Tejesh S Patel MD, FAAD
Amonette-Rosenberg Endowed Chair and Associate Professor, Kaplan-Amonette Department of Dermatology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TennesseeTejesh Patel, MD, is the Amonette-Rosenberg Endowed Chair of Dermatology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC).
A native of London, England, Dr. Patel completed an internal medicine internship and a dermatology residency with the UTHSC College of Medicine, as well as a dermatopathology fellowship with the Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Patel is author and co-author to more than 40 medical publications, book chapters, and presentations. The majority of his past research has centered on pruritus. He has also served as president for both the Tennessee Dermatology Society and the Memphis Dermatology Society. Furthermore, he currently serves as board member on a number of committees within the American Academy of Dermatology.