Jenil Patel

Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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17 h-index 76 pubs 9,300 cited

Research Areas

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Health disparities and outcomes Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Child and Adolescent Health Immune Response and Inflammation Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Mental Health Research Topics

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Jenil Patel's research investigates health disparities and outcomes, with a particular focus on the impacts of COVID-19 and related inflammatory conditions on various populations. Patel has published meta-analyses on inflammatory and cardiac markers in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19, as well as systematic reviews on the neurological manifestations of COVID-19. Further research has explored sex differences in comorbidities associated with Sjögren's disease and gender disparities in COVID-19 symptomology among adults in Arkansas. Additionally, Patel's work includes studies on downward national trends in mental health treatment offered in Spanish and metabolomics signatures related to maternal health in pregnancies affected by congenital heart defects. Patel holds an h-index of 17 with over 9,300 citations across 76 publications and collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Wendy Nembhard and Emine Bircan.

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h-index: 17
Publications: 76
Citations: 9,300

Selected Publications

Comorbidities and Healthcare Utilization Among Young Adults With Congenital Heart Defects by Down Syndrome Status—Congenital Heart Survey to Recognize Outcomes, Needs, and <scp>wellbeinG</scp>, 2016–2019 (2025) DOI
Fever and antibiotic use in maternal urinary tract infections during pregnancy and risk of congenital heart defects: Findings from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (2023) DOI
Gender disparities in symptomology of COVID-19 among adults in Arkansas (2023) DOI
Social determinants of health and COVID-19: An evaluation of racial and ethnic disparities in attitudes, practices, and mental health (2023) DOI
Maternal exposure to heparin products and risk of birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (2022) DOI
Prevalence and Clustering of Congenital Heart Defects Among Boys With Hypospadias (2022) DOI
Racial disparities in symptomatology and outcomes of COVID-19 among adults of Arkansas (2022) DOI
Metabolomics Signatures and Subsequent Maternal Health among Mothers with a Congenital Heart Defect-Affected Pregnancy (2022) DOI
Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Management of Acute Pediatric Bipolar Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2021) DOI
Identifying community needs of the Hispanic faith community to develop a research agenda (2021) DOI
The inflammatory markers of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS‐C) and adolescents associated with COVID‐19: A meta‐analysis (2021) DOI
Paternal genetic variants and risk of obstructive heart defects: A parent-of-origin approach (2021) DOI
The Inflammatory Markers of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C) and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Meta-Analysis (2021) DOI
A Comprehensive Systematic Review of CSF analysis that defines Neurological Manifestations of COVID-19 (2021) DOI