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Shantu Patel, MD

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Dr. Shantu Patel, MD
Dr. Shantu Patel, MD
4.8
167 Ratings

Contact

Scripps Coastal Medical Center Cedar-Vista
130 Cedar Road
Vista, CA 92083
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Accepts new patients

Specialties

  • Internal Medicine

Expertise

  • Internal Medicine

Languages

  • Gujarati, English

Specialties

  • Internal Medicine

Biography

As an internal medicine specialist, Shantu Patel, MD, provides comprehensive primary care with a special interest in geriatrics. In addition, Dr. Patel provides travel medicine services, including immunizations against hepatitis A, yellow fever and rabies, and medications for illnesses such as malaria.


Dr. Patel’s practice is all about helping people get well and staying healthy. In his spare time he enjoys bicycling, traveling and photography.

Medical Education

  • University of Zambia School of Medicine, MD, 1980

Residencies

  • Lutheran Hospital, 1986
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