Prima Care Vascular Center

Dr. Rajendra Patel is a Board-certified surgeon who specializes in the diagnosis and management of circulatory diseases involving arteries and veins. Dr. Patel earned his medical degree at Temple University in Philadelphia and trained in Surgery at Temple University Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He completed a Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. Patel practiced vascular surgery and was an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Florida State University in Orlando before joining Prima CARE's Center for Vascular Diseases in 2012. Dr. Patel is Board-certified in both General Surgery and Vascular Surgery. He Is a registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation and was the Medical Director of a nationally-accredited vascular laboratory in Orlando. He has received research grants for basic science research in vascular disease, performing research at The Cleveland Clinic and Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Patel has contributed to the vascular literature and had lectured and presented his research and clinical findings extensively throughout his career. Dr. Patel is particularly interested in the endovascular management of aorto-iliac disease, including stent-graft repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms. In addition, he is skilled in carotid surgery and carotid stenting, atherosclerotic and diabetic arterial disease, venous disease, and dialysis access.

Since 1991, the dedicated practitioners and staff at Prima CARE have been committed to the doctor/patient relationship. We know that choosing a healthcare provider is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make. That’s why all of our providers are on your side and by your side, to give you the evidence-based medical care you need today and in the future. We provide services in the office, hospital, nursing home, and at a walk-in clinic. We even make house calls to home-bound patients who cannot drive. Prima CARE has grown tremendously since its inception. We now have 160 providers who see patients in Fall River, Somerset, Tiverton, Westport and Dartmouth. Our facilities provide a full range of diagnostic and laboratory services, including MRI, CT scans, nuclear cardiac testing, ultrasound, and bone density testing in our new 60,000 square foot medical facility in Fall River. Prima CARE is committed to humanism, communication, compassion, and mutual respect. Trust us with your health.

Dr. Timothy Wilson-Byrne is a Fellowship-trained Vascular and Endovascular surgeon with Prima CARE's Center for Vascular Diseases.Dr. Wilson-Byrne is a graduate of Boston College and Tufts University (Masters in Chemistry), and earned his Doctorate in Medicine at Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. He completed his General Surgery Residency at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and his Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Wilson-Byrne has been actively involved in research, both in chemistry and orthopedics. He has contributed to the medical literature in a variety of areas and has presented his research and case studies at national medical meetings.He is skilled in the diagnosis and management of diseases of the arteries and veins. He is trained in non-invasive vascular diagnosis, advanced angiographic procedures, and in open surgical techniques. Dr. Wilson-Byrne sees outpatients in the Center's Fall River, Johnston (RI), Taunton (MA), and Attleboro (MA) offices. He performs vascular procedures at Saint Anne's, Charlton Memorial, Roger Williams, Morton, Our Lady of Fatima, and Sturdy Memorial Hospitals. He also performs a variety of arterial and venous procedure in his office and his office-based vascular suite.