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Dr Shaan Patel, Orthopedic Hand, Wrist, Elbow and Shoulder Surgeon, Mount Juliet,Lebanon, TN // About Dr. Patel // Dr. Shaan Patel

Dr. Shaan Patel Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
Hand, Wrist, Elbow, & Shoulder Specialist

Dr. Shaan Patel, MD, BA is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He specializes in evaluating and treating upper extremity needs, including the shoulder, elbow, and hand.

Following his parent’s immigration from India in 1983, Dr. Patel was born and raised in Hamilton, Alabama. At the age of twelve, he began working at his family’s budget motel. A highly motivated individual, he subsequently graduated from Hamilton High School with the prestigious honor of being class valedictorian.

Continuing his educational journey, he attended Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Pre-Medicine. Dr. Patel was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society and the Omicron Delta Epsilon Economic Honor Society. He then attended medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and graduated with the distinction of being a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.

Dr. Patel completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the Florida Orthopedic Institute and University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. He was appointed the honor of being chief orthopedic resident during his final year of training. Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Patel further specialized his training through a hand and upper extremity fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic and MetroHealth in Cleveland, Ohio; then a shoulder and elbow fellowship internationally at the Sydney Shoulder Research Institute in Sydney, Australia.

Additional accolades include memberships in the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES), and Indian American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (IASES). He has published multiple articles in the orthopedic surgery literature, studying shoulder replacement, elbow fractures, hand ligament and tendon reconstructions, and other upper extremity problems. Dr. Patel capitalizes on being at the forefront of medicine through close analysis of the latest research, national meeting attendance and presentations, and utilizing a worldwide network of colleagues.

Medical Training

  • Undergraduate Studies: Emory University (Atlanta, GA)
  • Doctor of Medicine: University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine (Birmingham, AL)
  • Orthopaedic Residency: Florida Orthopaedic Institute/University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)

Fellowships

  • Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery: The Cleveland Clinic and MetroHealth (Cleveland, OH)
  • Shoulder & Elbow Surgery: Sydney Shoulder Research Institute (Sydney, Australia)

Awards and Honor

Secondary School

  • National Honor Society
  • University of Alabama Rural Health Scholar
  • Class Valedictorian

Undergraduate School

  • National Dean’s List
  • Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society
  • Omicron Delta Epsilon Economic Honor Society

Medical School

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

Residency

  • Administrative Chief Resident
  • The American Orthopaedic Association C. McCollister Evarts Resident Leadership Forum, Attendee

Publications

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Book Chapter

Patel SS, Frankle M. “Hemi, Conventional and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Proximal Humerus Fractures.” Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Fractures in the Older Patient. Ed. Joseph Borrelli, Ed. Jeffrey Anglen. New York: Springer International Publishing, 2018. 33-52. Print.

Dr. Shaan Patel