Overview
Philosophy of care | My goal as a cardiologist is to educate my patients about heart disease and prevention to improve their overall health and well-being. I will do my best to explain cardiac procedures and show empathy toward patient care. | Why I entered medicine | In college, I enjoyed health sciences such as anatomy and physiology. As a child, I loved to play video games and sports. Interventional cardiology requires precise hand-eye coordination, a skill I learned from my childhood hobbies. | Community involvement | I am involved with CORE (Community Organized Resuscitation Education) and the goal is to train others in our community about CPR to help save lives. | Personal interests | When I am not in the hospital, you can find me exercising, reading up on cars, or watching sports. I enjoy traveling and hiking with my wife and our family.
Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Tachycardia. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 60 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MEDICARE PDP
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Suite 300, Allentown, PA 18103
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Patel has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
5 Clinical Trials
Office
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LVH Cardiology-1250 Cedar Crest
Philosophy of care | I want to not only provide high quality care for you, but also develop a long-lasting relationship with you and your family. I always treat you as a human being with an ailment, not a patient number, room number or disease process. I always approach the management of my patients with the thought as to what I would want if this was my mother or father, or wife, or children. | Why I entered medicine | During my high school years, my sister fell ill with spinal cord cancer and spent the better part of 2.5 years hospitalized at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. We, being a small family, spent day and night in the hospital with her. It was during this time that I truly became enthralled with the field of medicine. Since I would sleep nights and spent my weekends there, the residents became my friends and began taking me on my rounds and teaching me. This provided the first exposure to practice of medicine. I then went on to medical school and obtained a residency at Columbia University. It was there that I met a wonderful teacher and mentor, Dr. Glenda Garvey, who in turn referred me to Dr. Mark Josephson to learn the field of electrophysiology. I could not have asked for a better education and owe my knowledge of electrophysiology to Dr. Josephson. | Community involvement | I have participated in several medical mission trips to South Africa, Haiti and Nicaragua. | Personal interests | I enjoy music and soccer. Dr. Cossu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Tachycardia. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Patel isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Patel isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Patel isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.
- Heart AttackDr. Patel isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- ApoplexyDr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- AngioplastyDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.