Ravi Patel, MD FACP

Director of Medical Oncology & Hematology

Dr. Ravi Patel is a board certified Medical Oncologist who has been practicing for more than 30 years. He completed his residency at the University of Illinois after obtaining a medical degree from Gujarat University Medical College in India. He went on to complete a fellowship in Hematology/ Oncology from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine.

From the early stages of his career, Dr. Patel was exposed to and focused on bone marrow transplantation along with a wide variety of oncology and hematology training.

Dr. Patel founded Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center in 1984, growing it from a 1,200 square foot office with one employee into the comprehensive, community focused, diagnostic, treatment, educational and research-based cancer center it is today with over 250 employees and a 120,000 square foot campus.

While serving as managing director of the center, Dr. Patel continues to actively care for his patients and serve as principal investigator on the center’s many clinical research studies. Dr. Patel is actively involved with the leading pharmaceutical manufacturers and academic research programs to assure that cancer patients in Kern County have access to the most cutting-edge medicines and treatments available anywhere in the world.

Through choosing to work with the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center TRIO-US Network, UCLA employees manage clinical trials alongside CBCC’s own research staff. Several of the treatments tested at CBCC have proven to be highly successful and have gone on to receive approval from the Federal Government’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These breakthrough treatments have changed the way many forms of cancer are now being managed around the world.

As a result of his clinical research experience, Dr. Patel has authored several scientific papers in such respected journals as the Journal of Clinical Oncology and Clinical Lymphoma. He is sought after as a lecturer and consultant on clinical oncology issues and patient care. He serves as an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA and is actively involved with the Residency Program in Internal Medicine at the Kern County Medical Center.

Medical Degree:
Gujarat University Medical College in Surat- India

Residency:
University of Illinois Ravenswood Hospital- Illinois

Fellowship:
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine

Practicing since 1984

Words can’t even express the level of gratitude I feel towards Dr. Patel and the staff. I was his patient for 10 years, and he was always so positive, spent the time with me I needed, and answered all my questions with honesty and without behaving as if I was bothering him or taking time he didn’t have. He was humble when appropriate, and authoritative when appropriate. He was always encouraging and supportive, and I looked forward to my appointments. The best doctor I’ve ever had!!

A.S., Bakersfield, CA

A very nice doctor, He will make you feel that everything will be ok. You can tell that he does really care about his patients. Him & his staff are very aggressive or fast in getting those approvals for procedures from the insurances. And everything will be done as soon as it was approved by insurance. It could be the same day or the latest is the next day. Everytime we went to his office or CBCC, we didn’t feel that we are facing a very difficult time in our life because of cancer.

Jacquelyn Tortal in Bakersfield, CA

Warning signs behind colorectal and kidney cancers

March 10, 2025 | KGET

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — March is Colorectal and Kidney Cancer Awareness Month and Dr. Ravi Patel, from the Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center, joined 17 News at Sunrise to talk more about the latest cancer clinical trials.

Cervical Cancer: Prevention and Early Detection

February 5, 2025 | KGET

When the topic of cancer comes up, the cancers typically discussed are breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, and stomach cancer. However, cervical cancer is rarely part of the conversation. Cervical cancer is particularly important because it often affects younger individuals.

Cervical Cancer Awareness: Early Detection and Prevention with Dr. Ravi Patel

January 23, 2025 | KGET

In recognition of Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Studio 17 host Kait Hill spoke with Dr. Ravi Patel from CBCC to discuss the importance of early screening and prevention. Despite being one of the most preventable cancers, nearly 12,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year.

Cause, symptoms, stages and treatments of lung cancer

November 11, 2024 | KGET

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — It is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and Dr. Ravi Patel, from the Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center, joined 17 News at Sunrise to talk more about this leading cause of cancer in the United States.

Lung Cancer is the leading cause of death in the United States claiming thousands of lives every year.

Breast Cancer Awareness month with Dr. Ravi Patel

October 14, 2024 | KGET

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Dr. Ravi Patel, from the Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center, joined 17 News at Sunrise to talk more about new developments in breast cancer research.

According to Dr. Patel, keeping up to date with mammograms, reducing alcohol consumption, keeping your weight down, exercising regularly, and taking the exam will reduce the chances of being diagnosed.

Kern Family Health Care partners with CBCC offering no-cost mammograms

October 3, 2024 | 23 ABC Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Cost is just one reason many go undiagnosed for breast cancer in Kern County. Kern Family Health Care Center is partnering with the CBCC to offer no-cost mammograms.

Dr. Ravi Patel discusses radio frequencies’ link to brain cancer, best age to get mammograms

September 9, 2024 | KGET

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — There are a lot of new and exciting discoveries in the world of cancer research and Dr. Ravi Patel, from the Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center, joined 17 News at Sunrise to talk about the latest findings in Prostate Cancer and much more.

Dr. Patel begins with debunking the widespread concern of cell phone radio frequency causing brain cancer as there is no definite evidence.

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