Vikul Vindobhai Patel, 35, was suspended from Nephrology Associates in Chattanooga on Monday, according to the office’s website, and has also been terminated from all patient care.
All of Patel’s current patients will be reassigned to other physicians within the group of 15.
Patel, a doctor of internal medicine, was arrested Sunday afternoon, Sept. 2 in Rossville after he allegedly en-gaged in “chats” with undercover agents expressing his desire to have sex with a minor child, and was then met by officers when he arrived at the designated meeting place.
Officials with Nephrology Associates were unavailable for comment Wednesday morning, as they were all taking part in a special called board meeting to determine further action regarding Patel.