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Dr. Altaf Patel [MD (Bombay), FRCP (London), FRCP (Edin), FCPS, FCMT]
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+91-8860606766 | +91-9910655125About Dr. Altaf Patel [MD (Bombay), FRCP (London), FRCP (Edin), FCPS, FCMT]
Dr. Altaf Patel is General Physician and Currently Working as Director in the General Medicine Department at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Pedder Road, Mumbai, India.
He is having more than 48 years of experience in the field of General and Internal Medicine.
He has completed his MBBS with distinction in medicine, MD from the University of Bombay, FCPS with a Gold Medal, and has been elected FRCP (London) and FRCP (Edinburgh).
Profile Highlights :
- Dr. Altaf Patel is Director of General Medicine at Jaslok Hospital and one of Mumbai's most respected senior physicians, with 48 years of experience. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of both London and Edinburgh and the first Indian to qualify from the International Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology.
- He joined the J.J. Group of Hospitals in 1977 and served there until 2007 as Honorary Professor of Medicine and Honorary Physician, teaching MBBS, MD and FCPS students. He has been an examiner for MBBS, MD and FCPS in Mumbai and for the MRCP PACES clinical examination in London and internationally.
- Dr. Patel is a former President and a sitting Council member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai, and a member of its permanent examination committee. As a general physician he manages complex multi-system illnesses, diabetes, hypertension, infections, endocrine disorders and undiagnosed medical problems.
- He has published widely, with papers on idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis, pituitary tuberculoma, rhino-cerebral mucormycosis, cerebral venous thrombosis, Gaucher disease, Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome and kerosene poisoning, and more recent work on NT-proBNP and canagliflozin in type 2 diabetes.
- He has also been a medical columnist for 25 years in leading Mumbai newspapers including Midday, Inquilab and Mumbai Mirror, wrote the opening chapter of the book Dear People With Love and Care, Your Doctors, and is a member of the Association of Physicians of India and the Cardiological Society of India.
Areas of Expertise :
- Internal Medicine
- Complex Multi-system Disorders
- Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders
- Clinical Metal Toxicology
- Infectious Diseases
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypertension
- Fever and Infections
- Thyroid and Pituitary Disorders
- Asthma and Allergy
- Heart Failure Management
- Metabolic Disorders
- Heavy Metal Toxicity
- Fungal Infections including Mucormycosis
List of Treatments
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypertension
- Fever and Infections
- Thyroid and Pituitary Disorders
- Asthma and Allergy
- Heart Failure Management
- Metabolic Disorders
- Heavy Metal Toxicity
- Fungal Infections including Mucormycosis
- Stroke Risk Management
- Lipid Disorders
- Preventive Health Check-ups
- Undiagnosed Medical Problems
- Geriatric Medicine
Work Experience
Currently Working as Director in the General Medicine Department at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Pedder Road, Mumbai, India.
Past Experience :
- Honorary Professor of Medicine and Honorary Physician - J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai (1977-2007)
- President - College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai
- Examiner - MRCP PACES, London and International
- Medical Columnist - Midday, Inquilab and Mumbai Mirror (25 years)
Education & Training
- MBBS (Distinction in Medicine)
- MD - University of Bombay
- FCPS (Gold Medal)
- FRCP - Royal College of Physicians, London
- FRCP - Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
- FCMT - International Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology
Awards & Recognition
- Gold Medal - FCPS Examination
- Distinction in Medicine - MBBS
- First Indian to qualify from the International Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology
- Former President - College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai
- Member - Association of Physicians of India
- Member - Cardiological Society of India
- Idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis presenting as panhypopituitarism - The Endocrinologist (2010)
- MRI Spectroscopy in pituitary tuberculoma - Singapore Medical Journal (2007)
Associated Hospitals
🏨 Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Location
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Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Pedder Road, Mumbai, India
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Dr. Altaf Patel practice?
Dr. Altaf Patel practises as Director in the General Medicine Department at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Pedder Road, Mumbai, India.
What does Dr. Altaf Patel specialise in?
Dr. Altaf Patel specialises in general and internal medicine, managing complex multi-system illnesses, diabetes, endocrine disorders, infections and metal toxicity.
How much experience does Dr. Altaf Patel have?
Dr. Altaf Patel has more than 48 years of experience in the field of General and Internal Medicine. He served at the J.J. Group of Hospitals from 1977 to 2007.
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