Arth Patel, MD

Arth Patel, MD, is a board certified, fellowship trained sports medicine physician specializing in the care of sports injuries, musculoskeletal and nerve pain. Dr. Patel is the Assistant Director of Sports Medicine at Princeton Spine and Joint Center. Before joining Princeton Spine and Joint Center, Dr. Patel served as an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell School of Medicine and clinical professor in primary care sports medicine at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY. Dr. Patel received his bachelor of Biomedical Education at Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education and his medical degree at New York Medical College. He did his residency training at University of Connecticut and completed his fellowship in sports medicine at the renowned Lehigh Valley Health Network where he treated athletes of all ages and skill levels from weekend warriors to professionals, high school and collegiate athletes to Olympians in a wide range of sports.

Dr. Patel has lectured widely and taught classes and workshops in ultrasound guidance and injection techniques for a variety of musculoskeletal pathologies. “There is nothing more gratifying than seeing a patient in pain and diagnosing and treating them so that they feel better fast, understand what brought the pain on, and have a plan to keep the pain from ever returning. Ultimately, I love helping patients live their best, most pain-free and active lives that they want.”