Dr. Rachana Patel is a board-certified ophthalmic surgeon and fellowship-trained in cataract, cornea, and refractive surgery. She completed her undergraduate degree with Honors at the University of Florida. She was then accepted into the highly selective Junior Honors Program at the University of Florida, College of Medicine, where she received her medical degree. Dr. Patel completed her residency in ophthalmology at the Medical College of Georgia.

She went on to complete a fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at the prestigious ophthalmology department at the University of Minnesota, under the guidance of Dr. Jay Krachmer, Dr. Donald Doughman, and Dr. Stephen Kaufman. While at the University of Minnesota, she served as a Clinical Instructor providing academic and clinical care.

Dr. Patel went on to serve as an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida, where she was extensively involved in the residency training program. She then moved on as the Director of the Cornea service at the Veterans Affairs Jacksonville outpatient clinics before joining Florida Eye Specialists. Dr. Patel is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.