Background
Patel, Anil S. was born on June 28, 1939 in Baroda, India. Came to United States, 1961, naturalized. Son of Shankerbhai S. and Gangaben T. Patel.
engineer executive medical research researcher
Patel, Anil S. was born on June 28, 1939 in Baroda, India. Came to United States, 1961, naturalized. Son of Shankerbhai S. and Gangaben T. Patel.
Bachelor of Science, U. Baroda, India, 1960. Master of Science, Purdue University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University,1966.
Postgraduate, Stanford University, 1993.
Senior research scientist Baxter Travenol laboratories Incorporated., Morton Grove, Illinois, 1968-1974. Chief scientist Cavitron Corporation, New York City, 1974-1979.
Chief scientist and manager advanced products research Cooper Vision Systems division Cooper Vision Incorporated. (formerly Cavitron Corporation), Irvine, California, 1979-1983, Cooper Vision Incorporated. division, Bellevue, Washington, 1983-1986, director advanced product research, chief scientist, Cooper Vision CILCO division The Cooper Companies, Incorporated., Bellevue, 1986-1989.
Director research intra ocular lens Alcon laboratories, Incorporated., Fort Worth, 1989-1992, senior director research surgical products, 1993.
Senior research scientist Baxter Travenol Laboratories Inc., Morton Grove, Illinois, 1968-1974. Chief scientist Cavitron Corporation, New York City, 1974-1979. Chief scientist, manager advanced prodcts research Cooper Vision Systems division Cooper Vision Inc.
(formerly Cavitron Corporation), Irvine, California, 1979-1983, Bellevue, Washington, 1983-1986. Director advanced product research, chief scientist Cooper Vision CILCO division Cooper Companies, Inc., 1986-1989. Director research intraocular lens Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, 1989-1992, senior director research surgical products, 1993-2000, vice president research surgical products, 2001—2002.
Consultant Global Healthcare, Seattle, since 2003.
Organizer Highland Park (Illinois) Chess Club, 1970-1974, White Plains (New York ) Chess Club, 1974-1977. Fellow American Society Laser Medicine and Surgery (founder). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association for Advancement Medical Instrumentation (chairman infrared warmers and incubators standards committee 1978-1980, pulmonary function devices-spirometer standards subcommittee 1978-1980), American National Standards Institute (committee intraocular lenses standard 1988-1994, viscoelastic ophthalmic devices 1992—2002, appointed technical expert delegate United States of America technical advisory group International Standards Organization technical committee since 1992, vice elastic ophthalmic devices 1992-2002), American Society Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Association Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, International Society Refractive Keratoplasty, Society Biomaterials, Sigma Xi.
Married Asha Rairkar, August 22, 1992. Children: Ravi, Sunil.