Neuroscience Hospitalist
Urmil Patel, MD, FACP
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
Biography
Dr. Urmil Patel is a hospitalist at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in New Jersey, where he completed his internal medicine residency and has served for more than eight years. His prior roles include residency core faculty, Lead Hospitalist, and Observation Care Champion, reflecting his contributions to medical education, clinical leadership, and care efficiency. He subsequently transitioned into the neuroscience service line to help develop a collaborative program uniting internal medicine, neurology, and neurosurgery. His work reflects a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and an integrated approach to caring for hospitalized patients with neurological and neurosurgical conditions.
Session
Thu · 11:45 AM
Neuromedicine: A New Service Line
This talk presents a hospital-based model in which an internal medicine hospitalist partners with neurology and neurosurgery to manage the medical needs of neuroscience inpatients. Attendees will learn how the model is structured, what published evidence supports neurosurgical and neurologic co-management, and the lessons and outcomes from a 2.5-year institutional project. The session closes with practical steps for building a similar program, including how to make the case to hospital leadership.