Overview
Michael Chu, DO, earned his medical degree from Western University of Health Sciences and completed his residency at Tufts Medical Center. He received his undergraduate degree in bioengineering from University of California Berkeley and is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Dr. Chu has been practicing medicine for 7 years. Prior to joining Piedmont, Dr. Chu was practicing at Kaiser Permanente.
Dr. Chu specializes in spine and sports conditions that include neck and low back pain, tailbone pain, joint pain, and musculoskeletal pain. Treatments include variety of procedures which include: Epidural steroid injections, Facet injections and medial branch blocks, Radiofrequency ablations, Spinal cord stimulator trial, Shoulder, hip, and knee injections including genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation, Sacroiliac joint injections and radiofrequency ablation, and Piriformis injections.
Dr. Chu has a special interest in partnering with people to overcome their pain so they can live the lives they want to live. In his spare time, Dr. Chu enjoys spending time with his family. He enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, basketball and mountain biking. Dr. Chu is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans.
Dr. Chu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Opisthotonos, Muscle Spasms, Coccydynia, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 72 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
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Locations
105 Collier Rd NW, Suite 1030, Atlanta, GA 30309
Clinical Research
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Anuj Patel, M.D., is a board eligible orthopedic surgeon, fellowship trained spine surgery. Dr. Patel specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery (MIS) techniques that allow for less post-operative pain, decreased soft tissue injury, less blood loss, and faster recovery times. He treats all spinal conditions of the neck and back including degenerative, traumatic, oncologic, and deformity conditions. Dr. Patel also treats pediatric orthopedic spine, including scoliosis.Dr. Patel performs all spinal surgeries including anterior and posterior cervical decompression and fusion, cervical disc replacement, cervical laminoplasty, lumbar microdiscectomy and laminectomy, and thoracic and lumbar anterior, lateral, and posterior fusion, all through minimally invasive approaches.Dr. Anuj Patel completed his fellowship training in 2019 including a surgery of the spine fellowship at the Harvard University Combined Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston, Massachusetts. Additionally, he holds a specialized sub-fellowship in minimally invasive techniques from the Microendoscopic Spine Institute, in Boston, MA, where he focused on endoscopic spine procedures.Dr. Patel completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the Emory University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Atlanta, Georgia in 2018 where he was elected chief resident of his residency program. Dr. Patel received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile, Alabama in 2013, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C. in 2009 with ACS Accreditation in Biology. Dr. Patel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Osteotomy, and Microdiscectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Chu isAdvanced. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- CoccydyniaDr. Chu isAdvanced. Learn about Coccydynia.
- Muscle SpasmsDr. Chu isAdvanced. Learn about Muscle Spasms.
- OpisthotonosDr. Chu isAdvanced. Learn about Opisthotonos.
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- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Chu isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Brachial PlexopathyDr. Chu isExperienced. Learn about Brachial Plexopathy.
- BursitisDr. Chu isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Chu isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Chronic PainDr. Chu isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Pain.
- Common Peroneal Nerve DysfunctionDr. Chu isExperienced. Learn about Common Peroneal Nerve Dysfunction.