Sandip Patel is a Professor of Medical Oncology at UC San Diego. He holds several leadership positions within the institution, including Deputy Director of the Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center, Leader of Experimental Therapeutics, and Co-Leader of the Solid Tumor Therapeutics Program. He also serves as the Medical Director for Clinical Research Informatics.

Patel's clinical and research focus areas include NSCLC/Thoracic Cancers, solid tumor cell therapy, and toxicity interception.