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Sonia Patel

Indian-American psychiatrist and author

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Patel is a first-generation Indian immigrant.

She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Stanford University and her medical degree from the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Patel works in Hawai'i on the islands of Oahu and Molokai. She primarily works with young adults who exhibit "emotional issues with behavioral manifestations, gender and/or sexuality issues, abuse of all types, and/or family conflicts, to improve their self-worth, relationships, decision-making, and moods." She also works with families to "resolve complicated family systems issues."

She lives on the Hawaiian island of Oahu with her spouse, two children, and dog.

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