Mumtaz Patel

Mumtaz Patel
Born
EducationUniversity of Manchester
Known forPresident of the Royal College of Physicians (2025)
Medical career
ProfessionPhysician
FieldNephrology
InstitutionsManchester Royal Infirmary
Sub-specialtiesKidney disease
ResearchLupus nephritis
Medical education

Mumtaz Patel is a British nephrologist and the president of the Royal College of Physicians of London. She is also NHS England post-graduate associate dean in the north-west since 2016 and the RCP's senior censor. Between 2020 and 2023 she was the RCP's global vice president and vice president for education and training between 2023 and 2025. Patel was initially appointed as acting president in 2024, following the resignation of Sarah Clarke, before being elected in April 2025. She is the first Muslim and first woman of Indian origin to hold the role.