Neal C. Patel, MD

Embracing the dyad leadership model which partners physician and business leaders, Dr. Patel serves as President of United Digestive and serves on the Board of Directors. Prior to assuming the role, Dr. Patel first served as Vice President of Clinical Development, followed by the position of Chief Strategy Officer. He is currently a partner physician and also serves as a member of the physician executive committee for Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates. Dr. Patel represents United Digestive on a national level as a board member of the Digestive Health Provider Association (DHPA) and as a member of the American College of Gastroenterology’s Practice Management Committee.

Dr. Patel graduated magna cum laude and was a Presidential Scholar in Finance and Banking at the University of Georgia. He then graduated cum laude from the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, where he received the prestigious Academic Achievement Merit Scholarship. Dr. Patel later completed his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship with the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Education. While there, he was named Assistant Professor of Medicine. He currently holds academic appointments with both Emory University School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine.