Deepak Patel

Dr. Deepak V. Patel (also known as Dr. Dipak V. Patel) has a distinguished orthopaedic career. He has been trained in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery across three continents – Asia, Europe and North America. He obtained MBBS degree from Topiwala National Medical College (T.N.M.C.), Bombay, India in 1978. Subsequently, he completed orthopaedic surgery residency training from B.Y.L. Nair Hospital, Bombay and obtained MS (Orth.), D (Orth.), and FCPS (Orth.) degrees. In 1986, he obtained MSc (Orthopaedics) degree from the London University, London, U.K. He was awarded the “Al-Saati” Gold Medal for an outstanding performance in the MSc Orthopaedics examination. He obtained further orthopaedic surgery training in London, U.K. He worked in the Knee Surgery Unit at Humana Wellington Hospital in London, U.K. under leadership of Mr. Paul M. Aichroth. Dr. Deepak V. Patel was involved in a major textbook on knee surgery, namely Knee Surgery – Current Practice that was published in 1992. In August 1994, Deepak came to U.S.A. He worked as an Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Clinical Research Fellow for 2 years in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A. under guidance of Dr. K. Donald Shelbourne. From August 1996 to June 1997, Deepak worked as a Fellow in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service at Hospital for Special Surgery and Cornell University, New York City, New York under supervision of Dr. Russell F. Warren. Between 1997 and 2002, Deepak completed the 5-year orthopaedic surgery residency training at University of Medicine and Dentistry - New Jersey Medical School (UMDNJ), Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A. In January 2003, he became the Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery Department at East Orange Veterans Administration Hospital in East Orange, New Jersey. He worked there until July 2005. Currently, Dr. Deepak V. Patel is a Board-Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon. He is a Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A. He is working as an Associate Director of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Translational Research and Education Program at the St. Joseph\'s Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey. He is also a Clinical Director of Ambulatory Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal Program at St. Joseph\'s Hospital and Regional Medical Center. He is affiliated with St. Joseph\'s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, St. Joseph\'s Hospital, Wayne, New Jersey, and St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic, New Jersey. In addition, he has privileges at five Ambulatory Surgery Centers in New Jersey, U.S.A. His orthopaedic surgery sports medicine practice involves treatment of various sports-related injuries of shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle. In the past 33 years, while working in India, United Kingdom, and U.S.A., Dr. Patel has acquired extensive clinical and operative experience in the management of various disorders of the cervical spine, lumbosacral spine, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, hip, knee, and ankle and foot.