Alpen Patel, MD

Dr. Alpen Patel was raised in Katy, Texas, & attended Tulane University. He later attended Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he obtained his M.D. with Honors. Dr. Patel then completed his internship and residency in otolaryngology- head & neck surgery at the University of Minnesota Hospitals in Minneapolis-St. Paul. In 2002, he joined the faculty at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he started the George Washington University Allergy & Sinus Center. Subsequently, he joined the Emory University Department of Otolaryngology in 2006 & helped form the Emory Sinus, Nasal & Allergy Center. Dr. Patel then joined the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group (MAPMG) in 2009. At MAPMG, he served as the Lead Physician for Hospital Utilization for Baltimore as well as a Medical Director for the organization. In 2019, Dr. Patel joined Total ENT Care, a private practice in the Baltimore area. In March 2025, he started a new ENT, Sinus & Allergy Center in Mount Airy, Maryland. Dr. Patel is Board Certified in Otolaryngology as well as Sleep Medicine. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) & a Fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA). Dr. Patel has also served as a member of the AAOA Board of Directors for over a decade & is Past President of the AAOA. He has been recognized as a “Top Doc” in Baltimore Magazine for more than 10 years.