Overview
Dr. Patel is a neurosurgeon at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute. His philosophy of care is to provide comprehensive care and superior service in order to help and change the lives of his patients for the better.
Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal Cord Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Stroke, Subdural Hematoma, Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery, and Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 27 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations
550 17th Avenue, Suite 110, Seattle, WA 98122
550 17th Avenue, Suite 540, Seattle, WA 98122
500 17th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
751 Northeast Blakely Drive, Issaquah, WA 98029
21601 76th Avenue West, Edmonds, WA 98026
1700 13th Street, Everett, WA 98201
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
- Distinguished
- Brain AneurysmDr. Patel isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Cerebral Artery Bypass SurgeryDr. Patel isDistinguished. Learn about Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
- Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly
- Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation
- Experienced
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- AstrocytomaDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
- Brain AbscessDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Brain HerniationDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Brain Herniation.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.