Professional Experience
Dr. Patel is an associate with the Healthcare practice in the San Francisco office. His clients include nonprofit and for-profit entities such as healthcare systems, medical foundations, hospitals, medical groups, medical device companies, international NGOs, and other providers of healthcare products and services.
Dr. Patel has extensive experience assisting clients in acquiring medical practices, hospitals, and other healthcare entities, establishing medical practices, license-exempt foundations, and medical joint ventures, and obtaining financing through tax-exempt bond issues, private placement, and lines of credit. He also advises clients on federal and state self-referral and anti kickback laws, professional and technical service contracting, payor contracting, anti-trust issues in healthcare contracting, and privacy-related issues.
Dr. Patel has worked with scientific consultants to design lab experiments used to support clients in regulatory proceedings, and he frequently advises clients in negotiating complex professional service arrangements. Dr. Patel is a board certified pediatrician and also serves as the general counsel and director for Interplast, Inc., an international medical charity.
Prior to joining Manatt, Dr. Patel was an associate in the healthcare group of an international law firm.
Education
Stanford University Law School, J.D., 2004.
Assoc. Managing Editor, Features, Stanford Law and Policy Review.
University of Mississippi, M.D., 1997.
University of Pennsylvania, M. Bioethics (candidate).
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S.B., Molecular Biology; Minor, Philosophy, 1993.
Memberships & Activities
Admitted to practice in the state of California.
Member, American Health Lawyers Association.
Member, California Society of Healthcare Attorneys.
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics.
Certified in General Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics.
California Physician and Surgeon’s License.
Member, Sigma Xi – The Scientific Research Society.
Organizing Member, Doctors for America.
Honors & Awards
Department of Radiology Book Award, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 1997.
William L. Stewart Award for Community Service, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993.
Speaking Engagements
Speaker, “Management of Medical Records,” Lorman Educational Services, March 3, 2006.
Speaker, “Reducing Life: Searching for the Definition of Life, the Minimal Genome and What Lies Ahead,” Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) Forum, Palo Alto, CA, April 19, 2002.
Co-Presenter, “Prevalence of Domestic Violence in Family Practice Clinics” (poster) at Nat. Soc. of Teachers of Family Medicine, Meeting on Domestic Violence, 1994
