Nirav S. Patel MD

Summary

• Dr. Nirav Patel is a neurologist based in Long Beach, CA, specializing in headache, neuroimmunology/multiple sclerosis, and vascular neurology. He completed his medical education and training at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, focusing on cerebrovascular disease. He holds multiple roles, including Inpatient Neurologist and Stroke Medical Director at UCI Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and UCI- Los Alamitos Medical Center, Neurohospitalist at Lakewood Regional Medical Center, and Neurologist at Southland Neurologic Associates. He has been on the voluntary faculty at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center since 1997 and serves as current Chief of Staff at Long Beach Medical Center and past Chief of Staff at UCI- Los Alamitos Medical Center. His clinical interests include general neurology, stroke, migraine, MS and dementia, and he has several publications in the field, as well as involvement in clinical trials. Dr. Patel has received various honors, including being named a Top Doctor by Castle Connolly and achieving CMS Meaningful Use certifications.