Education
Medical school
Shailesh Patel attended medical school and graduated in
1986 (36 years ago).
About Me
Shailesh Patel works at Southern Health Corp of Houston, Inc., which has 6 other health providers.
- Internal Medicine
- Family Medicine
- 36+ years
- Male
- 1316911837
Hospital Affiliations
Shailesh Patel is affiliated with the following hospitals.
Trace Regional Hospital and Swing Bed
As an internal medicine and family medicine, Shailesh Patel may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Shailesh Patel what conditions he treats. Shailesh Patel may treat additional conditions not listed.
- Abdominal pain
- Acute pain
- Aging in place
- Anemia
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Atherosclerosis
- Autism
- Birth control counseling
Specialties
Shailesh Patel is an internal medicine and family medicine. His primary specialty is internal medicine.
Internal Medicine
Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of internal diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. Because internal medicine patients are often seriously ill or require complex investigations, internists do much of their work in hospitals. Internists often have subspecialty interests in diseases affecting particular organs or organ systems.
Family Medicine
Family medicine is a medical specialty within primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body. The specialist, who is usually a primary care physician, is named a family physician. It is often referred to as general practice and a practitioner as a general practitioner.