Biren Patel

Dr. Biren Patel earned his medical degree in 2013 at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Lubbock, Texas. He completed his Psychiatry internship and residency at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2016. He completed a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 2018 and an Addiction Psychiatry fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in 2019. During his fellowships, he cared for patients at Ben Taub Hospital, the Michael E. Debakey VA Medical Center, Devereux Residential Treatment Center, JSA Health Telepsychiatry, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Patel joined Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in 2019 and is managing physician of Behavioral Health.

While in his most recent fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry, he furthered his knowledge in academic medicine, psychotherapy, and the ability to publish peer-reviewed articles. Current endeavors include establishing the Behavioral Health department at an accountable care organization, Kelsey-Seybold, and working with medical professionals within a collaborative care model.

Dr. Patel is a member of the American Association of Addiction Psychiatry, the American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the American Psychiatric Association, and the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians.