Dr. Patel received his medical degree from the Medical School Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad in Gujarat India. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, NY where he was a chief resident. He also completed a Cardiology fellowship at Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY where he was a chief fellow. He has been practicing Interventional Cardiology in Lakeland, Florida before coming to the Georgia Heart Institute. Dr. Patel is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology and certified by the American Society of Echocardiography.