Dr. Mickey Patel
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Education: | Shri B. M. Patil Medical College |
Academic degree: | MD (Doctor of Medicine) |
Area of specialization: | I am a General Physician with a strong focus on Emergency Medicine, which basically means I deal with both the slow-burning health issues that need long-term care and the sudden, no-time-to-wait kind of problems. In general practice, I see everything from routine fevers and chronic conditions like diabetes or hypertension to those strange, hard-to-pin-down symptoms that need careful sorting out. In emergency settings, the pace is totally different — you think, decide, act, all within minutes. Sometimes seconds. Managing acute illnesses, stabilizing trauma cases, handling cardiac events or severe infections, it all comes down to quick assessment and clear judgement. The two fields overlap more than people think… a patient who looks stable in the clinic can turn critical without warning, and an emergency case often needs follow-up like any other chronic patient. I like that mix, it keeps me alert. My approach is simple but not always easy — listen first, act when needed, keep the treatment grounded in evidence but flexible for the patient in front of me. And yes my typing in the notes might have few typos here or there, but the care part stays sharp. |
Achievements: | I am proud to have won a gold medal in an Interstate Medical Quiz, which honestly was more intense than I expected… those rapid-fire rounds can make your mind blank for a second. It pushed me to think quick, recall details under pressure, and trust my preparation. Competing with skilled peers from different states was both nerve wracking and exciting!! That experience still shapes how I approach problem-solving in real patient cases today. |
I am a consultant Physician with about 8 years of work after my MBBS and another year post MD — which doesn’t sound like a long time until you start counting the hours in clinics, hospitals, and on-call nights. My training and practice have taken me through all kinds of settings, from busy outpatient departments to ward rounds that stretched late into the night. Over the years, I’ve worked both offline in traditional hospital environments and also online on platfory like Practo — which, honestly, changed the way I see patient care. In-person consults give you body language, subtle signs, that little pause before answering a question. Online care pushes you to listen differently, to pick up clues from how someone explains their symptoms without seeing them in person. It’s not easier or harder, just different. I’ve learned to adapt my approach — detailed history taking, targeted questions, and sometimes even asking the same thing twice in a slightly different way to be sure nothing important is left out. My scope as a physician is broad. General medicine cases form the core — fever, infections, chronic conditions like hypertension, diabetes, thyroid disorders — but there’s also the complex, overlapping presentations where you need to think wider. A patient might come for a persistent cough and leave with a referral for cardiac evaluation… because something in their story didn’t fit the usual respiratory pattern. I’m not the kind of doctor who rushes through just to keep the line moving. I’d rather spend a few extra minutes explaining what’s going on, what the tests are for, and why a certain treatment makes sense. Sometimes people say I ask too many follow-up questions, but honestly, missing details can cost much more later. Medicine changes fast — new studies, new drugs, new guidelines — and I make it a point to stay updated. It’s part professional duty, part personal habit. My goal is always to combine evidence-based medicine with practical, real-world care that actually works for the person sitting (or sometimes typing) in front of me. And yes, my spelling in quick notes might not always win awards, but the care itself stays sharp.
