Dr. Thakor G. Patel M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
50 Irving St Nw Washington DC, 20422About
Dr. Thakor Patel is a nephrologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Patel specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Patel most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Education and Training
Medical College Baroda 1970
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A community-based diabetes prevention and management education program in a rural village in India.
- Modified criteria for determining cardiometabolic syndrome in Asian Indians living in the USA: report from the diabetes among Indian Americans national study.
- A community-based participatory diabetes prevention and management intervention in rural India using community health workers.
- SEVAK Project in India and Guyana Modeled After the Independent Duty Corpsman of the U.S. Navy.
- Sociodemographic Correlates of Tobacco Consumption in Rural Gujarat, India.
- Risk factors for low high-density lipoprotein among Asian Indians in the United States.
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