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Amar Patel, MD

Associate Professor of Neurology
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Associate Professor of Neurology

Biography

Dr. Patel is a board-certified Neurologist with subspecialty training in Movement Disorders. He obtained his medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he also completed his residency in Neurology and served as Chief Resident. He subsequently completed a 2 year fellowship in Movement Disorders at Mount Sinai Hospital. He treats patients with a variety of complex movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, tics, myoclonus and chorea. He has a particular interest in the use of Deep Brain Stimulation and botulinum toxin in the treatment of movement disorders.

Appointments

  • Neurology

    Associate Professor on Term
    Primary

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Education & Training

Fellow
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2015)
Resident
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2013)
Intern
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2010)
MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2009)
BS
Yale University (2005)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Deep Brain Stimulation; Dystonia; Globus Pallidus; Movement Disorders; Neurology; Parkinson Disease; Subthalamic Nucleus; Tremor

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Amar Patel's published research.

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2019

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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    American Academy of Neurology

  • activity

    International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

  • honor

    Morris Bender Award for Clinical Neurology

  • honor

    William R. Belknap Senior Prize in Biology

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    Phi Beta Kappa

Clinical Care

Overview

Amar Patel, MD, treats patients with a variety of complex movement disorders, and has a particular interest in Parkinson’s disease, a brain disorder of the central nervous system that can cause tremors, stiffness or slowing of movement. “Current and future therapies offer patients with Parkinson’s disease the chance to maintain their quality of life,” he says.

An assistant professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Patel says he was drawn to his field by “the chance to intervene when an often devastating neurological illness impairs a patient’s quality of life.” As a researcher, he is examining the use of deep brain stimulation and botulinum toxin in the treatment of movement disorders.

Clinical Specialties

Movement Disorders

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Board Certifications

  • Neurology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
    Original Certification Date
    2013

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