URMILA J. PATEL, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

Born in India, Urmila came to St. Petersburg, Florida in 1972 and became an American citizen. Having graduated medical school at Gandhi Medical College in India, she did her OB/GYN internship and residency in Connecticut and finished her training at St. Thomas Hospital Medical School in Akron, Ohio. She is proud of the fact that she is one of the earliest OB/GYN laparoscopists and continues to have a passion for this area of women's treatment. Urmila is married and she and her husband, Jay, have one daughter. Her hobbies include golf, tennis, traveling, reading and family activities.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
College or university: Sagar University in Sagar, India
Degree: B.S.

College or university: Vikram University in Ujjain, India

Gandhi Medical College in Bhopal, India
Degree: M.D.

Residency: St. Thomas Hospital Medical Center in Akron, Ohio

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

MEMBERSHIPS/SOCIETIES:
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist
American Medical Association
American Association of Gyn Laparoscopists
American Association of the Physicians of Indian Origin
Cleveland Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology

LICENSURE:
State of Florida
State of Ohio

LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
English
Hindi and Gujarati