Dhara Patel, MD

I chose to pur­sue a career in med­i­cine at a very young age. My grand­fa­ther was diag­nosed with can­cer, and as I helped care for him, I was deeply moved by the com­pas­sion and ded­i­ca­tion of the physi­cians and nurs­es who sup­port­ed him. That expe­ri­ence showed me how pow­er­ful and impor­tant access to qual­i­ty health­care can be for every indi­vid­ual. My prac­tice phi­los­o­phy is sim­ple: I strive to treat every patient the way I would want my own fam­i­ly mem­bers to be treat­ed. As a fam­i­ly med­i­cine physi­cian, I have the priv­i­lege of car­ing for patients across all stages of life — from new­borns to seniors. One of the most reward­ing aspects of my work is being part of each patient’s jour­ney over time — con­duct­ing school phys­i­cals, man­ag­ing adult well­ness, sup­port­ing women’s health, and car­ing for aging grand­par­ents. Each vis­it brings new sto­ries, chal­lenges, and con­nec­tions, and I tru­ly val­ue the trust my patients place in me.