Physician

Internal Medicine

Dr. Rakeshkumar C. Patel works in the field of Internal Medicine. He went to medical school at M.P. Shah Medical College. He received 1 awards: "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Rakeshkumar Patel is a published doctor as well. He has 22 publications published. The latest was: Dosimetric comparison of left-sided whole breast irradiation with 3DCRT, forward-planned IMRT, inverse-planned IMRT, helical tomotherapy, and topotherapy.

Publications

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• Dosimetric comparison of left-sided whole breast irradiation with 3DCRT, forward-planned IMRT, inverse-planned IMRT, helical tomotherapy, and topotherapy.
• Phase I Trial of Pelvic Nodal Dose Escalation with Hypofractionated IMRT for High-Risk Prostate Cancer.
• Post-surgical treatment of early-stage breast cancer with electronic brachytherapy: an intersociety, multicenter brachytherapy trial.
• Outcomes after accelerated partial breast irradiation in patients with ASTRO consensus statement cautionary features.
• Breast conserving surgery and accelerated partial breast irradiation after prior breast radiation therapy.
• Breast brachytherapy devices.
• The surgeon's role in breast brachytherapy.
• A dosimetric comparison of MammoSite and ClearPath high-dose-rate breast brachytherapy devices.
• Recommendations for permanent prostate brachytherapy with (131)Cs: a consensus report from the Cesium Advisory Group.
• Clinical outcome analysis in "high-risk" versus "low-risk" patients eligible for national surgical adjuvant breast and bowel B-39/radiation therapy oncology group 0413...
• The use of directional interstitial sources to improve dosimetry in breast brachytherapy.
• Increased skin dose with the use of a custom mattress for prone breast radiotherapy.
• A dosimetric comparison of accelerated partial breast irradiation techniques: multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy, three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, and s...
• Targeted therapy for brain metastases: improving the therapeutic ratio.
• Image-guided breast brachytherapy: an alternative to whole-breast radiotherapy.
• The emergence of advanced brachytherapy techniques for common malignancies.
• Integral radiation dose to normal structures with conformal external beam radiation.
• A case of Gorham''s disease with chylothorax treated curatively with radiation therapy.
• Rectal dose sparing with a balloon catheter and ultrasound localization in conformal radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
• Helical tomotherapy: an innovative technology and approach to radiation therapy.
• Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for lung cancer: promises and pitfalls.

Schools

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• Wayne State University School Of Medicine

• Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center

• Oakwood Medical Center

Procedures Preformed

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• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Blood Draw
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac Imaging
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Doctors Specialties

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• Diabetes Medicine
• Family Medicine
• Preventive Cardiology
• Internal Medicine

Accepted Insurances

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• AARP
• Aetna HMO
• Aetna PPO
• Ameriben
• Arizona PHCS
• Assurant Health
• AZ Benefit Options
• AZ Foundation Medical Care (AZFMC) EPO
• AZ Foundation Medical Care (AZFMC) PPO
• Banner Health
• Bashas Benefit Trust
• Beech Street (Multiplan)
• Benesight
• Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
• Blue Cross Blue Shield POS
• Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Caremark Pharmacy
• CHAMPVA
• Cigna Healthcare of Arizona
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna POS
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna
• City of Mesa Health Plan
• Compassionate Care Network (CCN)
• Comprehensive Medical and Dental Program (CMDP)
• CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Company
• Coventry Health Care
• First Health (Coventry Health Care)
• Golden Rule
• GEHA
• Health Net
• HealthSmart
• Humana HMO
• Humana PPO
• LifeWise
• Lovelace Health Plan
• Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
• Medicare for Railroad Workers MCR
• Special Needs Plan SNP
• AHCCCS - AZ Health Care Cost Containment System
• AHCCCS without Prior Authorization
• Administrative Enterprises
• MetLife
• RAN/AMN
• Private HealthCare Systems
• Pyramid Life
• SCAN Health Plan
• Southwest Service Administrators, Inc.
• TriCare for Life
• TriCare/TriWest
• UniCare
• Medicare Supplement MCR
• CarePlus
• PacifiCare
• PacifiCare HMO
• PacifiCare POS
• PacifiCare PPO
• Secure Horizons
• UMR
• United Healthcare
• Unum
• Zenith Administrators Inc

Awards

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• Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification

Education

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• M.P. Shah Medical College

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1568436673
NPPES Provider LastName		PATEL
NPPES Provider FirstName		RAKESHKUMAR
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		852964200
NPPES Provider State		AZ
Specialty Description		Family Practice
Total Claim Count		2767.0
Distinct Opioid Count		3.0
Opioid Claim Count		99.0
Percent Opioid Claims		3.58

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1568436673
Last Name Of The Provider	PATEL
First Name Of The Provider	RAKESHKUMAR
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