Vanessa Patel, M.D. — Behavioral Health

Vanessa Patel, M.D., specializes in pain psychiatry at ChristianaCare Behavioral Health. Her care for patients at the outpatient Comprehensive Pain Center includes chronic pain support group therapy, a program she established shortly after joining ChristianaCare. Dr. Patel earned her medical degree at the Medical University of the Americas and completed a psychiatry residency at Henry Ford Health System/Wayne State University. She is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Dr. Patel participates in chronic pain research and quality improvement projects and has authored abstracts accepted for presentation. She is a member of the American Association of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, and is a Top Doctor in The Global Directory of Who’s Who.