Our Physicians

Born and raised in Alabama, Dr. Patel completed his undergraduate studies as an Emory Scholar at Emory University in Atlanta, where he graduated in the top 10% of his class and was awarded membership in Phi Beta Kappa.

He then went on to earn his medical degree at The University of Alabama School of Medicine, where he graduated summa cum laude at the top of his class. He was awarded the Hugh J. Dempsey Memorial Award and election into Alpha Omega Alpha during his junior year.

Dr. Patel completed his residency at Washington University in St. Louis where he received numerous honors including intern and resident physician of the year, the distinguished service teaching award, and the house staff leadership award. He was asked to stay on staff for an additional year to serve as Chief Medical Resident.

Dr. Patel completed a cardiology fellowship at The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio where he was awarded the First Year Fellow of the Year award for exceptional performance. During his fellowship, he was also awarded a scholarship to pursue additional studies in clinical effectiveness at Harvard University in Boston. Dr. Patel then stayed at The Cleveland Clinic for an additional 2 years of training in interventional cardiology where he focused on advanced high-risk coronary, peripheral, and structural heart interventions.

Dr. Patel is actively involved in clinical research. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters on minimally invasive catheter-based coronary and valve treatments.

Outside of work, Dr. Patel enjoys spending time with his wonderful children and wife.