Nitin Patel, MD
About me
Nitin C. Patel M.D., is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Neurology at SIU School of Medicine and a member of the SIU HealthCare group practice. Dr. Patel earned his medical degree Jabalpur University Government Medical College, Jabalpur, India. He has an MPH in Public Health, Environmental Health and Epidemiology from Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California. He completed a Pediatric Externship at St. John’s Hosp in Brooklyn, New York, and his Pediatric Residency at New York Medical College, Lincoln Program Bronx, NY. Dr. Patel completed fellowships in Pediatric Neurology and Epilepsy at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Program Newark, New Jersey.
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Hospital privileges
- HSHS St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL
- Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center, Springfield IL
- Memorial Health, Springfield IL
- Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, IL
Featured In
- Treatment Approaches to Resistant Epilepsy, Patients and care givers of patients with refractory epilepsy, sponsored by Cyberonics, March, 2000
- Sleep Disturbances in Children, KMIZ interview with Stephanie Shafer, March, 2004
- Treatment Approaches to Resistant Epilepsy, Patients and care givers of patients with refractory epilepsy, sponsored by Cyberonics, June, 2004
- Device Eases Seizure Severity, (benefits of VNS therapy), Columbia Missourian article, July 2004
- Treatment of Tourette’s Syndrome, Missouri Medical Focus, KBIA 91.3 Radio station, February, 2005