Publications
- Are You Ready to Negotiate Your First Employment Contract? Experience of More Than 700 Plastic Surgeons
- Reoperation of Lower Extremity Microsurgical Reconstruction When Facing Postsplenectomy Thrombocytosis
- The plastic surgeon as employee: Survey of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Commentary on: Intra-Areolar Pexy: The “Compass Rose” Suture Technique for Small and Moderate Areola Herniation
- The Plastic Surgeon as Employee: A Pilot Survey of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons
- The Vertical Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap as a Versatile and Viable Option for Perineal Reconstruction
- Body Image and Quality of Life: Changes With Gastric Bypass and Body Contouring
- Reduction Mammaplasty in the Adolescent Female: The URMC Experience
- Patel CV - 11 20 2024 (WATERMARK).pdf
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (MD/JD)
Contact this Expert Witness
- Company: Patel Plastic Surgery, LLC
- Phone: (470) 395-6932
- Fax: (470) 395-6951
- Website: drpatelplasticsurgery.com
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic SurgeryKeywords/Search Terms:
Aesthetic Surgery, Blepharoplasty, Body Contouring, Breast Augmentation, Breast Implants, Breast Lift, Breast Reconstruction, Breast Reduction, Cosmetic Surgery, Eyelid Surgery, Facial Fractures, Facial Trauma, Mastopexy, Oculoplastic Surgery, Patient Safety, Reconstructive Surgery, Scar, Wound CareEducation:
MD, University of Rochester; MS, New York University; JD, Brooklyn Law School; AB, Princeton UniversityYears in Practice:
6Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
2Additional Information
Nirav B. Patel, MD, MS, JD, FACS, FCLM is a Board-Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in solo private practice in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area. Dr. Patel is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and a Fellow of the American College of Legal Medicine (FCLM), as he is also a New York-licensed attorney (member of the New York Bar) in good standing since 2004. Dr. Patel is one of very few plastic surgeons in the United States to have completed fellowships in both aesthetic and breast surgery (Endorsed by The Aesthetic Society) as well as in oculoplastic (eyelid and periorbital) surgery. His areas of practice include all aspects of aesthetic (cosmetic) surgery, aesthetic and reconstructive oculoplastic surgery, Mohs defect reconstruction, implant-based breast reconstruction, facial trauma management and reconstruction, scar management, and wound care. He has co-authored several publications in his field, presents nationally, and has served on multiple national and regional society committees. He is a Wellstar Clinical Partner who holds an Adjunct Clinical Faculty teaching appointment for Wellstar Health System's ACGME-accredited General Surgery Residency Program. He is an Active Member of the following national, regional, state, local, and alumni organizations: American Medical Association (AMA); American College of Surgeons (ACS); American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS); The Aesthetic Society (formerly the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, or ASAPS); Medical Association of Georgia (MAG); Georgia Society of Plastic Surgeons (GSPS); Georgia Association of Physicians of Indian Heritage (GAPI); Greater Cobb County Medical Society (GCCMS); University of California, Davis Surgical Alumni Association (UCDSAA); University of Rochester's The Meliora Collective; Princeton Alumni Schools Committee (Atlanta ASC Chair); and Walton Raider Orchestra Guild, Inc. (WROG Board Co-President). Dr. Patel is in active clinical practice and provides objective plastic surgical expertise and disciplined testimony in both Plaintiff and Defendant cases.