Sunil Patel, M.D. Brain & Spine Cancer, Neurosurgery in North Charleston, SC
MUSC Health Neurosurgery at North Area Medical Pavilion
8992 University Boulevard, 1st Floor North Charleston, SC 29406
Phone
843-792-7700Dr. Sunil Patel is board certified in neurological surgery, with additional fellowship training in skull base surgery, cerebrovascular surgery, and microneurosurgery. He has been in practice for over 20 years and is currently the chair of neurosurgery at MUSC. He has special expertise in minimally invasive neurosurgery of the brain and spine and endoscopic spine surgery.
Clinical Areas of Interest
Minimally invasive neurosurgery
Acoustic tumors and other skull base lesions
Brain tumors
Meningioma
Skull base surgery
Spine disorders
Spine & spinal cord tumors
Trigeminal neuralgia
Provider Information
Gender
Male
Languages
English
Gujarati
Education
Charleston - Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center
Internship, 1986
Charleston - Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center
Residency, 1991
Nagoya - Nagoya University School of Medicine
Fellowship, 1991
Pittsburgh - University of Pittsburgh
Fellowship, 1993
Charleston - Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Medical School, 1985
Insurance Coverage
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- Absolute Total Care (NEIC)
- Absolute Total Care Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
- Aetna (Exclusive Choice)
- Aetna (Managed Choice)
- Aetna (Open Choice)
- Aetna (Preferred Provider Organization)
- Aetna Medicare
- AllWell by Absolute Total Care
- Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace)
- BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace)
- Blue Choice Blue Option (Marketplace)
- Blue Choice Medicaid
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice HealthCare (Group Health Plan)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina
- Cigna
- Cigna Medicare
- Clover Health
- Coventry
- Employers Health Network (EHN)
- First Choice Next
- First Choice VIP Care Plus Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
- First Choice/Select Health (NEIC)
- First Health
- Great West Healthcare (Part of Cigna now)
- Healthy Blue Medicaid by Blue Choice
- Humana ChoiceCare PPO (Group Health Plan) (through March 31, 2025)
- Humana Healthy Horizons (through March 31, 2025)
- Humana Medicare (through March 31, 2025)
- Medcost
- Medicare A & B (Traditional Medicare)
- Molina Healthcare
- Molina Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
- Tricare
- United HealthCare
- Veterans' Affairs Community Care Network (CCN)
- WellCare
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MUSC Health Neurosurgery at North Area Medical Pavilion
8992 University Boulevard, 1st Floor North Charleston, SC 29406
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