{"id":3683,"date":"2023-02-22T16:34:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T21:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/cardiology\/?post_type=ud_entry&p=3683"},"modified":"2024-07-26T11:22:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T15:22:58","slug":"sheetal-patel-do","status":"publish","type":"ud_entry","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/cardiology\/people\/sheetal-patel-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheetal Patel, DO"},"content":{"rendered":"
Love for science, especially biology, drew me to medicine. The heart has always been fascinating to me, and therefore becoming a cardiologist was the most logical career choice. I believe that the patient\u2019s understanding of their health improves patient participation and compliance which can ultimately improve outcomes. I prefer to take time initially to explain the disease process, treatment options and possible outcomes like I would do for my own parents. Outside of work, I like to travel and explore new places, meet new people and experience new cultures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3686,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"ud_division":[143,90,95,102,142],"class_list":["post-3683","ud_entry","type-ud_entry","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ud_division-all-faculty-profiles","ud_division-division-of-cardiology","ud_division-heart","ud_division-interventional","ud_division-our-faculty-syndication","odd"],"acf":[],"ud_entry_custom_fields":{"ud_last_name":"Patel","ud_first_name":"Sheetal","ud_gallery_summary":"","ud_telephone":[{"ud_location":"Appointments","ud_number":"2529622328"},{"ud_location":"Fax","ud_number":"2529626290"}],"ud_email":"","ud_positions":[{"ud_title":"Assistant Professor of Medicine"}],"ud_options":[],"ud_sort_order":""},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/cardiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1297\/2023\/02\/patel.png","featured_image_medium":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/cardiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1297\/2023\/02\/patel-239x300.png","featured_image_medium_large":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/cardiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1297\/2023\/02\/patel.png","featured_image_large":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/cardiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1297\/2023\/02\/patel.png","featured_image_thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/cardiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1297\/2023\/02\/patel-150x150.png","yoast_head":"\n