Neil S. Patel
( out of 173 reviews )

Neil S. Patel, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

  • LDS Hospital

  • Pediatric ENT Clinic

  • TOSH Hearing and Balance Center

    801-595-1700

  • Otolaryngology/ENT, Area E

    801-587-8368

  • Veterans Administration Medical Center

  • Neil Patel, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery within the Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Utah.

    Dr. Patel completed both his fellowship in Otology/Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery and his residency training in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He has a strong interest in the treatment of skull base tumors including vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma), glomus jugulare, and cochlear implantation. With nearly 50 peer-reviewed publications, he has a particular interest in hearing preservation and maximizing quality of life.

    He completed his undergraduate work in biomedical engineering at Duke University and went on to complete medical school at the University of Illinois, during which time he was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.

    Dr. Patel’s clinical interests in otology/neurotology include skull base tumors, facial nerve tumors, cochlear implantation in adults and children, otosclerosis (stapes surgery), cerebrospinal fluid leaks and encephaloceles, skull base bony dysplasia, middle ear disease including cholesteatoma, neurofibromatosis type 2, and ear and temporal bone cancer.

    Specialties

    • Acoustic Tumors
    • Cochlear Implantation
    • Facial Nerve Disorders
    • Lateral Skull Base Surgery
    • Neurotology
    • Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
    • Otology

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 173 reviews )

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    December 02, 2022

    Dr Patel is FANTASTIC he is caring and kind as well as highly skilled

    December 01, 2022

    Always good

    November 26, 2022

    Dr. Patel asked me to come in for a follow-up visit to discuss and treat a surgical complication.

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  • Neil Patel, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery within the Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Utah.

    Dr. Patel completed both his fellowship in Otology/Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery and his residency training in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He has a strong interest in the treatment of skull base tumors including vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma), glomus jugulare, and cochlear implantation. With nearly 50 peer-reviewed publications, he has a particular interest in hearing preservation and maximizing quality of life.

    He completed his undergraduate work in biomedical engineering at Duke University and went on to complete medical school at the University of Illinois, during which time he was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.

    Dr. Patel’s clinical interests in otology/neurotology include skull base tumors, facial nerve tumors, cochlear implantation in adults and children, otosclerosis (stapes surgery), cerebrospinal fluid leaks and encephaloceles, skull base bony dysplasia, middle ear disease including cholesteatoma, neurofibromatosis type 2, and ear and temporal bone cancer.

    Education history

    Fellowship Neurotology - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science Fellow
    Otorhinolaryngology - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science Chief Resident
    Residency Otorhinolaryngology - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Resident
    Medicine - University of Illinois College of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering - Duke University B.S.