Medical misinformation is rampant but science always wins…

Hi there - Welcome. I’m Dr. Anita K. Patel, MD. I am a pediatric critical care physician, academic researcher, and associate professor involved in NIH-funded AI research. I have a sense of self, a sense of purpose, a sense of deserving all that I have worked hard for, and a sense that I am not only doing what I am meant to do on this Earth, but there are even more great things ahead yet to be realized.

My Instagram morphed from a page about a very early career academic aspiring physician scientist and attending in pediatric critical care at a top 5 Children's hospital to almost entirely medical education. And in this transition I truthfully did not realize that the page had become a home for many of you to get your scientifically sound parenting education. There is power in education, but perhaps even greater power in seeing someone practice the education they preach. This little detail is one that is not lost on me. With the vast amount of medical misinformation on social media and the internet these days, I hope this space serves as a trusted resource for you that you can search, bookmark, and most importantly - trust. 

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