Advanced in Encephalitis

Dr. Palak S. Patel

Neurology
HackenSack Meridian health
JFK New Jersey Neuroscience Institute
65 James Street, 
Edison, NJ 
18 Years of Experience

Advanced in Encephalitis
HackenSack Meridian health
JFK New Jersey Neuroscience Institute
65 James Street, 
Edison, NJ 
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Overview

Palak Patel is a Neurologist in Edison, New Jersey. Dr. Patel has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Partial Familial Epilepsy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Encephalitis.

Graduate Institution
C.U. Shah Medical College, 2008
Residency
New York University Langone Medical Center
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in MI
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Fellowships
University of Michigan Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Jfk University Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Cigna
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Clover Health
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Horizon Healthcare
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Humana
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Independent Health
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Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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Medicare
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MVP Health
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Oscar
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Premera Blue Cross
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TeamCare
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UnitedHealthcare
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Wellcare
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Locations

JFK New Jersey Neuroscience Institute
65 James Street, Edison, NJ 8820.
Call: 732-321-7010
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      • Encephalitis
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      • Epilepsy
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      • Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure
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      • Partial Familial Epilepsy
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      • Partial Seizure
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      • Seizures
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      • Absence Seizure
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      • Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE)
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      • Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
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