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Santsaran Patel, MD

East Sierra Vista, AZ
“I love my medical field because there is always something new to learn on everyday basis. This impact my patients care in positive way.”
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
I am board-certified in the field of internal medicine.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Basically, I was practicing surgeon doing varieties of surgeries in the field of general surgery, ENT, general urology and primary obstetric before I immigrated to United States. I started residency in internal medicine in Pennsylvania rotating at 3 different hospitals spending lots of time in critical care and ICU and has learned a lot from my attendings. In Sierra Vista, I started practice of internal medicine and hospital medicine in the field of critical care and primary care. I was actively involved in to teaching for residency program at Canyon Vista Medical Center. Since I quit teaching in 2018, I am actively involved primarily in my patient\'s care through my office practice.
ABOUT ME

Being physician for 42 years, have been through several different specialties including internal medicine, critical care, surgery, primary care as well as geriatric practice. I have been my patients advocate to coordinate their care beyond my ability in the office to make sure that they get the best care they deserve.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
I have worked in varieties of different field of medicine including internal medicine, general surgery, ENT, geriatric practice at skilled nursing facility and Primary care.
FAVORITE ACTIVITY OUTSIDE OF WORK
I enjoy nature spending most of my nonmedical time doing gardening, landscaping etc. I spent a lot of time for spiritual activities with my family.
WHAT WILL MAKE YOU A GREAT PROVIDER?
Facing difficult situations growing up and seeing frustration of patients being neglected and not appropriately treated inspired me to be a physician and take care of those needy patients that I can within my reach and ability
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