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Meet Dr. Neil Patel: Neura Health’s Expert in Sports Neurology and Migraine Care

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At Neura Health, we’re committed to providing cutting-edge neurological care, and we’re excited to introduce Dr. Neil Patel, MD, MBA—a board-certified neurologist specializing in sports neurology, brain injury medicine, and headache disorders. Whether you’re an athlete striving for peak performance, recovering from a concussion, or seeking relief from persistent migraines, Dr. Patel is here to help.

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A Passion for Brain Health and Performance

Dr. Patel’s journey in medicine began early, growing up in a family of healthcare professionals in Long Island and New York City. After earning his medical degree, he completed his neurology training at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, with rotations at top institutions like Mount Sinai and NYU. But it was his fascination with the brain—the “final frontier of medicine,” as he calls it—that led him to pursue a fellowship in Sports Neurology and Pain Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles.

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Now, at Neura Health, Dr. Patel applies his expertise to treat a range of neurological conditions, including:

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• Persistent post-concussive symptoms
• Sports-related neurological conditions
• Migraine and headache disorders
• Peripheral nerve and muscle injuries

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A Champion for Concussion Awareness

Dr. Patel is a fierce advocate for concussion education and early intervention. “The brain is incredibly resilient,” he emphasizes. “With the right support and treatment, we can help patients get back to doing what they love.” From youth athletes to retired professionals, he works with individuals at every level to ensure safe and effective recovery.

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But his work extends beyond sports injuries. Dr. Patel is also passionate about optimizing overall brain health through lifestyle changes, medication, and innovative treatments like neuromodulation. He believes that small, strategic changes can make a tremendous difference in neurological health, and he’s dedicated to helping his patients achieve their best cognitive and physical performance.

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A Personalized Approach to Neurological Care

Dr. Patel understands that no two patients are the same. That’s why he prioritizes comprehensive consultations to tailor treatments based on individual needs and goals. “The more we get to know you, the better we can help,” he says. Whether you’re seeking recovery or enhancement, he’s committed to guiding you through your neurological journey with empathy and expertise.

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Get Started with Dr. Patel at Neura Health

Ready to take control of your brain health? Dr. Patel is available for virtual consultations through Neura Health, making expert neurology care more accessible than ever.

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‍Book a visit today and discover how he can help you optimize your health, recover from injury, and perform at your best.

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Video Transcript: 

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 Hi, I'm Neil Patel. I'm a neurologist here at Neura Health. I focus on sports neurology and migraine, treating patients with concussions from average Joes to collegiate and professional athletes. I kind of work with everyone.

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What First Brought you to Medicine?

I grew up in a family full of doctors, so I've been in medicine my whole life seeing it from different avenues.

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When I went through med school, I noticed that neurology drew to me. I love solving puzzles and, the brain is the final frontier of medicine, so that really drew to me. Around that time that's when concussions started getting a little bit bigger and I thought it was a great way to combine my passions with sports and neurology.

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And in neurology residency I learned more about it and that's why I did a fellowship in sports neurology so I can get more experience working with athletes and their brain injuries.

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What is Sports Neurology?

Sports neurology encompasses a lot of different areas of neurology, concussion being the biggest one, but also how healthy people can become better.

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If you're healthy, we can try and make you a little bit better, faster and stronger. Any neurological condition in athletes we can try and help out with as well. Figuring out what's going wrong is probably half of it, but the other half is getting to know the patient, figuring out how we can make their lives a little bit better.

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Whether it's with lifestyle changes, medications, or even newer technologies like neuromodulation.

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Why is it important to have an initial consultation before starting treatment?

I think it's really important because there's so many different treatments out there.  Unless we get to know you and know what you want, what your goals are, we're not gonna have a good idea of what we need to do. 

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The more we get to know you, the better we know how we can help you in different aspects.

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What advocacy groups do you feel passionately about?

I'm pretty passionate about concussion and brain injury. There's a lot of different groups that kind of help as an advocate for brain injury and their loved ones. And also specifically concussion as well, going from youth athletes all the way up to retired athletes.

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Why should patients connect with advocacy organizations?

It's important because most patients don't know all the resources that they have available to them. These groups can be very helpful in giving different ideas and different references to resources that patients can have in their community.

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What advice would you give to patients who experienced a concussion, never received treatment, and are still experiencing symptoms?

I guess it depends on what's going on. Certain concussions in a small percentage of people can take a long time to heal, but we know that the brain is pretty resilient and we can focus therapies at any point in time, trying to get you back to normal.

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What key concussion facts do you wish patients knew?

I think early recognition of brain injury is pretty important. Nowadays, we focus on early rest and for a day or two, and then actually gradually getting back into your routine with exercise and cognitive exercises as well to help ramp you back into normal life.

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How did your family's medical tradition begin?

It started in my parents' generation and then went to me and my sister. All my aunts and uncles and cousins all went into different specialties in medicine, and so neurology wasn't taken. So luckily that's what I fell into.

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What should patients know about your specialty and care approach?

One aspect of, again, sports neurology is performance medicine. Even if you feel like you're healthy, there might be certain aspects of your life that we can try and optimize and get you feeling even better.

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