Dr. Milap Patel, DO

I feel so fortunate to have found Dr Patel to fix my broken ankle! It was an extensive surgery with plates and screws as well as stretched ligaments that needed to be repaired. I have had little pain throughout the recovery. I bless him and his wonderful team. They were very nice and competent.

Dr. Patel has always made me feel heard in my appointments and cared for. He’s approached all appointments I’ve had with him with empathy and makes me feel involved in arriving at solutions and direction of care moving forward, which has been huge in feeling assured. Today’s appointment was no different and left me feeling confident with a more conservative approach to a complex issue. He always allows me the time and space to process and talk thru my many, many thoughts/questions/ideas which is super important to me and helped build an incredible amount of trust. I value his honesty and opinions immensely. Thank you for everything!!!

I saw Dr Patel to repair a ruptured achilles. I liked him from the initial office visit. He was patient and answered all of my questions. We spent time on the phone one evening going through my options - he wanted to make sure I had all of the information I needed to make my decision. The day of surgery, he again explained things and it went well. My follow ups were similar. When I went to PT, they said that they had never seen a doctor give such detailed instructions on what he wanted me to accomplish by certain milestones. I am convinced that this helped me work with the therapist to heal faster. The outcome of the surgery is that I am back to new - after one year my achilles is healed and I can do all of my former activities - hiking and biking. I am an active person so it was important that I get back to what I could do before. I highly recommend Dr Patel for his calm manner and for the results. I feel that he genuinely cared about me and making my life better.

Just wrapped up my final visit with Dr. Patel & team after a total ankle replacement. I had a bad car accident when I was a teenager (now I am 50) and struggled with my ankle nearly all of my adult life. Given that history my case was complex and it got really bad last few years to where I struggled to even walk around the house without crutches or assistance. Dr. Patel truly gave me my life back. It was a tough recovery with lots of physical therapy but he was very honest and upfront about that. I had no other options... I am now pain free, with no limp / unnatural gait to my walk. It is the best I have felt in 30+ years. Dr. Patel is amazing. Surgical skills are top notch from my experience. He is direct and I appreciate that very much.

Dr. Patel is by far the best orthopedic surgeon. In 2014, I was in a car accident and fractured my talus bone. A surgeon from Christ repaired the bone by putting in screws and plates. I have had terrible pain since the accident and started having trouble walking. I had xrays showing the talus bone died due to lack of blood flow. I saw two orthopedic surgeons prior to meeting Dr. Patel. One from UIC and the other from Loyola, both saying that I would have to amputate my foot and gave me no other option. I then met Dr. Patel who was extremely knowledgable and he was very compassionate about my case. He was very thorough and took the time to explain the surgery and post procedure. My surgery took over 15 hours which consisted of replacing the talus with cadaver bone re-routing the arteries and veins, and a skin graft. No matter what I could always get in touch with Dr Patel or staff by email or phone with quick response. Now I am able to walk pain free and completely normal.

After the initial shock of breaking my ankle in 4 places, I was very lucky to find the best ankle surgeon at NW. With an unexpected sudden accident, I had to put all my trust and faith in Dr. Patel and his highly experienced team. With 16 screws and 3 plates to repair my ankle, Dr. Patel is a first-in-class surgeon. He is calm, confident, trusted and supports you every step of the year-long recovery process. My recovery was tough due to the severity of the break; but I am fully recovered. He was always on-time for my appointments. Milap's talents as a surgeon and doctor is what makes NW's orthopedic department shine.

Milap is who you want. Dr. Patel is a master in walking a patient through the process every step of the way, in a non confusing manner. I had a severe slip and fall injury that resulted in surgery and I felt informed, safe and cared for literally in his hands. I've never had surgery before, so the entire process was worrisome and frightening until he spoke to me on surgery day. He looked down at my ankle, right before we were going to go in, and he said "Right here, this is ALL I do." and made a gesture showing the space below my knee to the end of my foot. I just had my one year appointment today and was awarded a 100% full recovery. This man is fantastic at his craft, and if possible you need to use his talents to your benefit.

I've never had surgery before so I was very apprehensive about getting surgery after a sudden injury, an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon 2 days later, and surgery 2 days after that. It was a whirlwind that could have been horrible, but Dr. Patel made the process as smooth as it could be. Dr. Patel (and his staff) put me at ease, were straightforward and compassionate, and I really felt respected as a patient. He shifted his schedule around to accommodate me 4 days after my injury to fit my surgery in, he explained everything (worse case, best case) prior to the surgery and I felt as prepared as I could be. He saw me personally at all my follow up appointments, listened to me, answered all my questions, with my goal of getting back to normal as soon as possible. While I hope no one ever has to get surgery, I highly recommend him. If I suffered a similar issue again, I would go back to him in a heartbeat.

Dr Milap Patel did my Lisfranc fracture surgery and I couldn’t be happier with him, his staff at Northwestern and my results. He is knowledgeable, kind and very calm which immediately instills confidence. He truly listens, answers every question and I never felt rushed. I highly recommend him.

I moved to Chicago and broke my ankle when I landed at ORD! I have a very complicated medical history due to other surgeries to the lower half of my body. Dr. Patel took those all into consideration when designing my treatment plan and subsequent surgery. I am very pleased with the outcome and highly recommend him!

I met Dr. Patel when I ruptured my Achilles. During the initial visit he explained both of my options in detail, the procedures and the recovery plan for both options. He was patient and listened to my concerns and did not push me into a decision. I had surgery to repair my Achilles and everything went well! Dr. Patel was attentive at each follow up visit and was able to answer all of my questions regarding rehab. I would strongly recommend Dr. Patel.

Dr. Patel and his team lead Andrea are amazing. I had a surgery with a three month recovery period and I was nervous. They made me feel comfortable, communicated clearly and openly and the results of the surgery are perfect. Dr. Patel so obviously cares about his patients and his work. Highly recommend!

Amazing Doctor, very informative. I fractured My right ankle and he was my surgeon. 6 months later i feel Great.

Dr. Patel did ankle surgery on my son. He was an extremely capable surgeon but was also very caring. I highly recommend him in every regard.

Great Surgeon!

He's an arrogant guy, did the surgery fine, but made wait 45+ minutes for 2 out of 3 follow ups.

I had a terrible ankle fracture that Dr. Patel ended up fixing with plates and screws. He also repaired my ligaments. It has been 4 months since my surgery and I am back to running! I highly recommend you see him if you have an ankle fracture!

3 years, 6 doctors, thousands of dollars in custom ortho Inserts, all misdiagnosing me with planters faciatis. Dr Patel was the 1st doctor who actually listened to me and agreed there was a bigger problem. He saved my feet and I could not be happier. He is an amazing dr. His PA Andrea is also the best. I’m so lucky to be in their care

Knew right away I had a stress fracture even when I had gone to Urgent Care and they had said I didn’t have one. Was efficient, easy to schedule, and had great recommendations. Would recommend to others

Dr. Patel is awesome. His practice is quick and visits are efficient, and I'm so glad I went to him after injuring my ankle. He is very responsive and answered questions outside of office hours, which was really helpful. My visits were always straightforward and clear, and he did a great job of describing things to look out for in the future. His staff is friendly, there's an x-ray down the hall, and the office runs on time (which is always important).