Roshani Patel, M.D., FACS
Breast Surgical Oncologist
Medical Director for Breast Surgery
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore
University Medical Center
Neptune Township, New Jersey
Dr. Roshani Patel is a breast surgical oncologist who is board certified in general surgery and has recently joined Hackensack Meridian Health. She will be serving as the medical director for breast surgery at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. With more than 10 years of experience as a board-certified breast surgical oncologist, Dr. Patel works in conjunction with plastic surgeons to offer oncoplastic procedures such breast-sparing surgery with lumpectomy and breast oncoplasty, a procedure that includes breast reconstruction. She also provides leading-edge surgical care for modified radical, skin-sparing and nipple-sparing mastectomies, and sentinel lymph node biopsies.
Prior to joining the team, Dr. Patel served as a breast surgical oncologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire and an instructor in surgery at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. She also served as the New Hampshire state chair for the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
In addition to providing expert surgical care for patients with breast cancer, Dr. Patel encourages patients and survivors to support their overall health through holistic, lifestyle-focused approaches, including nutrition, mindfulness and exercise. Dr. Patel also has helped underserved populations, completing oncology-related work in New Hampshire to help with funds for food and transportation.