Paras Patel, M.D.

Infectious Disease

• Specialty:

  • Infectious Inflammatory
  • Immunologic Disease

• Location(s):

  • Infectious Disease

Paras Patel, MD is Associate Professor of Medicine at East Tennessee State University's Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City. He is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and serves on the faculty of Quillen College of Medicines Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Patel is also an infectious diseases staff physician at the Johnson City Medical Center, the Indian Path Medical Center in Kingsport, and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Mountain Home, Tennessee.

After earning his medical degree in his native India, Dr. Patel completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Infectious Diseases at East Tennessee State University. He is the author of several book chapters and publications in peer-reviewed journals. 

EDUCATION:

• Medical Education: B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India, 1991-1995. MBBS Degree from University of Gujarat, India, 1997
• Residencies:General Surgery, V.S., General Hospita., N.H.L., Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, India, 1997-2000
  Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN, 2002-2004
• Fellowships: Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, ETSU, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN, 2006-2008

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:

• ABIM Certification, 2005
• USMLE Step 3, 2003

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Johnson City Medical Center