Dr. Bharat C. Patel, MD
Associate Physician Program Director, IPM Fellowship Deuk Spine Institute
Board certifications
Board Certified, Interventional Pain Management (ABIPP) Board Certified, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (DABPMR) Board Certified, Pain Medicine (DABPM) Board Certified, Electrodiagnostic Medicine (DABEM) Board Certified in the subspecialty of Sports Medicine Fellow of Interventional Pain Physicians (FIPP)
Dr. Patel performs both non-interventional and interventional spine pain management therapies. He treats arthritis of the spine and facet joint pain with injections for pain. As a pain management and physical medicine professional, Dr. Patel performs a wide range of tests to determine the cause of spinal pain, such as discography tests. Once the cause of pain is determined and pain management procedures are deemed appropriate, Dr. Patel provides injections to block the transmission of pain signals and a variety of other therapies to help reduce or eliminate pain. He also is an expert in musculoskeletal ultrasound diagnosis and injections. Dr. Patel is also the founder of Regenerative and Aesthetic Institute that focuses on Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Stem-Cell based therapies. Dr. Patel has performed approximately 45,000 fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided procedures so far.
Education
Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, India
Mar 1994
Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery
Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester
Jun 2001
Surgery Internship at Department of Surgery New Rochelle, NY
New York University, School of Medicine
Jan 1970
Residency - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Florida Spine Institute
Jun 2007
Fellowship - PM & Pain Management
Interventional pain Management Procedures, Sports Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Studies, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Practice
Achievements
Professional
Examiner, ABIPP Part II Exam (oral and practical examination)
American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians
Volunteer Faculty, Department of Medical Education
University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida
Preceptor, M1 and M2 students, Department of Medical Education
University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida
Clinical Assistant Professor
Orlando College Of Osteopathic Medicine (OCOM), Orlando, Florida
Volunteer, MOC Question Writer
American Board of Physical Med and Rehab (ABPMR)
Volunteer, MOC Question Writer
American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP)
Volunteer, MOC Question Writer
American Board of Pain Management (ABPM)
Volunteer Examiner, ABPMR Part II examination
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR)
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR)
- American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP)
- International Spine Intervention Society (ISIS)
- American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI)
- Florida Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (FAPI)
- Brevard Indo-American Medical and Dental Association (BIMDA)
- American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic
- Medicine (AANEM)World Institute of Pain Medicine (WIP)
- American Academy and Board of Regenerative Medicine
- North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS)
Locations
Melbourne
Deuk Spine Institute
7955 Spyglass Hill Rd, Melbourne, FL 32940
Biography
Dr. Bharat C. Patel’s credentials include board certifications in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Management, Sports Medicine, Interventional Pain Management, and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Fewer than one in 10,000 physicians nationwide are quintuple board certified.
Dr. Patel received his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College in Ahmedabad, India. He then went on to a surgery internship at Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester in New Rochelle, New York, a residency at the NYU School of Medicine, and a fellowship in interventional pain management in Clearwater, Florida. Dr. Patel is a licensed Florida state medical care provider and a U.S. citizen. Dr. Patel performs both non-interventional and interventional spine pain management therapies and is a fellowship director of pain management fellowship where he trains other physicians to become interventional pain physicians.
The highly respected Becker’s Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Review included Dr. Patel on their published list: The Best Pain Management Physicians in America. Becker’s has also named Dr. Patel to their exclusive list of the “12 Great Physicians in Florida.” In 2014, Dr. Patel was chosen by the Chairman and CEO of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians to serve as an examiner for the national American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians examinations. Dr. Patel scored the highest of all physicians in the country when he completed the examination.