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Portrait of Priya Dixit-Patel

Dr. Priya Dixit-Patel

Commissioner

Biography

Dr. Priya Dixit-Patel is a board certified family physician practicing for the last twenty years, and currently works for Christiana Care at Smyrna Family Practice. Born in Varanasi India, Dr. Dixit-Patel immigrated to the United States at the age of three. She returned to India to complete her Middle school studies, and credits this part of her life as being the foundation for her strong cultural identity. Dr. Dixit-Patel attended the University of Pittsburgh for undergraduate studies and attended the Ross University School of Medicine for her Medical degree. She completed her residency in Somerset Medical Center in New Jersey and did an additional year of training at Newark Beth Israel Hospital in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Dixit-Patel resides in Dover with her husband Dr. Sharad Patel and their two children Jiya and Ruhan. She enjoys living in the community she serves, and sees the opportunity to work in an underserved area as both challenging and rewarding.