Ashlesha Patel, MD
Enriched profileDivision Chair of Family Planning Services · Cook County Health
Ashlesha Patel is Division Chair of Family Planning Services at Cook County Health. OpenAlex indexes 100 publications with 1,980 citations (h-index 22); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 5 Nov 2026
Overview
Updated 7 Nov 2026
Ashlesha Patel, MD, is Division Chair of Family Planning Services at Cook County Health. The public record shows 100 publications with 1,980 citations (h-index 22), centered on Reproductive Health and Contraception, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 6 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · JCO oncology practice
- Top research focus: Reproductive Health and Contraception
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 6 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. 3 in PubMed. Counts exclude supporting files.
Citations across these publications.
H-index from these publications. i10-index 35.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Office address
1900 W Polk St, Chicago, IL 60612
Clinical trials
Updated 6 Nov 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Reproductive Health Program in Patients With Cancer
Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
- Innovative Tool to Increase Completion of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Series
Sponsor: Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Industry payments
Updated 6 Nov 2026
6 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.Program year202511 payments$12,853openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- ViiV Healthcare CompanyProgram year20258 payments
- CooperSurgical, Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Congress activity
Updated 6 Nov 2026
5 congress contributions (2019–2024) across ASCO, SIR Annual Scientific Meeting, SMFM Pregnancy Meeting per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- EROS: Engendering reproductive health within oncologic survivorship—ECOG-ACRIN E1Q11 paradoxical provision of reproductive health.
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2024Presenting author - Abstract No. 395 Epidemiological Insights into Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: A Comprehensive HCUP National Inpatient Sample Analysis
SIR Annual Scientific Meeting
SIR Annual Scientific Meeting2024Co-author - Estimating methadone dose at time of discharge among pregnant people hospitalized for management of OUD
SMFM Pregnancy Meeting
SMFM Pregnancy Meeting2023Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 6 Nov 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Engendering Reproductive Health Within Oncologic Survivorship Trial, ECOG-ACRIN E1Q11.
JCO oncology practice
Article2026 - Vasectomy interest and awareness among patients and their partners in prenatal clinics in the United States.
BMJ sexual & reproductive health
Article2022
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Drape estimation vs. visual assessment for estimating postpartum hemorrhageArticle294 citations2006
- 03
- 04Hypertensive Disease in Twin Pregnancies: A ReviewArticle115 citations2002
- 05RETIRED: Cancer and contraceptionArticle83 citations2012
Network
Updated 6 Nov 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 6 Nov 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/ashlesha-patel-md
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doximity.com/pub/ashlesha-patel-md-1e3d32c2
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Facebook
facebook.com/Cookcountyhhs/posts/dr-ashlesha-patel-spoke-with-cbs-chicago-about-the-recent-fda-approval-of-an-at-/1222642093200043
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →facebook.com ↗ - Other
cookcountyhealth.org/physicians/ashlesha-patel-md
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cookcountyhealth.org ↗ - Other
health.usnews.com/doctors/ashlesha-patel-603716
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feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/obgyn/faculty/profile.html
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Background & recognition
Updated 6 Nov 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
MPH, MsHQS
verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →feinberg.northwestern.edu ↗ - Medical degree
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →health.usnews.com ↗ - Board-certified obstetrician gynecologist
per Healthgrades listing
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →feinberg.northwestern.edu ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →facebook.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →podcasts.apple.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →facebook.com ↗
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