Rajesh V. Patel, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon practicing at Beckley, W.Va.-based Orthopaedic & Spine Surgery Associates, primarily specializing in reconstructive spine surgery.
Dr. Patel is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and often attends and speaks at educational conferences. In using minimally invasive surgery techniques, Dr. Patel strives to aid and expedite his patients' recovery process. Specifically, he performs minimally invasive lumbar surgery, anterior and lateral lumbar fusion, anterior and posterior cervical fusion and vertebral body augmentation procedures.
After graduating from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Evanston, Ill., Dr. Patel did his residency at the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia. He then went on to complete his fellowship at the Los Angeles Spine Institute, where he focused on reconstructive spine surgery.
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