- Gender:
- Male
Specialties
- Family Medicine
- Sports Medicine
Status
- Rush-Copley Medical Group
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO Select Choice
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice/MGD Choice
- Aetna POS Managed Choice
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna QPOS
- Aetna USAccess
- BC/BS PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Blue Advantage HMO
- Blue Advantage PPO
- Blue Choice POS
- Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO-HMO Illinois
- Caterpillar PPO
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access Plus
- Cigna PPO
- First Health/Coventry/Personal Care
- Healthsmart/Interplan Health/Preferred Plan
- HFN PPO
- Humana Choice Care
- Humana Gold Plus Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage
- Humana POS
- Humana PPO
- Illinois Health Connect
- Medicare Part B
- Multiplan/PHCS PPO
- Preferred Network Access (PNA)
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Care Partners-Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
- Three Rivers Provider Network
- Tricare
- Unicare Classic Plus
- Unicare Classic PPO
Education
Medical School
- University of Debrecen Faculty of Medicine, Debrecen, Hungary
Residency
- University of Illinois, Rockford, Illinois, Family Medicine
Fellowship
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Sports Medicine
Teaching or Professional Positions
- Faculty, Director of Sports Medicine, Rush-Copley Family Medicine Residency
- Assistant Professor, Rush Medical College
Professional Memberships
- Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians
- Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine
- American Medical Society of Sports Medicine
Board Certifications
- Family Medicine (2005)
- Primary Care Sports Medicine (2006)
Special Practices & Procedures
- Sports injuries care
- Overuse injuries (tendonitis) care
- Sprains and strains treatment
- Osteoarthritis treatment
- Routine fracture care
- Various joint injections: for treatment of tendonitis, osteoarthritis, and overuse injuries (including Synvisc)
Any sports related concerns:
- Exercise induced asthma
- Concussions (including ImPACT Baseline Testing)
- Return to play/activity evaluation
- Sports physicals
- Developing exercise plan/counseling
- Weight loss plans incorporating exercise
Physician Bio
Dr. Deepak Patel specializes in family and sports medicine. Whether you need an annual check-up or advice on an injury that keeps you from playing your favorite sport, Dr. Patel makes patients feel better tackling their health challenges on or off the field.
