Dr. Patel sees patients of all ages with all kinds of conditions. At the Fondren Orthopedic Group Sugar Land location, he serves the Sugar Land, Richmond, and Katy areas of Texas. Services include braces for knees, elbows, and wrists, as well as casting for fractures.
Dr. Patel’s personal interests include cars, football, basketball, beta testing technology, travel, food & dining, and classical Indian drums (tabla).
Undergraduate: Texas A&M University (2007-2010)
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biomedical Science
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) (2010-2015)
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Internship/Residency: Washington University in St. Louis/Barnes-Jewish Hospital (2015-2020)
Orthopedic Surgery Residency
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)/Weill-Cornell Medical College (2020-2021)
Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery Fellowship
2020 – 2021 Brooklyn Nets (NBA)
2020 – 2021 Iona College (NCAA Division I Sports)
2019 Lindenwood University (NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey)
2018 – 2019 St. Louis Blues (NHL)
2018 – 2019 Washington University in St. Louis Athletics (NCAA Division III Football)
2015 – 2019 St. Louis-area High School Football
Patel RM, Wright-Chisem J, Williams RJ. Anteriorizing Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy for Patellofemoral Cartilage Lesions Arthroscopy Techniques. Arthrosc Tech (accepted)
Patel RM, Tarkunde Y, Wall LB, Schimizzi G, Goldfarb CA. Long-Term Outcomes of Operatively Treated Medial Epicondyle Fractures in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients. Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online. 2021 May;3(3):124-128.
Patel RM, Castile RM, Jenkins MJ, Lake SP, Brophy RH. Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of the Anterolateral Ligament of the Knee. Am J Sports Med. 2021 Jan;49(1):172-182.
Patel RM, Miller AN. Successful Fixation of a Tuberculous Nonunion of the Humeral Shaft: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2019 Jan-Mar;9(1):e19.
Patel RM, Brophy RH. Anterolateral Ligament of the Knee: Anatomy, Function, Imaging, and Treatment. Am J Sports Med. 2018 Jan;46(1):217-223.
Patel RM, Liu D, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Jhangiani S, Lu JT, Sutton VR, Fernbach SD, Azamian M, White L, Edmond JC, Paysse EA, Belmont JW, Muzny D, Lupski JR, Gibbs RA, Lewis RA, Lee BH, Lalani SR, Campeau PM. An exome sequencing study of Moebius syndrome including atypical cases reveals an individual with CFEOM3A and a TUBB3 mutation. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud. 2017 Mar;3(2):a000984.
Johnson CC, Garcia GH, Liu JN, Stepan JG, Patel RM, Dines JS. Internet resources for Tommy John injuries: what are patients reading? J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2016 Dec;25(12):e386-e393.
Patel RM, Nagamani SC, Cuthbertson D, Campeau PM, Krischer JP, Shapiro JR, Steiner RD, Smith PA, Bober MB, Byers PH, Pepin M, Durigova M, Glorieux FH, Rauch F, Lee BH, Hart T, Sutton VR. A cross-sectional multicenter study of osteogenesis imperfecta in North America – results from the linked clinical research centers. Clin Genet. 2015 Feb;87(2):133-40.
Garcia GH, Taylor SA, Dy CJ, Christ A, Patel RM, Dines JS. Online resources for shoulder instability: what are patients reading? J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Oct 15;96(20):e177.
Ruan MZ, Patel RM, Dawson BC, Jiang MM, Lee BH. Pain, motor and gait assessment of murine osteoarthritis in a cruciate ligament transection model. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2013 Sep;21(9):1355-64.
Fabricant PD, Dy CJ, Patel RM, Blanco JS, Doyle SM. Internet search term affects the quality and accuracy of online information about developmental hip dysplasia. J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Jun;33(4):361-5.
Lee AT, Schrumpf MA, Choi D, Meyers KN, Patel R, Wright TM, Hotchkiss RN, Daluiski A. The influence of gravity on the unstable elbow. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2013 Jan;22(1):81-7.
Dy CJ, Taylor SA, Patel RM, McCarthy MM, Roberts TR, Daluiski A. Does the quality, accuracy, and readability of information about lateral epicondylitis on the internet vary with the search term used? Hand (N Y). 2012 Dec;7(4):420-5.
Dy CJ, Taylor SA, Patel RM, Kitay A, Roberts TR, Daluiski A. The effect of search term on the quality and accuracy of online information regarding distal radius fractures. J Hand Surg Am. 2012 Sep;37(9):1881-7.
2021 – Present AOSSM, Technology Committee, Member
2019 – 2020 Digital Curriculum Committee Member, Washington University Orthopedics
2015 – 2020 Resident Education Committee, Class Representative, Washington University Orthopedics
2016 Resident Moderator, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) and ORS Resident Research Symposium
2007 – 2015 Lead Regional Coordinator, Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam
Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Youth Activities, National Team
2010 – 2015 President (2011-2012), Orthopaedic Student Society, UTMB
2020 – Present AOSSM, Candidate Member
2015 – Present AAOS, Candidate Member
2021 – Present International Society for Hip Arthroscopy (ISHA), Member
2021 – Present Texas Medical Association (TMA)
2021 – Present Harris County Medical Socity (HCMS)
2019 – 2021 AANA, Fellow Member
2018 – 2019 ORS, Associate Member
2014 – 2015 Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society, Associate Member
2020 Washington University Orthopaedics – Resident Research Award
2019 American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) C. McCollister Evarts Resident Leadership Forum
2015 Dean’s Award for Research Excellence, UTMB
2014 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) – Junior selection
2014 Gold Humanism Honor Society
2014 William Todd Midgett, MD Award for Superior Clinical Practice, UTMB
2014 Joseph B. Kass Award for Research, UTMB
2014 Colin Maclean Presidential Scholarship, UTMB
2013 National American College of Physicians (ACP) – Clinical Vignette Finalist
2010 Award in Gross Anatomy, UTMB
Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Preservation
Knee Reconstruction and Cartilage Preservation
Shoulder Surgery
Elbow Surgery
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Sports Medicine Surgery
Fracture Care
