Mumtaz Patel
Mumtaz Patel | |
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| Born | Preston, Lancashire, UK |
| Education | University of Manchester |
| Known for | NHS England post-graduate associate dean in the north-west President of the Royal College of Physicians (2025) |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Physician |
| Field | Nephrology |
| Institutions | Leeds General Infirmary Wythenshawe Hospital Manchester Royal Infirmary |
| Sub-specialties | Kidney disease |
| Research | Lupus nephritis Medical education |
Mumtaz Patel is a British nephrologist based at the Manchester Royal Infirmary and NHS England post-graduate associate dean in the north-west. During her tenure as vice president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) between 2020 and 2023, she played a key role in creating the Global Women Leaders Programme, which supports female physicians in achieving leadership positions. The following year she became the RCP's acting president, and in 2025 she was elected that institutes president.