A native of San Diego, graduated with high honors from the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he received his undergraduate degree in Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics. He then obtained his medical degree from the Chicago Medical School. After completing an internship in General Surgery at the Temple University in Philadelphia, he went to Hahnemann University Hospital, for his residency in Ophthalmology, where he served as Chief Resident.
Having performed thousands of cataract surgeries, Dr Patel is an expert at laser-assisted refractive cataract surgery and has changed a countless number of lives through vision care. Giving the gift of vision is his primary goal with every patient. Dr. Patel has also been officially recognized as one of the top doctors in San Diego.