Meet the Team
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Pankaj K. Patel, DMDOwner/AnesthesiologistDr. Patel earned his Dental Degree from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine, and residency in Dental Anesthesiology at Loma Linda University of Southern California. He completed his Anesthesiology Fellowship at Riverside County General Hospital. In 1998, Dr. Patel helped establish Central California Dental Surgery Center in Atwater, CA, while building his private practice. In 2004, Dr. Patel developed and built Salida Surgery Center and their doors opened in 2005 where he is the Medical Director. Over the years, Dr. Patel has provided General Anesthesia to thousands of children and adults including children with Special Needs. In addition, he has worked to increase access to care for the under-served population of California by providing much-needed dental care. Dr. Patel is active in the community and in many dental organizations. Dr. Patel is a current member of the ADA, CDA, ADSA, and SJDS. In 2017, Dr. Patel became the President of the San Joaquin Dental Society.
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Shailesh K. Patel, DDSOwner/DentistDr. Patel graduated from the University of The Pacific, School of Dentistry in 1992 and opened his first practice in Hemet, California, after several successful years, opened another practice across town. In 2005, he went into partnership to open Salida Surgery Center. Dr Patel began working at Salida Surgery Center part-time in the latter part of 2007 and decided to make it full-time by the end of 2008. In 2009, Dr. Patel opened Bay Area Dental Surgery Center in Milpitas, California. Dr. Patel is a member of ADA, CDA, Tri-County Dental Association, I Indian Dental Association, and the San Joaquin County Dental Society.
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Kishan S. Patel, DDSDentistDr. Kishan Patel prides himself on educating patients, friends, and the community by helping them increase their dental awareness and IQ. Although many dentists may tell you what you need, Dr. Kishan will take the necessary time to arm you with the tools and knowledge to make informed decisions and develop excellent home care habits.
Dr. Kishan understands that each patient is an individual, and each individual will have their own unique plan on their way to dental success. Dr. Kishan considers himself a lifelong learner and dedicates himself to keeping up with dentistry's changing field to ensure his knowledge and skills will aid in your success. Dr. Kishan was born and raised in Southern California’s Inland Empire. He was exposed to dentistry at an early age with a father and uncle both in the dental field. He relocated to Northern California for his undergraduate degree at Santa Clara University, earning a B.S. in Biochemistry and a minor in Art History. After completing his undergraduate degree, he spent a year off following his passion for education, working in the Bay Area tutoring high school students in Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics. He completed his dental training in San Francisco at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. Dr. Kishan is an active member of the American Dental Association, California Dental Association, Santa Clara Dental Society, and the Academy of General Dentistry. |
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Sarvenaz Sharifi, DMDAnesthesiologistDr. Sharifi graduated from The University of Toronto, College of Dentistry in 2008. She worked as a dentist for several years and then went onto obtain her Dental Anesthesia credentials from Saint Barnabas Hospital where she graduated in 2016. Dr. Sharifi started working here at Bay Area Dental Surgery Center in 2016 and then with our sister surgery center in Salida, CA in 2017. Dr. Sharifi is a member of American Dental association (ADA), California Dental Association (CDA), & San Jose Dental Society.
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Diana Belli, DDSAnesthesiologistDr. Belli decided to change careers in 2003 and graduated from The University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in 2008. Having a passion for medicine and physiology she received her Anesthesia credentials from Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY in 2011. Upon returning to California in 2011 she began working in the children’s surgery center environment and joined Bay Area Dental Surgery Center in 2016 and with our sister surgery center in Salida, CA in 2018. She is a current member of the ADA, CDA, ASDA, ADSA and CDSA.
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Brenda L. Thomas-Pugh, DDSDentistDr. Brenda Thomas-Pugh, a CDA member, graduated from Lone Mountain College in San Francisco, with a BA in Biology and went on to attend UCSF Dental school, where she received a BS in science and her DDS. There she was awarded the Fleming’s Humanitarian scholarship for her work in the San Francisco Bay Area of Hunter’s Point community.
Dr. Thomas-Pugh was one of two graduating seniors in Dental school that choose Community Dentistry as her specialty and has since acquired a wide array of experience from treating special needs children at Highland Hospital, Dental Director of Fairmont Hospital, Community Dentist at Eastmont Dental Clinic, all located in the Bay Area. She has had over a decade of working in various Dental Surgery Centers. Her love of children led to her role as a dental consultant for Smiles Unlimited Children Program, where she served for many years. She provided voluntary dental screenings for elementary school children on the Colgate Dental Van a couple times a year. Providing dentistry for children is her life’s work and as a Mother and a Grandmother, her goal through each patient encounter is to treat every child as if they were her own and make a difference in the lives she is privileged to serve. |
Contact Us
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408.946.9800
referral@BayAreaDentalSurgeryCenter.com
1172 Cadillac Ct. Milpitas, CA 95053
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Hours of Operation
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM Tuesday: 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM Wednesday: 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM Thursday: 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM Friday: 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday: Closed |