Overview
After receiving his bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Dr. Patel earned his medical degree from the UAB School of Medicine. Following his residency at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, he completed a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Tennessee Health Science in Memphis, where he served as chief fellow.
During undergraduate school, Dr. Patel was elected to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, and during medical school was honored for his work in correlative pathology. In addition to several presentations at gastroenterology conferences, he has been published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.
Dr. Patel is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2016.
Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallbladder Disease. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
150 North Park Trail, Suite B, Stockbridge, GA 30281
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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- AscitesDr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about Ascites.
- EndoscopyDr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Experienced
- Childhood VolvulusDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Volvulus.
- Chronic Erosive GastritisDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Erosive Gastritis.
- CirrhosisDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- Colonic MalakoplakiaDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Colonic Malakoplakia.
- DiarrheaDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Diarrhea.
- Diverticular DiseaseDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Diverticular Disease.