She also holds leadership roles with the Midland Quality Alliance and Healthy City Midland and is affiliated with the Texas Medical Association, the American Medical Association and the American College of Physicians. Patel is known for her work in lifestyle medicine

Maharashtra recorded 14,526 child deaths across seven districts in three years, Public Health Minister Prakash Abitkar at Maharashtra winter session. The state also reported rising malnutrition cases. Meanwhile, Mumbai police logged 82 missing children cases in just 36 days, highlighting urgent safety concerns