Neeraj Patel

Dr. Neeraj Patel is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago who specializes in pediatric sports medicine. He is Director of Orthopaedic Health Disparity & Community Engagement Programs and Co-Director of the Sports Medicine & Performance Program. He is also Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Medical Social Sciences at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed residency training at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases followed by a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Patel is one of the 4% of academic orthopaedic surgeons with NIH funding, which supports his passion for health equity research. He applies innovative approaches to partner with community members and co-design interventions to reduce disparities in pediatric orthopaedics. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles. Dr. Patel was a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons work group tasked with creating clinical practice guidelines for the management of ACL injuries. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society (PRiSM) and the editorial board of the Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA).