Dr. Nishant Patel
Urologist
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Dr. Nishant Patel is a urologist from San Deigo, Califiornia.
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Episode # 224 • 04 Apr 2025
A Urologist’s Journey Through Mental Health & Addiction
Urology was recently named the most burned out specialty in the medical field – a title that we’re not particularly proud of. How can we better support ourselves and one another, and take real steps towards improving career satisfaction and mental health within our specialty? In this episode of the BackTable Urology Podcast, Dr. Nishant Patel, a urologist from San Diego bravely shares his personal struggles with depression, substance abuse, and suicidality with host Dr. Aditya Bagrodia; and how he overcame the lowest points in his career.
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About
Dr. Nishant Patel graduated from the University of Arizona College of Medicine and proceeded to complete his internship and residency in Urology at the University of California San Diego. He then completed a fellowship in Endourology and Kidney Stone disease at the Cleveland Clinic. He is board certified by the American Board of Urology.
He was in academic medicine prior to returning to the San Diego area at the University of Virginia and UCLA Health System. He treats male and female patients of all ages, with an emphasis on kidney stones, urinary symptoms, enlarged prostate, infections, genitourinary cancers, prostate problems, sexual health, erectile dysfunction, and sterilization. Dr. Patel is an active member of the American Urological Association and the Western Section AUA. His outside interests include tennis, hiking, cooking and traveling with his family.
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