Sagar A. Patel, MD
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RoleRadiation Oncology
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Research Program
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Practicing Since2018
Background
Sagar A. Patel, MD, is a board certified radiation oncologist specializing in the treatment of genitourinary cancers, including prostate, bladder and kidney cancer. He specializes in advanced forms of radiation therapy, including brachytherapy and proton therapy. He sees patients at Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown and Emory Proton Therapy Center.
Dr. Patel graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his residency at the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program, where he trained at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He completed advanced fellowship training in brachytherapy with a focus on prostate high-dose rate brachytherapy at UCLA prior to joining the faculty at Emory.
Titles & Roles
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Associate Professor, Department of Radiation OncologyEmory University School of Medicine
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Associate Professor, Department of UrologyEmory University School of Medicine
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Director of Brachytherapy, Department of Radiation OncologyEmory University School of Medicine
Education & Training
Education
- Residency, Radiation Oncology, 2018Massachuestts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Radiation Oncology, 2018University of California Los Angeles - Westwood
- Internship, Internal Medicine, 2014Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Medical Education, MD, 2013Harvard Medical School
- Medical Education, 2013Harvard Medical School
Research
Dr. Patel's primary research interest focuses on predicting and mitigating toxicity from hormone therapy in men with prostate cancer. He is also interested in comparative outcomes between advanced techniques for prostate cancer, including brachytherapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, and proton therapy. He is principal investigator on randomized clinical trials assessing novel hormone therapy drugs in combination with radiation therapy for men with prostate cancer. His research is supported by the Prostate Cancer Foundation, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Pfizer Inc, and Sumitomo Pharma America Inc.
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Publications
Dr. Patel has authored many manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. He is a reviewer for several high impact scientific journals, including International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, European Urology, Cancer, JAMA Oncology, and Brachytherapy.
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Cardio-oncology (London, England) |
AK Yadalam, AC Razavi, SA Patel, C Liu, YV Sun, A Mandawat | 04/10/2025 |
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Clinical genitourinary cancer |
J Janopaul-Naylor, AK Yadalam, JSK Chan, EC Dee, YV Sun, SM Cantu, A Mandawat, SA Patel | 03/28/2025 |
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Cancer |
NT Sebastian, D Patil, PR Patel, AB Jani, BW Hershatter, VR Dhere, KD Godette, CA Lorentz, AD Weiss, SS Joshi, MG Sanda, SA Patel | 03/15/2025 |
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Rurality Status and Cardiovascular Events/Survival in Older Men With Prostate Cancer. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN |
S Jiang, V Patel, N Stabellini, B Datta, P Nain, L Seth, HH Kunhiraman, D Nettles, S Malik, SA Patel, M Rupji, K Ward, JM Switchenko, JX Moore, NL Weintraub, A Guha | 03/12/2025 |
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Clinical breast cancer |
SE Kulkarni, SA Patel, C Jiang, L Schwieger, LM Postlewait, CA Arciero, TW Gillespie, Y Liu | 03/11/2025 |
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Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine |
IO Lawal, A Mushtaq, AB Jani, M Rupji, VR Dhere, SA Patel, MA Bilen, PR Patel, NT Sebastian, JM Switchenko, DM Schuster, C Marcus | 02/03/2025 |
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Cancer medicine |
HS McGinnis, T Corriher, J Janopaul-Naylor, S Goyal, Y Liu, Z Wang, SA Patel | 02/01/2025 |
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Exploration of an adaptive proton therapy strategy using CBCT with the concept of digital twins. Physics in medicine and biology |
CW Chang, Z Tian, RLJ Qiu, H Scott Mcginnis, D Bohannon, P Patel, Y Wang, DS Yu, SA Patel, J Zhou, X Yang | 01/17/2025 |
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Postprostatectomy Radiotherapy Timing and Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life. JAMA network open |
SA Patel, D Patil, J Smith, CS Saigal, MS Litwin, JC Hu, MR Cooperberg, PR Carroll, EA Klein, AS Kibel, GL Andriole, M Han, JM Michalski, DP Wood, LA Hembroff, DE Spratt, JT Wei, HM Sandler, DA Hamstra, L Pisters, D Kuban, MM Regan, A Wagner, CM Crociani, I Kaplan, MG Sanda, P Chang | 10/01/2024 |
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Journal of the American Heart Association |
S Malik, A Guha, X Wang, NL Weintraub, R Harris, B Datta, J Moore, P Nain, SA Patel, S Coughlin, E Polter, A Prizment, A Blaes, R Florido, S Kutty, A Alonso, CE Joshu, EA Platz | 09/03/2024 |
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American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice |
N Stabellini, D Nettles, P Nain, JX Moore, N L Weintraub, SA Patel, P Barata, MH Tsai, S Al-Kindi, A Guha | 09/01/2024 |
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Impact of Rectal Spacer on Toxicity Reduction in Men Treated With Proton Versus Photon Therapy. International journal of particle therapy |
VR Dhere, S Goyal, J Zhou, NT Sebastian, AB Patel, S Hanasoge, PR Patel, J Shelton, KD Godette, BW Hershatter, AB Jani, SA Patel | 09/01/2024 |
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Secondary Cancer in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated With Advanced External Beam Radiation Therapy. International journal of particle therapy |
SE Kulkarni, SA Patel, Y Sun, AB Jani, TW Gillespie, MW McDonald, Y Liu | 09/01/2024 |
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Journal of contemporary brachytherapy |
NT Sebastian, S Goyal, Y Liu, V Dhere, AB Jani, B Hershatter, PR Patel, JW Shelton, S Hanasoge, KD Godette, SA Patel | 08/01/2024 |
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American journal of clinical oncology |
JR Janopaul-Naylor, A Koo, DC Qian, NS McCall, Y Liu, SA Patel | 01/01/2024 |
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Practical radiation oncology |
VR Dhere, DM Schuster, S Goyal, E Schreibmann, BW Hershatter, SA Patel, JW Shelton, S Hanasoge, PR Patel, NT Sebastian, OA Adediran, IO Lawal, AB Jani | 01/01/2024 |
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Clinical genitourinary cancer |
N Andruska, MR Waters, BW Fischer-Valuck, ZL Smith, EH Kim, M Reimers, R Brenneman, HA Gay, SA Patel, JM Michalski, SE Delacroix, JA Efstathiou, BC Baumann | 12/01/2023 |
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Prediction of Early Recurrence Following CRS/HIPEC in Patients With Disseminated Appendiceal Cancer. The Journal of surgical research |
G SenthilKumar, J Merrill, UN Maduekwe, JM Cloyd, K Fournier, DE Abbott, N Zafar, S Patel, F Johnston, S Dineen, J Baumgartner, TE Grotz, SK Maithel, M Raoof, L Lambert, R Hendrix, AN Kothari | 12/01/2023 |
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International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics |
N Sebastian, S Goyal, Y Liu, PR Patel, S Hanasoge, VR Dhere, JW Shelton, KD Godette, A Jani, B Hershatter, B Fischer-Valuck, SA Patel | 10/01/2023 |
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International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics |
VR Dhere, DM Schuster, S Goyal, E Schreibmann, B Hershatter, SA Patel, JW Shelton, S Hanasoge, PR Patel, N Sebastian, IO Lawal, A Jani | 10/01/2023 |
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International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics |
TJ Corriher, J Janopaul-Naylor, Y Liu, VR Dhere, N Sebastian, A Weiss, B Hershatter, CP Filson, SA Patel | 10/01/2023 |
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Rapid unpaired CBCT-based synthetic CT for CBCT-guided adaptive radiotherapy. Journal of applied clinical medical physics |
JF Wynne, Y Lei, S Pan, T Wang, M Pasha, K Luca, J Roper, P Patel, SA Patel, K Godette, AB Jani, X Yang | 10/01/2023 |
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Annals of surgical oncology |
G SenthilKumar, AN Kothari, UN Maduekwe, K Fournier, DE Abbott, GC Wilson, SH Patel, J Greer, F Johnston, SP Dineen, BD Powers, J Baumgartner, J Veerapong, J Leiting, TE Grotz, SK Maithel, C Staley, M Raoof, L Lambert, A Lee, A Kim, JM Cloyd, H Mogal | 09/01/2023 |
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Cancer medicine |
JR Janopaul-Naylor, TJ Corriher, J Switchenko, S Hanasoge, A Esdaille, BA Mahal, CP Filson, SA Patel | 09/01/2023 |
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An optimized framework for cone-beam computed tomography-based online evaluation for proton therapy. Medical physics |
CW Chang, R Nilsson, S Andersson, D Bohannon, SA Patel, PR Patel, T Liu, X Yang, J Zhou | 09/01/2023 |
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JAMA network open |
N Sebastian, S Goyal, Y Liu, JR Janopaul-Naylor, PR Patel, VR Dhere, S Hanasoge, JW Shelton, KD Godette, AB Jani, B Hershatter, B Fischer-Valuck, SA Patel | 08/01/2023 |
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The Intersection of Prostate Cancer and Hypertension: a Call to Action. Current treatment options in oncology |
E Dolmatova, N Waheed, BM Olson, SA Patel, A Mandawat | 07/01/2023 |
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Urologic oncology |
SA Patel, Y Liu, AA Solanki, BC Baumann, JA Efstathiou, AB Jani, AJ Chang, B Fischer-Valuck, TJ Royce | 07/01/2023 |
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2D medical image synthesis using transformer-based denoising diffusion probabilistic model. Physics in medicine and biology |
S Pan, T Wang, RLJ Qiu, M Axente, CW Chang, J Peng, AB Patel, J Shelton, SA Patel, J Roper, X Yang | 05/05/2023 |
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International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics |
SA Patel, TM Ma, JK Wong, BJ Stish, RT Dess, A Pilar, C Reddy, TB Wedde, WA Lilleby, R Fiano, GS Merrick, RG Stock, DJ Demanes, BJ Moran, PT Tran, DJ Krauss, EI Abu-Isa, TM Pisansky, CR Choo, DY Song, S Greco, C Deville, TL DeWeese, D Tilki, JP Ciezki, RJ Karnes, NG Nickols, MB Rettig, FY Feng, A Berlin, JD Tward, BJ Davis, RE Reiter, PC Boutros, T Romero, EM Horwitz, RD Tendulkar, ML Steinberg, DE Spratt, M Xiang, AU Kishan | 03/01/2023 |
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Brachytherapy |
SA Patel, B Baumann, J Michalski, R Brenneman, B Zheng, H Gay, D Ferraro, SA Brown, AJ Chang, PJ Rossi, BW Fischer-Valuck | 01/01/2023 |
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Onboard cone-beam CT-based replan evaluation for head and neck proton therapy. Journal of applied clinical medical physics |
A Stanforth, L Lin, JJ Beitler, JR Janopaul-Naylor, CW Chang, RH Press, SA Patel, J Zhao, B Eaton, EE Schreibmann, J Jung, D Bohannon, T Liu, X Yang, MW McDonald, J Zhou | 05/01/2022 |
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European urology oncology |
BW Fischer-Valuck, SA Patel, RJ Brenneman, J Christodouleas, P Sargos, E Kim, A Weiss, B Hershatter, YJ Rao, J Picus, B Roth, V Arora, R Carmona, M Reimers, MS Zaghloul, H Gay, JM Michalski, BC Baumann | 04/01/2022 |
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European urology open science |
BW Fischer-Valuck, BC Baumann, SA Brown, CP Filson, A Weiss, R Mueller, Y Liu, RJ Brenneman, M Sanda, JM Michalski, HA Gay, Y James Rao, JG Pattaras, AB Jani, B Hershatter, SA Patel | 03/01/2022 |
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Association of race with receipt of definitive therapy for high risk prostate cancer in older men. Journal of geriatric oncology |
SA Patel, Y Liu, BA Mahal, AB Jani, MG Sanda, TJ Royce, BW Fischer-Valuck | 03/01/2022 |
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Clinical breast cancer |
A Schlafstein, Y Liu, S Goyal, S Kahn, K Godette, J Lin, MA Torres, TJ Royce, SA Patel | 02/01/2022 |
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Blood advances |
MJ Wieduwilt, L Metheny, MJ Zhang, HL Wang, N Estrada-Merly, DI Marks, AS Al-Homsi, L Muffly, N Chao, D Rizzieri, RP Gale, SM Gadalla, M Cairo, A Mussetti, S Gore, VR Bhatt, SS Patel, FV Michelis, Y Inamoto, SM Badawy, E Copelan, N Palmisiano, MA Kharfan-Dabaja, HM Lazarus, S Ganguly, C Bredeson, MA Diaz Perez, R Cassaday, BN Savani, K Ballen, R Martino, B Wirk, U Bacher, M Aljurf, A Bashey, HS Murthy, JA Yared, I Aldoss, N Farhadfar, H Liu, H Abdel-Azim, EK Waller, M Solh, MD Seftel, M van der Poel, MR Grunwald, JL Liesveld, RT Kamble, J McGuirk, R Munker, JY Cahn, JW Lee, CO Freytes, MM Krem, LE Winestone, U Gergis, S Nathan, RF Olsson, LF Verdonck, A Sharma, O Ringdén, BD Friend, J Cerny, H Choe, S Chhabra, T Nishihori, S Seo, B George, LA Baxter-Lowe, GC Hildebrandt, M de Lima, M Litzow, P Kebriaei, CS Hourigan, MB Abid, DJ Weisdorf, W Saber | 01/11/2022 |
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Advances in radiation oncology |
J Zhou, X Yang, CW Chang, S Tian, T Wang, L Lin, Y Wang, JR Janopaul-Naylor, P Patel, JD Demoor, D Bohannon, A Stanforth, B Eaton, MW McDonald, T Liu, SA Patel | 01/01/2022 |
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Advances in radiation oncology |
M Zhu, K Langen, EM Nichols, Y Lin, S Flampouri, KD Godette, SW Dutta, MW McDonald, SA Patel | 01/01/2022 |
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Trimodality Therapy With or Without Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. Clinical genitourinary cancer |
TJ Royce, Y Liu, MI Milowsky, JA Efstathiou, AB Jani, B Fischer-Valuck, SA Patel | 08/01/2021 |
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Clinical genitourinary cancer |
Y Liu, SA Patel, AB Jani, TW Gillespie, PR Patel, KD Godette, BW Hershatter, JW Shelton, MW McDonald | 06/01/2021 |
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Male pelvic multi-organ segmentation on transrectal ultrasound using anchor-free mask CNN. Medical physics |
Y Lei, T Wang, J Roper, AB Jani, SA Patel, WJ Curran, P Patel, T Liu, X Yang | 06/01/2021 |
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Stereotactic body radiation therapy use for high risk prostate cancer in the United States. Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases |
SA Patel, JM Switchenko, AU Kishan, AB Jani, TJ Royce, BW Fischer-Valuck | 06/01/2021 |
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Clinical genitourinary cancer |
BW Fischer-Valuck, JM Michalski, JG Harton, A Birtle, JP Christodouleas, JA Efstathiou, VK Arora, EH Kim, EM Knoche, RK Pachynski, J Picus, YJ Rao, M Reimers, BJ Roth, P Sargos, ZL Smith, MS Zaghloul, HA Gay, SA Patel, BC Baumann | 02/01/2021 |
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Advances in radiation oncology |
NS McCall, Y Liu, SA Patel, B Hershatter, D Moghanaki, KD Godette, S Hanasoge, P Patel, BW Fischer-Valuck, JW Shelton, AB Jani | 01/01/2021 |
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Brachytherapy |
VR Dhere, BW Fischer-Valuck, S Goyal, Y Liu, TM Morgan, E Ghavidel, DM Moghanaki, BW Hershatter, PR Patel, AB Jani, KD Godette, PJ Rossi, SA Patel | 01/01/2021 |
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Clinical genitourinary cancer |
SH Patel, RG Uzzo, A Larcher, B Peyronnet, BR Lane, D Pruthi, M Reddy, U Capitanio, S Joshi, S Noyes, A Eldefrawy, F Ghali, MF Meagher, ZA Hamilton, K Yim, R Nasseri, AW Bradshaw, S Dey, S Kirmiz, F Wan, MA Liss, K Bensalah, F Montorsi, IH Derweesh | 12/01/2020 |
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JAMA network open |
SA Patel, S Goyal, Y Liu, D Moghanaki, PR Patel, S Hanasoge, VR Dhere, JW Shelton, KD Godette, AB Jani, B Hershatter, BW Fischer-Valuck | 12/01/2020 |
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Radiation oncology (London, England) |
SA Patel, JM Switchenko, B Fischer-Valuck, C Zhang, BS Rose, RC Chen, AB Jani, TJ Royce | 09/15/2020 |
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JAMA network open |
KA Nguyen, A Lee, SA Patel, A Chakravorty, JB Yu, AU Kishan, AJ Chang | 09/01/2020 |
Awards
Dr. Patel’s recent awards include:
- Atlanta Magazine's "Top Doctors", 2023
- Boston Scientific Center of Excellence for SpaceOAR Hydrogel Placement for Prostate Radiotherapy, 2023
- Young Investigator Award, Prostate Cancer Foundation, 2022
- Castle Connolly Rising Star, 2022
- Pfizer-Myovant Challenge Award, Prostate Cancer Foundation, 2021
- NIH K12 Scholar, Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology, 2021
- Winship Invest$ Prostate Cancer Research Pilot Award, 2021
- Winship Invest$ Team Science Research Award, 2021
- Emory Healthcare Platinum Provider Award, 2021
- American Brachytherapy Society Prostate Brachytherapy Scholarship, 2018
- William Shipley Research Award, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 2016
Ratings & Reviews
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04/09/2025 |
Excellent |
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03/21/2025 |
Professional and supportive. |
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03/11/2025 |
Dr Patel is one of the best doctors I have ever worked with. He explains, not in a hurry, cares about the patient and is willing to talk about himself so that the patient feels comfortable with him. |
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03/05/2025 |
I I would definitely recommend Emory to all my friends and family |
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02/15/2025 |
All necessary information, attention and guidance were sufficiently provided and questions well responded to. |
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02/14/2025 |
I can't say enough good things about Dr. Sagar Patel. |
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02/13/2025 |
Dr Patel is the best doctor I have ever visited. He is an invaluable asset to Emory and his profession |
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02/13/2025 |
It was up to me! I had the options. |
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02/13/2025 |
Dr. Patel was very good in working with me on my treatment until I was comfortable |
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01/30/2025 |
Dr. Patel was awesome, very patient and great all around. Explained options very thoroughly. |
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01/22/2025 |
Dr. Patel is fantastic! He really cares about his patients. He listens, provides excellent information, and is very kind and friendly. |
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01/21/2025 |
Dr. Patel is so "NORMAL". He is easy to talk to and his sense of humor, though professional is reassuring. |
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12/21/2024 |
Dr Sagar Patel is everything you would want in an oncology physician. He is simply the best. |
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11/15/2024 |
Dr Patel is the best. He is kind, thorough, knowledgeable. He explains things well and prepared me for my procedure. He represents Emory in the best way possible. |
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11/15/2024 |
Dr. Patel is superb in communicating with the patient. |
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11/13/2024 |
The whole team was excellent. |
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10/29/2024 |
Great team. Would recommend Emory Winship to anyone. |
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10/21/2024 |
The entire team, from the check in to the exit was fantastic! The providers were incredibly kind, patient, inclusive, knowledgeable, and made us feel cared for and comfortable. |
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10/17/2024 |
Excellent communication |
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09/29/2024 |
Dr. Sagar Patel is a wonderful individual Who has very good listening skills is patient and very kind.He is one of the best doctors I've ever communicated with over the course of my life. |
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09/28/2024 |
I thought Dr Sagar Patel was excellent. He did a great job explaining how my treatment plan works. He completely put me at ease. |
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09/26/2024 |
Doctors Weiss and Patel are two of the best doctors I have ever seen. Their staffs and the Emory/St. Joseph staff were attentive and professional beyond belief. Same is true of the CR Scan and Radiation crews. I am so glad Doctor Vashi recommended them. |
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09/21/2024 |
First class all around! |
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09/17/2024 |
Good communication Dr Patel showed compassion and valued my opinions. |
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09/10/2024 |
Dr Patel is great. This is my first experience with him. I could not ask for a better doctor managing my cancer care. |
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09/03/2024 |
Excellent care by the doctor and nurse |
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08/30/2024 |
Great consultation with doctor. |
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08/27/2024 |
Dr. Sagar Patel has been very caring about my concerns and treatment. |
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08/21/2024 |
Dr. Patel is excellent. The quality of care he is able to provide is greatly compromised by lack of competent administrative support. |
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08/20/2024 |
I couldn't be any more supportive of Dr Patel. He truly takes the time to listen to you and answers all of my questions. I'm sure others are just fine but I would go way out of my way travelling just to see Dr Oatel. He puts you at ease given the sensitive nature of prostate cancer treatment |
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08/17/2024 |
Dr. Sagar Patel fosters one of the finest physician/patient relationships I've experienced. I've never felt rushed. I felt very Informed. He's been supportive of other treatment options that may not involve his practice. He inspires confidence in his specialty so much that I chose to come back and undergo a treatment plan he proposed. |
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08/17/2024 |
The care provider was very though and professional. He answered all my questions and concerns. |
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08/15/2024 |
Excellent communicator |
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07/28/2024 |
Dr. Patel sent the time with us explaining the plan of action. |
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07/25/2024 |
Every medical professional I encountered was compassionate, sad professional. Outstanding care was provided. |
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07/19/2024 |
Good |
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07/09/2024 |
There was little discussion regarding the proposed treatment. |
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06/20/2024 |
I feel very fortunate to have Dr. Sagar Patel as my oncologist. Not only is he a very good physician, it is easy to see that he truly cares for his patients. |
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06/10/2024 |
Knowledgeable and helpful |
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06/08/2024 |
Cannot say enough praise for Dr. Patel and the entire oncology team. |
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06/08/2024 |
Dr Patel is fantastic! |
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06/06/2024 |
I am very impressed with Dr. Patel, he's very knowledgeable and demonstrates a deep commitment and concern for providing the best care possible given my serious illness. He's always open to all my questions and probing, and provides direct and understandable responses. I am very greatful. |
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05/25/2024 |
Dr. Patel explains things very clearly and in a manner that is easy to understand. Answers all questions and concerns. Seems to genuinely care about the patient. |
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05/24/2024 |
Everyone was friendly and polite. |
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05/23/2024 |
Excellent Provider of exceptional Patient care |
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05/10/2024 |
Good |