Patel Raj, MD

Dr Patel now has his own practice called Medical Options for Wellness at 570 Price Ave in Redwood City.
I’ve been seeing Dr Patel for almost 6 months now and the improvement in my health has been significant. After at least 6 miserable years of being sick and at least 8 – 10 useless doctors who continued to tell me nothing was wrong, I was just stressed and had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia, he finally diagnosed me with both Lyme and severe mold poisoning. It is a slow process, but I’ve started to regain my cognitive abilities and am feeling better and better by the week. I can’t speak to how he treats others, but I’m mostly on a natural protocol with herbs, tinctures and only 1 low dose antibiotic. He believes we’ll be able to continue treating me without the use of any additional (or hard core IV/​PICC line) antibiotics. He is a true detective with his approach and has run extensive labs to understand my genetics and what treatment is appropriate for me. I have complete trust in him and his ability to lead me into remission.
His nurse Suzie is AWESOME, and can be relied on to return calls and questions promptly; I have never had to worry about not getting a hold of someone there within a few hours. They also understand all the paperwork required for Leaves of Absence and filing for disability, which has been a big plus.
If I had one thing to offer as constructive criticism, it would be to suggest that they utilize technology more (ie– fill out disability forms/​leave of absence paperwork online instead of by hand and then scanning or using mail).

Dr. Patel is the most knowledgable doctor I have ever seen. I have struggled with a number of undiagnosed issues for years, and have seen doctors who are suppose to be the best in their specialty. Yet none of them could help. Dr. Patel diagnosed my condition.
Because of Dr. Patel I feel significantly better, and I am able to lead a much fuller life!

I am impressed with Dr. Patel. He took the time to review my past medical records and take a thorough history, and he is the first doctor I’ve ever had who felt he could make sense of my history and chart a path forward to heal my issues, not just apply a virual «band-​aid» to them. I have a lot of respect for Dr. Patel.
Regarding Regan M.‘s, who took umbrage at Dr. Patel’s diagnosis of Lyme without Lyme showing up in the tests, I expect that that patient was misled by the lack of positive Lyme lab test results, when in fact it is very common for Lyme to not test positive, but for patients to have a constellation of symptoms that prove they do have Lyme. It appears that Regan M is the one who is not listening to Dr. Patel, rather than the other way around.
Regarding Dr. Patel’s staff, the nursing staff in particular sometimes seems inefficient and perhaps a tad inconsiderate, but they get the job done.
I highly recommend Dr. Patel.

I was fortunate enough to land in Dr. Patel’s care after many years of mysterious symptoms that escalated to a debilitating illness in January 2009. After baffling numerous reputable and skilled doctors who shook their heads and washed their hands of me, Dr. Patel was the one who took the time, listened and showed unbelievable compassion for the misery that I was feeling… I knew right away that I had finally found the medical professional who was going to help me… what a relief! In February 2009 I tested positive for Lyme disease and several coinfections. It was during that appointment that Dr. Patel explained that the healing process would be long (1 – 2 years, maybe more) and then promised to give me my life back. I am here to say that this man keeps his promises! He has demonstrated a remarkable understanding of Lyme, appropriate and customized treatment along the way and amazing care and attentiveness that, in my opinion, far surpasses the care of most physicians (I’ve been around the block with docs and have enough visits under my belt to say this with confidence). I would also like to comment that Dr. Patel’s staff goes above and beyond the call of duty as well… from the nurses, office staff and front desk, everyone is so helpful, efficient, caring and kind. I can’t imagine having traveled this road in any other place!
The journey has been a long one but I am here to say that I feel better than I can ever remember feeling in my entire adult life. How exciting, tomorrow is finally a gift!
A note to the poster from Marina… I must confess that I did not study much about Lyme in the beginning. One thing I have learned since then is that not all Lyme patients test «positive’ under the CDC guidelines, when in fact they do have Lyme. If you have the symptoms AND tested positive for a Lyme «coinfection» you might just be infected. I hope you have found the help that you needed, best wishes to you!

Dr. Patel’s office staff is unfriendly and inefficient. Furthermore, he did not listen to me and did not have my best interests at heart. He misdiagnosed me. He refused to treat me effectively: he chastised me, bullied me, did not listen to me and made me feel like I had no input in my health care, whatsoever. He also did not respond to the letter that I sent him regarding how rude his office staff was to me and the major blunders that they kept making regarding my health care. Dr. Patel is the kind of doctor that asks you how you are doing and does not care to hear the answer. I spent well over a thousand dollars seeing him and I warn anyone, who values their health, to think twice about seeking ‘treatment’ from him.