Dr Sajan Patel
Dr Sajan Patel is a Teaching Associate in Medicine at Green Templeton College, University of Oxford. He is an Academic Specialised Foundation Doctor and incoming NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Dermatology (Digital).
With a research focus on applied artificial intelligence (AI) in dermatology and oncology, Sajan’s work sits at the interface of clinical medicine, data science, and translational AI. He has an emphasis on the safe and clinically grounded deployment of AI systems.
Research areas include:
- Agentic and Generative AI
- Multimodal Machine Learning
- Synthetic Data Generation
- AI Benchmarking and Evaluation
Sajan is an investigator on the TrustedMDT study, a multi-agent artificial intelligence system developed by researchers at the University of Oxford to support cancer treatment planning during multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings.
Through a strategic collaboration with Microsoft and Oxford University Innovation, TrustedMDT has been integrated into Microsoft Teams and is being piloted at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, representing one of the earliest deployments of agentic AI within a clinically realistic tumour board environment using real patient data.
Prior to moving to Oxford, Sajan obtained his medical degree and a BSc in Surgical Design, Technology, and Innovation from Imperial College London. During his medical elective, he worked as an Associate at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), contributing to strategy and innovation projects for a global medical technology company.
Outside of his clinical and research work, Sajan serves as an ambassador for Just Like Us, a charity supporting LGBT+ young people, and is an avid baker and hiker.
