Dr. Viral P. Patel

Family Medicine | General Surgery
UPMC
2501 N 3rd St, Kline Health Center Foot And, 
Harrisburg, PA 

UPMC
2501 N 3rd St, Kline Health Center Foot And, 
Harrisburg, PA 
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Overview

Viral Patel is a General Surgeon in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sitosterolemia. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Cellulitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), and Necrosis.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 22 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Family Medicine
General Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in PA
Hospital Affiliations
Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

PINNACLE HEALTH MEDICAL SERVICES
2501 N 3rd St, Kline Health Center Foot And, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Call: 717-782-2100
Other Locations
PINNACLE HEALTH MEDICAL SERVICES
1025 W Harrisburg Pike, Family Care At Middletown, Middletown, PA 17057
Call: 717-944-0491

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.


12 Total Publications

Why Sex Matters: A Cognitive Study of People With Multiple Sclerosis.
Why Sex Matters: A Cognitive Study of People With Multiple Sclerosis.
Journal: Cognitive and behavioral neurology : official journal of the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology
Published: March 22, 2019
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