Dr. Arati Patel is a board-certified medical oncologist who has been treating oncology patients in Calvert County for more than 20 years. She attended Albert Einstein Medical School in New York and received her residency and fellowship training from New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Patel was instrumental in establishing the Sheldon E Goldberg Center for Breast Care which opened doors in 2010. She serves as the Medical Oncology Director for the Breast Center and her medical practice is concentrated on breast oncology.

In January 2016, she was named the Thoracic Oncology Program Leader and has worked with her colleagues and administration to develop the Lung Cancer Screening Program and the Thoracic Oncology Tumor Board here at CalvertHealth. In addition, Dr. Patel also helps to lead efforts in quality, community outreach activities focused on cancer prevention and early detection.

Dr. Patel takes an integrated and holistic approach to medical care when developing treatment plans with her patients and their families. “It is a commonly used term, but this approach is paramount in comprehensive oncology care. Integrating various therapeutic strategies to address the whole person, medically, physically, emotionally and socially, results in a much more successful and less harmful outcome.” She works with her patients to set realistic health goals and encourages them to work on nutrition, physical fitness and stress reduction, resulting in a much fuller quality of life.