Specialties
Dr. Patel is board certified in Pain Management and Anesthesiology. She completed her Interventional Pain Medicine fellowship and Anesthesiology residency at Columbia University Medical Center-New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Patel specializes in the treatment of back and neck pain caused by arthritis, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis and pain following spine surgery. She also has expertise in treating neuropathic pain, cancer related pain, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) related pain, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), atypical facial pain, pelvic pain, headache and peripheral neuralgias. Dr. Patel offers a variety of treatment options to help eliminate pain intractable to previous therapy, including epidurals, nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation and the latest minimally invasive spine procedures. Dr. Patel completed training in medical acupuncture at Harvard Medical School and Brigham Women's Hospital. She is certified by the State Medical board of New York to practice Medical Acupuncture. Dr. Patel's practice philosophy is to blend medical innovation, evidence based medicine and compassion to meet each patient's individual goals. She strives to improve functionality and allow patients to resume an active lifestyle. Dr. Patel believes that the treatment of pain is not only a physical issue but an emotional one as well. She offers patients the personal time and care that is needed to thoroughly evaluate their pain and provide them with the most appropriate treatment.