Radiation Oncology

Rakesh R. Patel, MD

Director of Radiation Oncology

About

Rakesh R. Patel

Dr. Rakesh Patel is a board-certified radiation oncologist with more than 25 years of clinical experience and serves as Director of Radiation Oncology at IYA Medical. A graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine who trained in radiation oncology at the University of Wisconsin, he is a past president of the American Brachytherapy Society and served on the President's Cancer Panel breast cancer committee. His practice spans external beam radiation, brachytherapy, and integrative oncology, and he is the founder of Cascaid Health, a proactive-care health technology company.

Credentials & education

Doctor of Medicine (MD) — Indiana University School of Medicine, 1999
Board-Certified in Radiation Oncology (American Board of Radiology)
Residency in Radiation Oncology — University of Wisconsin
Past President, American Brachytherapy Society (2011)
President's Cancer Panel — Breast Cancer Committee (2020–2022)
Founder, Cascaid Health

Education

Indiana University School of Medicine — M.D., 1999
University of Wisconsin — Residency, Radiation Oncology
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center — Residency, Internal Medicine
University of Notre Dame — undergraduate

Experience

Director of Radiation Oncology
IYA Medical · Scottsdale, AZ
Current
Founder
Cascaid Health
Current
Clinician-founded platform for proactive, data-driven care.
Radiation Oncologist
Good Samaritan Hospital and El Camino Health, Los Gatos · Los Gatos, CA
20+ years
External beam radiation therapy, brachytherapy, accelerated and 3D conformal radiotherapy, integrative oncology.
President (2011); Board of Directors 2006–2011
American Brachytherapy Society
2006–2011
Chair, Board of Directors
Precision Health Equity Initiative
2023–present