Course faculty, and Adena Health System coverage.
Course-faculty appointments in Indiana and Utah, and published coverage of his Ohio practice. Every entry links to its source.
Course faculty and presentations.
Each entry names the course, the surgeons who chaired it, and the published document it was taken from.
4 course appointments · 5 talks presented
Park City Hip & Knee Symposium 2026
Course chairs: Michael P. Bolognesi, MD (Duke) and Christopher E. Pelt, MD (University of Utah) · Park City, Utah
Dr. Patel presented on hip replacement approaches, kneecap management during knee replacement, revision hip surgery, and bundled payments for joint replacement care.


Park City Hip & Knee Symposium, August 2026. Photos: Park City Hip & Knee Foundation. - Bikini ApproachHip approaches
- Managing the PatellaTKA exposure and patella management
- Direct Anterior for Femoral Revision THARevision THA
- Bundled Payments & Episode-of-Care for TJA in 2026 & AheadAmbulatory surgery and value
Indiana Musculoskeletal Summit
Indiana Orthopedic Institute, jointly provided with the MORE Foundation · Noblesville, Indiana
An ACCME-accredited course offering 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, jointly provided by the MORE Foundation. Dr. Patel delivered the first lecture of the program.
- Diagnostic Dilemmas: Case-Based Lecture (Part 1)Session I
IOEN Ambulatory Surgery Center Course
Course chairs: R. Michael Meneghini, MD; Matthew P. Abdel, MD (Mayo Clinic); Lenny Buller, MD (Indiana University School of Medicine) · Indianapolis, Indiana
A course on running ambulatory surgery centers for joint replacement.
Park City Hip & Knee Symposium 2025
Course chairs: Michael P. Bolognesi, MD (Duke) and Christopher E. Pelt, MD (University of Utah) · Park City, Utah
Adena Health System coverage from his Ohio practice.
Published by Adena Health System during Dr. Patel’s years at the Adena Orthopedic & Spine Institute in Chillicothe, Ohio, before his move to Indiana.
Everybody’s bucket for quality of life is different. That’s why I don’t make the decision for surgery, my patients do. I always tell people the time for surgery is when you say it’s the time for surgery, when there’s more bad days than good.
I had a granddaughter getting married and I was actually able to dance at her wedding.
Cheryl Powell, patientYour Care Matters: Dr. Neel Patel & Patient Cheryl PowellPowell describes her own recovery on camera, about a month after surgery.
Looking for relief, Holly was evaluated at another health care system and told that she was too young for a total hip replacement.
Adena Orthopedic & Spine InstituteMeet Holly DollAdena reports that she was 51, had been told at another health system that she was too young for a hip replacement, and returned to work two weeks after an anterior approach. Return to work more commonly takes several weeks to a few months, depending on the job.
We were looking at it like it could have been a career-ender, but he was looking at it like an opportunity to get somebody back to their normal functioning.
Jeremy Stiver, firefighter and patientOrthopedic Program Helps Save Firefighter’s LivelihoodAdena reports an acute patellar tendon rupture, not arthritis, and a return to full firefighting duty about five months after the repair.
It’s not a symptom of aging; it’s a symptom of activity level. At the end of the day, it’s wear and tear.
Neel Patel, M.D.Adena Health Focus, Volume 1, Issue 1We talk about your health and becoming the best version of you prior to any surgery.
Neel Patel, M.D.Hip-Hip-Hooray!
Patient experiences described in this coverage are individual and are not a guarantee of outcome; results vary. These articles were published by Adena Health System and are linked, not reproduced.
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