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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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MBAUniversity of Michigan Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor, 2022
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MDNYU School of Medicine, 550 First Ave, 2000
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BS, BiochemistryUniversity of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 1996
Minimally invasive spine surgery
Spine trauma
Biomechanics of internal fixation of the spine
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Patel R. 2024 Jun;PresentationBiomechanics: Back Pain, Fusion, and Motion Preservation
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Patel R. 2024 Jun;PresentationOpen Thoracoabdominal and Retroperitoneal Approach
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Gong DC, Muralidharan A, Butt BB, Wasserman R, Piche JD, Patel RD, Aleem I. Pain Physician, 2024 Mar; 27 (3): 169 - 174.Journal ArticleDo Patients Accurately Recall Pain Levels Following Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injection? A Cohort Study of Recall Bias in Patient-reported Outcomes.
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Patel R. 2024 Jan;PresentationGet Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
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Patel R. 2024 Jan;PresentationGet Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
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Patel R. 2023 Nov 2;PresentationGrand Rounds Presentation,
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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):Journal ArticleOperative Technique for Sacral Insufficiency Fractures Causing Spinopelvic Dissociation: A Case Report.
DOI:10.2106/JBJS.CC.23.00350 PMID: 37917873 -
Patel R. 2023 Oct 11;PresentationGrand Rounds Lecture: Use of Ortho biologics in Lumbar Spine Fusions