Overview
Dr. Patel is an orthopaedic surgeon, who specializes in shoulder, elbow, and hand surgery. He provides non-surgical and surgical treatment options. He has clinics in Lebanon, TN and Mount Juliet, TN. He performs all surgeries in Lebanon, TN.
Expertise:
- Hand and wrist surgery for conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, nerve and tendon injuries, arthritis and others
- Elbow surgery to address tennis elbow, arthritis, ligament injuries and more
- Shoulder surgery to address rotator cuff tears, instability, arthritis and other issues
- Shoulder, elbow and wrist arthroscopy or minimally invasive surgery
- Shoulder joint replacements
- Fracture and sports injury care from the shoulder to the hand.
Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction. His top areas of expertise are Radial Nerve Dysfunction, Mononeuritis Multiplex, Tendinitis, Shoulder Arthroscopy, and Wrist Arthroscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Cigna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Alliant Health
- Oscar
Locations
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Patel has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Experienced
- Arthritis
- Bursitis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Frozen Shoulder
- Mononeuritis Multiplex
- Radial Nerve Dysfunction