Education
Medical school
Dr. Patel attended University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and graduated in
2004 (18 years ago).
About Me
Dr. Patel works at Regents of the Univesity of California - Ucsd Medical Group, which has 1454 other health providers.
- Interventional Cardiology
- Cardiology
- 18+ years
- Male
- 1457572448
Hospital Affiliations
Dr. Patel is affiliated with the following hospitals.
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CTR
As an interventional cardiology and cardiology, Dr. Patel may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Dr. Patel what conditions he treats. Dr. Patel may treat additional conditions not listed.
- ARDS
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Adult congenital heart disease
- Amyloidosis
- Aneurysms
- Angina
- Aortic aneurysm
- Aortic dissection
- Aortic stenosis
- Aortic valve disease
Specialties
Dr. Patel is an interventional cardiology and cardiology. His primary specialty is interventional cardiology.
Interventional Cardiology
Interventional cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. The main advantages of using the interventional cardiology or radiology approach are the avoidance of the scars and pain, and long post-operative recovery.
Cardiology
Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart as well as some parts of the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology. Physicians who specialize in this field of medicine are called cardiologists, a specialty of internal medicine. Pediatric cardiologists are pediatricians who specialize in cardiology. Physicians who specialize in cardiac surgery are called cardiothoracic surgeons or cardiac surgeons, a specialty of general surgery.