Rakesh Patel, MD, MBA, FAOA
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical Director

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Rakesh Patel, MD, MBA, FAOA
Clinical Associate Professor
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    • About

    Dr. Rakesh Patel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Spine Surgery, with a cross appointment in the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Patel completed his undergraduate training at the University of California in Los Angeles where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He received his medical degree upon graduation from the New York University School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Patel did his residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases, where he was awarded an Aventis Orthopedic Scholarship NYU-HJD Senior Research Award. After completion of his training in New York, Dr. Patel went on to finish a one-year Spine Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin and recently completed the Executive MBA program here at the University of Michigan.

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    Qualifications
    • MBA
      University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor, 2022
    • MD
      NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Ave, 2000
    • BS, Biochemistry
      University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 1996
    Research Overview

    Minimally invasive spine surgery
    Spine trauma
    Biomechanics of internal fixation of the spine

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    • Presentation
      Biomechanics: Back Pain, Fusion, and Motion Preservation
      Patel R. 2024 Jun;
    • Presentation
      Open Thoracoabdominal and Retroperitoneal Approach
      Patel R. 2024 Jun;
    • Journal Article
      Do Patients Accurately Recall Pain Levels Following Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injection? A Cohort Study of Recall Bias in Patient-reported Outcomes.
      Gong DC, Muralidharan A, Butt BB, Wasserman R, Piche JD, Patel RD, Aleem I. Pain Physician, 2024 Mar; 27 (3): 169 - 174.
      PMID: 38506684
    • Presentation
      Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
      Patel R. 2024 Jan;
    • Presentation
      Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
      Patel R. 2024 Jan;
    • Presentation
      Grand Rounds Presentation,
      Patel R. 2023 Nov 2;
    • Journal Article
      Operative Technique for Sacral Insufficiency Fractures Causing Spinopelvic Dissociation: A Case Report.
      Muralidharan A, Wilson J-L, Piche JD, Arhewoh RE, Hake M, Perdue A, Patel R, Aleem I, Ahn J. JBJS Case Connect, 2023 Oct 1; 13 (4): DOI:10.2106/JBJS.CC.23.00350
      PMID: 37917873
    • Presentation
      Grand Rounds Lecture: Use of Ortho biologics in Lumbar Spine Fusions
      Patel R. 2023 Oct 11;