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- Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics
- Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Dr. Patel has extensive clinical expertise in a wide variety of spinal disorders, including problems of the neck and back at every level. He completed his undergraduate and medical school training in Northeast Ohio as part of a combined Medical Scholars Program for accelerated students with an early commitment to medical training. He then completed his physiatry training at the Baylor College of Medicine and The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research at the Texas Medical Center. He further developed his expertise by completing a sub-specialty fellowship focusing on Interventional Spine at the Penn Spine Center of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA under the direction of Curtis W. Slipman M.D. Dr. Patel has authored numerous research papers, review articles and book chapters on topics encompassing a wide variety of spinal disorders from interventional procedures to sacroiliac joint syndrome to disc disease. Dr. Patel is an active member of the International Spine Injection Society, North American Spine Society, and American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Patel takes care of patients of with a wide variety of spinal disorders, including severe degenerative disc disease, nerve impingement (sciatica or radiculopathy), herniated discs, spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis.
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| Contact Information |
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University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Ave., Box 665
Rochester, NY 14642
(p) 585-275-2225
E-mail: rajeev_patel@urmc.rochester.edu
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| Education |
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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2000 |
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Baylor College of Medicine, 1999 |
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St. Mary's Medical Center of San Francisco, 1996
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NorthEastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, 1995 |
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| Internships, Residencies, and Specialty Training |
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Fellowship at Penn Spine Center of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA under the direction of Curtis W. Slipman M.D
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| Board Certification & Licensure |
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New York |
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Pennsylvania |
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Rhode Island |
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| Committees & Professional Societies |
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North American Spine Society |
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Physiatrtic Association of Spine, Sports & Occupational Medicine |
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American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
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Association of Academic Physiatrists |
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Assistant Professor