About Me:

Dr. Patel grew up in a small Kentucky town before moving to the west coast during high school. He attended the University of California at Davis, where he double majored in neurobiology and psychology prior to attending medical school at UCSF. Dr. Patel strives to provide the highest quality individualized care for his patients. Dr. Patel completed a yearlong National Institutes of Health-funded research project in tumor biology. Most recently Dr. Patel spent a year in fellowship training in head and neck oncology endocrine surgery and microvascular reconstructive surgery at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Dr. Patel has been published in multiple peer-reviewed medical journals and has had the honor of speaking at many symposiums including the International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer in Toronto Canada. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and sons, exercising, gourmet cooking and exploring the great outdoors of the Pacific Northwest.