Dr. Shailesh Patel / Lowcountry Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Dr. Shailesh Patel is a fellowship-trained pain management specialist who focuses on conservative treatment options such as spinal injections, physical therapy, and medications to diagnose and treat spinal pain.
Dr. Patel is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine.
After graduating from Duke University with honors, Dr. Patel earned his medical degree from the University of South Carolina. He then completed residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he focused on outpatient musculoskeletal pain syndromes with an emphasis on conservative treatment of the back and neck.
To pursue a specialty in spinal pain syndromes, Dr. Patel enlisted at UCLA’s prestigious Pain Management Fellowship Program for further training, where he became proficient in fluoroscopically-guided spinal interventions. Dr. Patel is also trained in Electrodiagnostic Medicine (EMG/NCS), which utilizes nerve tests performed in the office to aid in the diagnosis and prognosis of spinal and peripheral nerve injury.
“As a Pain Management specialist, I aim to use a multi-disciplined, holistic approach to treating pain. My ultimate goal is to effectively manage my patient’s pain symptoms so as to give them some semblance of normalcy, answers, and most importantly, hope.”
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE:
Duke University
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE:
University of South Carolina
RESIDENCY IN PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION:
Baylor College of Medicine
FELLOWSHIP IN PAIN MANAGEMENT:
University of California, Los Angeles
SPECIAL INTEREST AND TRAINING:
- Interventional Pain Management of Lumbar and Cervical Spine Disorders
- Electrodiagnostic Medicine (NCS/EMG)
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE
BOARD CERTIFIED:
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Pain Medicine
STATE LICENSURE:
South Carolina
ASSOCIATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
PROFESSIONAL:
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Academy of Pain Medicine
- South Carolina Medical Association
HOSPITALS:
- Lowcountry Outpatient Surgery Center
- Trident Medical Center
- Summerville Medical Center
GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
Research, Publisher, Lecturer
ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS:
I am accepting new patients.
IN PRACTICE SINCE:
2007
Eric Elkins / Double E Insurance & Financial Solutions
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Ken Harrell / Joye Law Firm
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Dr. Shailesh Patel / Lowcountry Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
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