Dr Parth Patel is a research fellow in the Work and Welfare State team at the Institute for Public Policy Research.
His research focuses on reducing inequalities and bettering our health and care system. He is interested in intersectional approaches to improve population health. In addition to his role at IPPR, Parth works at the UCL Institute of Health Informatics where he tries to make sense of complex data to improve the health of marginalised groups in society. He is currently researching ethnic disparities in covid-19.
Prior to joining IPPR, Parth worked as a junior doctor and was on the front line during the start of the coronavirus pandemic. He has been published in several academic journals and newspapers, including The Lancet, BMJ, The Independent and the Financial Times. He holds degrees in Natural Sciences and Medicine from the University of Cambridge.
