Neil Patel, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery within the Division of
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Utah.
Dr. Patel completed both his fellowship in Otology/Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery and his residency
training in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He has a
strong interest in the treatment of skull base tumors including vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma),
glomus jugulare, and cochlear implantation. With nearly 50 peer-reviewed publications, he has a particular
interest in hearing preservation and maximizing quality of life.
He completed his undergraduate work in biomedical engineering at Duke University and went on to complete
medical school at the University of Illinois, during which time he was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor
Society and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Dr. Patel’s clinical interests in otology/neurotology include:
- Skull base tumors
- Facial nerve tumors
- Cochlear implantation in adults and children
- Otosclerosis (stapes surgery)
- Cerebrospinal fluid leaks and encephaloceles
- Skull base bony dysplasia
- Middle ear disease including cholesteatoma
- Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Ear and temporal bone cancer
Dr. Patel’s research interests include:
- Clinical research in ear and skull base diseases
- Quality of life
- Strategies to maximize hearing and cranial nerve functional preservation
PRACTICE LOCATIONS: University of Utah Hospital, Primary Children’s Hospital, VA Hospital, LDS
Hospital, Hearing & Balance Ambulatory Care Center
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