Name: Yatin J. Patel, M.D.

Specialty: Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep Medicine and Internal Medicine.

Vitals: Internal Medicine residency (Chief Resident 1991-92) at Englewood Hospital Medical Center, an affiliate of Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center, NY, NY.

Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine Fellowship at Marshall University, Huntington, WV.

Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Medicine.

Currently: Chief, Pulmonary Division, Goshen General Hospital, Goshen, IN 46526.

Founder & Medical Director, Center for Sleep Studies, Goshen Health System.

Diplomate, American Board of Pulmonary Medicine & American Board of Sleep Medicine

In Private Practice since 1994.

I became a doctor because: I suffered from intractable cough and asthma throughout my childhood. Boy, I was miserable! This experience steered me towards my present career.

What I like most about being a doctor: It is very gratifying to take care of the patients.

My greatest moment as a physician was: When I delivered a nebulizer treatment to my 2 year old son when he became short of breath and wheezy in the middle of the night.

Other interests: Meditation, Travel, Internet.

Favorite food, TV show and book: Tandoori chicken/catfish, Saturday Night Live/Seinfeld and "The Conquest of Happiness" by Bertrand Russell.

Three words that best describe me: Hardworking, compassionate and ambitious.

Personal: Married, 3 kids.