Resuscitation. 2013;84(7):946-951. PMID 23266394.
Li J, Patel B, Giardino AP, Battenfield KA, Macias CG. Comparison of Primary Physician Patterns of and attitudes on Emergency Department Use. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2012; 28(12):1353-1360. PMID 23187997.
Li J, Caviness AC, Patel B. The effect of a triage team on patient time in department in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2011;27(8): 687-692. PMID 21811202.
Cruz AT, Perry AM, Williams EA, Graf JM, Wuestner ER, Patel B. Implementation of goal-directed therapy for children with suspected sepsis in the emergency department. Pediatrics. 2011;127(3): e758-e766. PMID 21339277.
Cruz AT, Patel B, DiStefano MC, Codispoti CR, Shook JE, Demmler-Harrison GJ, Sirbaugh PE. Outside the box and into thick air: implementation of an external mobile pediatric emergency response team (MPERT) for North American H1N1 (swine) influenza virus in Houston, TX. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2010;55(1):23-31. PMID 1983479.
Patel B, Kennebeck SS, Caviness AC, Macias CG. The Utilization of a Discharge Facilitator Improves Recall of Emergency Department Discharge Instructions for Acute Gastroenteritis. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2009;25(9): 558-564. PMID 19755887.
Macias CG, Patel B. Quality Improvement in Pediatric Emergency Department Asthma Care. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine. 2009;10:103-108.
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