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Dr. Patterson received his undergraduate training in molecular biology from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He then went on to Northwestern University Medical School for training in medicine. During the early stages of the AIDS epidemic, Dr. Patterson began investigating cellular reservoirs of HIV-1 using molecular and in situ technology patented in his laboratory. Dr. Patterson went on to a residency in Pathology focusing on viral pathogenesis. While in his residency, Dr. Patterson determined that enough HIV virus was present in infected individuals to account for the massive destruction of the immune system. This paradigm altering work was published in Science in 1993. Dr. Patterson later was named Chief Resident of Pathology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dr. Patterson has authored over 100 manuscripts and book chapters and he continues his medical work to this day.

Dr. Purvi Parikh is an allergist and immunologist at Allergy and Asthma Associates of Murray Hill. She is currently on faculty as Clinical Assistant Professor in both departments of Medicine and Pediatrics at New York University School of Medicine.

She is passionate about health policy and is on the board of directors of the advocacy council of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. She travels to Washington, D.C. to influence policy, and advocate for her patients on behalf of these organizations as well as the United Nations Foundation/shot@life and Allergy and Asthma Network.

She was recently chosen to be in the inaugural class of Emory University’s “40 under 40” class, an honor given to outstanding graduates in their 20s and 30s in all of Emory’s graduate and undergraduate programs.

Dr. Parikh is a spokesperson for the Allergy and Asthma Network. She frequently makes appearances as a medical contributor on our behalf to CNBC, FOX, CNN, and CBS.

As a resident of New York City, Dr. Parikh has been on the front lines of this viral outbreak and has unique perspectives about the COVID-19 outbreak. She also is currently involved as an investigator in multiple clinical trials for the development of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Ram Yogendra is a board-certified anesthesiologist with a background in public health. He received his undergraduate degree in biology (B.A.) at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and his Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) in Tropical and Communicable Diseases from the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. He went onto receive his medical degree (M.D.) from St. George’s University and complete his residency at the State University of New York Downstate, Brooklyn, New York. Prior to medical school, Dr. Yogendra worked as an Infection Control Practitioner at Florida Hospital (now Advent Health), Orlando, Florida and then in the HIV/AIDS Division of the Pinellas County Department of Health, St. Petersburg, Florida where he was part of the Jail Linkage Project, a collaboration between the DOH and GlaxoSmithKline, to conduct risk assessments of inmates to determine those at high risk of infection and in need of HIV/STD/TB/Hepatitis testing, treatment, and follow-up services.