Dr. Vallabh Patel M.D.
Internist
555 West Court Street Suite 400 Kankakee Illinois, 60901Rating
5/5
About
Chief of Medicine, Worked for VA for 6 Years, Medical Director of Leprosy for India, Clinical Officer of Publishing in Chicago, President of the Medical Staff at Kankakee.
Education and Training
MD at Government Medical College & Hospital
Unconfirmed Foreign Training MD
Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences 1977
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Local, Regional, National and International- Teaching Residents and Fellows -
Treatments
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Sinusitis
- Seborrheic Dermatitis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
- Vascular Disease
Fellowships
- 2 Year Fellowship, Diploma- 1978
What do you attribute your success to?
- "Do what you love and love what you do," Joy of the field.
Hobbies / Sports
- Reading, Traveling
Favorite professional publications
- All major medical and internal medicine publications and research
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