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Bijal Vinod Patel, MD

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Specialty

Nephrology

Languages

English

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  • About Bijal Vinod Patel, MD

    Bijal V. Patel, MD, is a board-certified internist who enjoys entertaining children especially those who really need their spirits lifted. He did this as a volunteer at a Ronald McDonald House, a charity for chronically ill children. He has also served as a mentor to inner city third and fourth grade students in Big Friends Society. Dr. Patel gradu ated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and earned his medical degree from Temple University School of Podiatry in Pennsylvania. He was recipient of Intern of the Year and Hospice Resident of the Year awards while completing his internship and residency at UC Irvine Medical Center. He has also received the American Medical Asso

    Gender

    Male

    Board certifications

    American Board of Internal Medicine

    Licenses

    CA, A74638

    Employed or contracted

    Contracted

    Network Name

    Optum Care Network California

    NPI

    1639266026

    Hospital affiliations

    Sharp Memorial Hospital

  • Medical School

    • Temple University School of Medicine

      1995

    Residency

    • University of California, Irvine Medical Center

      Internal Medicine

      2000

    Internship

    • Univ of CA Irvine Med Ctr

      1999

    Fellowship

    • Univ of CA Irvine Med Ctr

      2005