Nimeshkumar Patel THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Nimeshkumar Patel

  Explanation of Specialties

NIMESHKUMAR PATEL is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include CARDIAC SURGERY, CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

THORACIC SURGERY: Thoracic surgeons -- who are often grouped with cardiac, or heart, specialists for cardiothoracic surgery -- operate on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels inside the chest, as well as the bony structures and tissues that form and support the chest cavity.Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing one person every 36 seconds. Experts estimate that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leadi... (more information)

CARDIAC SURGERY: A cardiac surgeon is a medical doctor who has advanced education and training in performing surgery on the heart and the major blood vessels around it. They may belong to different specialties or may choose to specialize in certain types of heart procedures, such as procedures done on children. (more information)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (more information)

INTERNAL MEDICINE: General internists provide primary care to adult patients. Internists usually have more hospital-based training than family practitioners. They may have an office-based practice or work as a hospitalist primarily seeing patients in the hospital. These physicians attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. Internists may then choose to pursue a fellowship to sub-specialize in a variety of other areas, like endocrinology (hormone-related conditions) or cardiology (heart-relat... (more information)

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Nimeshkumar Patel

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9961 SIERRA AVE
FONTANA, CA 92335
909-427-5000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Nimeshkumar Patel

Doctors Groups:

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL FONTANA/ONTARIO

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