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Barbara A. Gabriel
Kashyap Patel, MD, is a practicing oncologist and has been working directly with cancer patients for the past 20 years. He is the CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates; vice president of the Community Oncology Alliance; former member of the ACCC Board of Trustees; chair of the ACCC Clinical Affairs Committee; medical director at the International Oncology Network; and past president of the South Carolina Oncology Society. A certified trainer for physicians with Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC), Dr. Patel has been a speaker at several continuing medical education events. Dr. Patel has led committees in numerous South Carolina hospitals and has extensive research experience in the field of oncology. In August 2020, Dr. Patel published Between Life and Death. Read more about Dr. Patel and his book at betweenlifeanddeath.org.
Barbara Gabriel, MA, is associate editor, Oncology Issues.