Columbia Ophthalmology

Dr. Deep Patel is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), where he sees patients at the ColumbiaDoctors Third Avenue office, ColumbiaDoctors Midtown, and the CUMC main campus. Dr. Patel graduated summa cum laude from Wilkes University, where he also played on the baseball team. He then earned both his Doctor of Medicine and Master of Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and received several awards, including the Business Leadership Immersion Scholar, Medical Student Research Award, and the Alphonse E. Leure-Dupree Exemplary Medical Student Award. He completed his internship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and his dermatology residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Patel is an active member of the American Academy of Dermatology and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Patel is committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based, and up-to-date care to all his patients. With a strong background in health systems and business administration, he brings a unique lens to quality improvement and systems-based care, leading initiatives that measurably enhance healthcare delivery. Outside of medicine, Dr. Patel enjoys spending time with his family, running and biking, and watching the Yankees (and the Knicks and Giants when they're good).

Forum Patel, O.D., is an expert optometrist, glaucoma specialist, and pediatric eye doctor at the South Bronx, NY location of New York Ophthalmology. He provides a variety of eye care services ranging from comprehensive eye exams to contact lens fittings. For compassionate eye health care, schedule an appointment with Dr. Patel at New York Ophthalmology's South Bronx, NY office.