Dr. Aesha Patel
Interventional Radiologist
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Dr. Aesha Patel is an interventional radiologist practicing in Evanston, Illinois.
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Episode # 666 • 28 Jul 2026
Dear IR Residency: Residency Reflection
What do new interventional radiologists wish they had known before starting residency? On this reflective episode of BackTable, Dr. Neil Jain is joined by chief residents Dr. Aesha Patel and Dr. Gregg Khodorov as they look back on six years of IR/DR training. They share what they wish they’d known as applicants, from the growing emotional weight of complications near graduation to the essential role of co-residents, support networks, and the evolving balance between confidence and competence.
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Dr. Aesha Patel is a vascular and interventional radiologist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, where she completed integrated interventional radiology training after earning her medical degree from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and completing her surgical internship at Rush. Her interests within interventional radiology include vascular disease and limb preservation, and she has contributed academically to the field as a co-editor of Limb Preservation for the Vascular Specialist: From Wound Care to Wound Closure. Dr. Patel is also active within the broader interventional radiology community, participating in national educational and professional forums focused on the future of the specialty, physician training, and patient care.
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