Snehal Patel, MD, MS, FACS

Background

Snehal G. Patel, MD, MS, FACS, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of General and GI Surgery of the Department of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine. He joined the Emory faculty in 2016. A board certified surgeon, Dr. Patel specializes in malignancies of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal gland.

After receiving his medical degree from the Morehouse School of Medicine, Dr. Patel completed his general surgery residency at Emory University. He then completed an endocrine surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Patel's research focuses on defining the role of molecular markers in thyroid cancer patients and investigating the preoperative detection of thyroid cancer.

Titles & Roles

• Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General and GI Surgery, Department of Surgery

  Emory University School of Medicine

Education & Training

Education

• Fellowship, Endosurgery, 2016

  University of Pittsburgh
• Residency, General Surgery, 2015

  Emory University School of Medicine
• Medical Education, MD, 2010

  Morehouse College

Board Certifications

• Surgery

  American Board of Surgery, 2016

Professional Memberships

• Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society
• American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons
• Georgia Society of the American College of Surgeons
• Georgia Association of Physicians of Indian Heritage
• Society of Surgical Oncology
• Society of Asian Academic Surgeons
• Southeastern Surgical Congress
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

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