UCHA - Bloomfield / Dr. Kumar Patel

Dr Kumar Patel,
We thank almighty for you being our primary care physician.
You are quite patient, very caring, well informed, quite knowledgeable of your field , very much allowing and in a true sense a doctor who treats his patient as his own family member.
May god bless you.

Nitin and Shilpa

My husband and I had our first check up with Dr Patel today. He is very kind, attentive and thorough. I did not feel rushed, he asked alot of questions and I feel very thankful because he has excellent bedside manner.

Thank you Dr Patel!

Had my first visit yesterday and I have no complaints. Dr. Sha was very nice and non judgmental. He asked good questions and made me feel comfortable. The ladies at the front desk were nice and had a sense of humor. My appointment was 5pm and I was out of there by 5:45; after booking my blood work, taking an EKG and scheduling next appointment. Not too bad at all! There was ample side street parking, and the office was empty when I arrived at 4:40pm. Overall my experience was satisfactory and the fact they do bloodwork at their office is a major plus.

My first visit: Dr. performed yearly physical, and discovered through bloodwork that I have high cholesterol. He called and asked me to come back in to the office to discuss. I asked around on my own, and discovered this is not uncommon for a woman who has recently been pregnant (a fact I had told the doctor).
My second visit: I waited more than an hour for an appointment that had been scheduled two weeks prior. Dr. walked in, pointed to some numbers regarding my cholesterol, and told me the answer was that I should go vegan. It wasn’t a discussion, and he did not ask one single question about my current diet and exercise routine. He went on and on about all the different milk substitutes there are nowadays, and all I could think was, “I know. Because we don’t drink real milk at home because my husband is lactose intolerant.” The doctor never even asked how I felt about his proposed solution or offered support on such a sudden, drastic change as going vegan. Further, I have a history of low iron levels (another fact I shared during the first visit). When my diet is low in red meat, I need iron supplements.
Bizarre experience. Would not recommend.

I saw some negative reviews that are more about the busy-ness off the office so thought I'd share. Dr Shah is a top notch doctor who takes his time to educate you along the way. His office is very busy probably because he is a very good doctor. His staff is caring and professional and the phlebotomists are excellent. He does have a dry personality and sense of humor but he more I have been there the more I appreciate him and his staff.