Salil Patel, MD

Salil Patel, MD is a startup investor and translational scientist, with a 25-year record of leading teams to create/scale emerging technologies – spanning domains including neuro-stimulation, machine learning, signal processing, and digital health. As Managing Partner at Virtuosity LLC, Salil guides capital allocation for hedge funds and technology investors; adapting private commitments (including venture capital, esoteric PE, and bespoke credit) to supplement systematic return strategies. 

He is an inventor for 6 patents (granted/filed) in medical/consumer device UX and HCI, the awarding-PI or CSO for multiple Phase I and II SBIR and private R&D grants, and author of 20 peer-reviewed publications. He is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; a Fulbright Scholar, Rice University Fellow; and recipient of science awards from NASA, the US Navy, and the US Air Force.