Kashyap Patel is the CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates. Dr. Patel is a practicing medical oncologist, board certified in Hematology, Oncology, and Internal Medicine. He is immediate past president for the Community Oncology Alliance (COA), He is past chair for the clinical affairs and trustee for the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC). He has published/presented over 150 papers. He is frequently interviewed and cited in mainstream newspapers including NY times, Washington Post, NPR just to name a few. He has been an advisor for the large payers including DHHS (SC), Palmetto GBA, and serves on an advisory board for Medicaid HMOs. He has a special interest in end-of-life care, health care policy and economics, and he has expertise in Value Based Care and has successfully led Oncology Care Model pilots with two payers including with CMMI. Additionally, Dr Patel has been working directly with cancer patients for the last twenty years. He has served as chairman of several committees in numerous South Carolina hospitals. Moreover, he has extensive research experience in oncology. Dr. Patel has extensive legislative experience both at the local and national level. He has testified in state senate as well as has carried out capitol hill briefing on precision medicine. He has been honored by the US Congress for his exceptional contribution to the healthcare. Multiple journals have written about his life. He is now working with multiple national entities on cancer health disparities. He has started his own foundation www.nooneleftalone.org to address disparities. In addition, he is an author and his book Between Life and Death is published by the Penguin Random House www.betweenlifeanddeath.org. He is a nominee for the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for 2024.