Dr. Chirag Patel, MD

Dr Patel removed part of my vertebra, causing it to collapse onto the disc below. I can barely walk because of what this man did to my spine. I have to have a major surgery with a neurosurgeon and vascular surgeon to try to fix the damage he did. That vertebra and the disc it collapsed onto and the disc above needs to be removed and replaced with an expandable cage. To make matters worse, even though I was struggling to walk even 8 days after this nightmare surgery he did on me, he said he expected more out of me, put me on fentanyl patch and sent me home like that. I was trying to crawl up and down my stairs. He refused to try to figure out why I was in so much pain and said he wasn’t going to because it would be saying that he did something wrong. He has ruined my life and he didn’t even care.

I have been with Dr. Patel for several years now and have found him to be very caring, thorough and knowledgeable. I would recommend him for individuals who even have complex medical situations. He has been able to manage my three specialists care along with his.

I was a patient of this practice for a little over a year and recently decided to return to my previous physician due to numerous issues. Wait times for Dr Salberg and Dr Patel are excessive. On one occasion, I waited over 2 hours for Dr Salberg. When you do get to see them, they are more concerned with trying to catch up on their schedule rather than to address your concerns. My appointment with Dr Patel last week was to review blood tests and a problem with my arm. He skimmed over the blo