Texas Health Internal Medicine Residency Clinic

Dipaben Patel, M.D., is a member of the core faculty of the Texas Health HEB and Texas Health Denton Internal Medicine Residency Program. She specializes in hospital medicine and is an active member of the medical staff at Texas Health HEB.

Dr. Patel graduated medical school from Government Medical College in Surat, India. She completed residency in internal medicine at University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. She was then recruited to teach academic medicine at the same hospital, followed by teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During her career, she has earned a wide range of clinical experience, working in small community hospitals and in academia.

Throughout her career, Dr. Patel has been passionate about preparing the next generation for the ever-changing field of hospital medicine. Dr. Patel is committed to fostering a culture of inclusivity for students of all backgrounds and genders, and works to create a sense of community for every resident physician in the residency program.

Family and work balance are important to Dr. Patel. She is married to a physician and they live in Southlake with two young children. Their unique, multi-generational home brings her great joy and keeps her days filled with love and laughter. Music is an essential part of Dr. Patel’s daily routine. She enjoys listening to all forms of music, especially from her native culture. She also enjoys experimenting in the kitchen and hosting large family gatherings.

Elizabeth Chandy D.O., is a board-certified internal medicine hospitalist. Since 2005, she has served on the medical staff of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford, where she is also medical director of cardiac rehabilitation. She is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and at the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU.

Dr. Chandy grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from Loyola University in Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in science, a double major in biology and anthropology, and minors in international studies and women’s studies. She then went on to earn her medical degree from Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and complete an internal medicine residency at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois.

Dr. Chandy is passionate and involved with mentoring the education of residents and medical students. She is currently working toward her master’s degree in medical education. She facilitates monthly clinical pathology case presentations and oversees the board review curriculum for the residents. She also mentors residents in scholarly activity and submission of abstracts, and attends conferences alongside residents. She is a well-being ambassador for the residency program.

Dr. Chandy spends her free time with her husband and children, and she volunteers monthly at Grace Community Clinic in Grapevine.

Dr. Kelly Isbell has served the primary care needs of adults and families as a board-certified family medicine physician since 2016. She is especially passionate about providing prevention-based services that promote improved wellbeing and living. Dr. Isbell also has served for many years as a mentor to medical students within the A.T. Still University College of Osteopathic Medicine based in Kirksville, Mo. (KCOM). As the college’s director of student medical education, she has overseen the development, direction and coordination of continuing medical education activities.

Dr. Isbell earned her medical degree from A.T. Still University KCOM before completing her family medicine residency at Abrazo Central Campus in Phoenix, Ariz. She remained in the Phoenix area, where she worked for HonorHealth until setting down roots in North Texas early in 2025.