Sunil J. Patel, MD
Brain & Spine Cancer, Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
Dr. 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.
About Sunil
Specialties
Brain & Spine Cancer
Neurosurgery
Spine Surgery
Gender
Male
Languages
English
Education
Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center
Internship, 1986
Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center
Residency, 1991
NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Fellowship, 1991
UPMC Presbyterian
Fellowship, 1993
MUSC College of Medicine
Medical School, 1985
Patient Reviews
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4.9 out of 5
115 ratings,
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
Conditions Treated
Minimally invasive neurosurgery
Acoustic tumors and other skull base lesions
Brain tumors
Meningioma
Skull base surgery
Spine disorders
Spine & spinal cord tumors
Trigeminal neuralgia
Map & Directions
MUSC Health Neurosurgery at North Area Medical Pavilion
8992 University Blvd, 1st Floor,North Charleston, SC 29406