Ketan Patel, DDS

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Get to know Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. Ketan Patel, who serves patients in Minnesota.

A top professional in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Dr. Patel tends to patients’ dental needs at Lake Minnetonka Dental in Wayzata, Minnesota. He is also an attending physician with the Oral and Maxillofacial practice at North Memorial Health Hospital.

His extensive training and work with head and neck cancer customers allows him to apply evidence-based knowledge from the laboratory to the clinical setting. From a trauma perspective, his renowned experience allows him to treat all customers with head and neck trauma, including applying various microvascular reconstructive techniques. He strives to provide a variety of treatment options to all his customers.

Academically, Dr. Patel obtained his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Birmingham, England and his PhD in Oral Biology with a minor in Molecular Genetics, Advance Genetics, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology and Cancer Biology at the University of Minnesota. He then completed a fellowship in oral medicine at the University of Minnesota in 2007 while simultaneously doing his PhD.

He also completed a one-year internship & residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery from the University of Maryland Medical Systems. After completing a two-year fellowship at the University of Minnesota in oral/head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstructive surgery, Dr. Patel completed a one-year fellowship in craniomaxillofacial trauma at North Memorial Health Hospital.

Oral and maxillofacial surgery specializes in surgery of the face, mouth, and jaws. It is an internationally recognized surgical specialty. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are dental specialists who treat conditions, defects, injuries, and esthetic aspects of the mouth, teeth, jaws, and face. Their training involves a four-year graduate degree in dentistry and the completion of a minimum four-year hospital surgical residency program.

Recognized for his work, Dr. Patel has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and approximately 20 book chapter contributions. He was Minnesota Monthly’s Top Doctor Award Winner in 2020.

On a more personal note, he has lived in four countries on different continents, providing him with a broad background to cater to all customers from different ethnicities. In his free time, Dr. Patel enjoys working out, watching movies, spending time with friends and family, as well as caring for his daughters.

He speaks English, Hindi, and Swahili.

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