Her family roots brought her back to southern California for pediatric training. Toral pursued medical excursions in Spain and Costa Rica where she enhanced her Spanish speaking skills.Īlthough it was exciting living in Manhattan, her heart remained in SoCal. After graduating as salutatorian of her high school class, she left California to experience life on the east coast in New York where she attended both college and medical school. Toral is very familiar with her SoCal community. Having attended Our Lady of Fatima in San Clemente and Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Dr. Patel was a role model to her, demonstrating compassionate and comprehensive medical care in his pediatric practice. Toral Parag is a South Orange County native who was inspired to be a pediatrician by her father, Dr.
Patel’s pediatric practice and continue to build on his legacy.ĭr. Amit and Toral Parag feel privileged to have inherited Dr. He is remembered daily by patients, parents, and grandparents who knew him. Patel passed away in November 2016, he left an important legacy that positively impacted his community. Patel’s practice and renamed it Prem Pediatrics which literally means, “Love of Pediatrics,” in their native tongue. Toral Parag, to pursue a career in medicine. His colorful life and stories inspired his daughter, Dr. With diligence and determination, his dreams became reality. Patel always had his mind set on achieving the American dream one day. There, he flew a twin engine plane over rural Zambia and provided medical care to people (and even African elephants!) in remote villages. After getting married, he returned to Africa to become a “flying doctor” in collaboration with a non-profit organization.
GROWING UP PEDIATRICS PROFESSIONAL
He grew up in Zambia but received his undergraduate and medical training in India, proudly being the first college and professional graduate in his community. In search of a better life, his family immigrated to Africa when he was a young child. He was born to poor uneducated farmers in rural India, growing up with no shoes but enormous dreams. With time, he became a well-respected and beloved community pediatrician. Patel wasn’t sure how a small beach town in Southern California would receive him. As a foreign medical graduate from India, Dr. He started his pediatric practice in San Clemente as a solo practitioner in 1980. Prem Pediatrics evolved from the practice of Dr.
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