Overview
Rakesh Patel, DO, is a highly-skilled, board-certified endocrinologist at the Endocrine and Psychiatry Center in Katy and Houston, Texas. Dr. Patel loves to care for patients, especially those with complicated cases. Patients come to Dr. Patel for a variety of reasons due to his exceptional reputation. He has found success in caring for Type 1 and 2 Diabetes patients, patients with non-specific symptoms of weight gain and fatigue, and other endocrinological conditions to help them get their lives back on track. The reason he gets these challenging conditions under control is that he takes the time to listen to each and every patient. Dr. Patel truly believes in the quote: “If you listen to your patient long enough, they will tell you what is wrong.” He loves solving complex mysteries. Dr. Patel has been practicing medicine since 2003 and is the proud owner and founder of the Endocrine and Psychiatry Center. His staff is renowned for their caring demeanor, and the office boasts a family atmosphere. Dr. Patel loves technology, developing medical recordkeeping software in the past and currently developing applications for better patient care at a reduced cost. When not at the office, Dr. Patel loves to spend time with his three kids. He loves photography and travel. You may even catch some of his photographs on the office’s walls. Dr. Patel is a proud Texan football fan who enjoys watching movies – but not playing golf. Dr. Patel loves sarcasm and humor, so if you are looking for a serious, boring endocrinologist, please do not see Dr. Patel.
Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypothalamic Tumor, Obesity in Children, and Hypothyroidism.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Cigna
- Community Health
- Oscar
- Humana
Locations
9539 Huffmeister Road, Houston, TX 77095
21308 Provincial Boulevard, Katy, TX 77450
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.
1 Clinical Trials
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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.