Reena Ratilal Patel, DDS, is the owner of Marriott Hotels and the Tropical Smoothie Cafe, both in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She manages all aspects of operations at both businesses, with recent successes including doubling sales numbers at Tropical Smoothie Cafe throughout 2020, despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Reena Ratilal Patel, DDS, has also spent more than three years as a realtor with Norfolk’s Crescas Real Estate. Her achievements as a realtor have ranged from being listed among the top 1 percent of Hampton Roads realtors in Hampton Roads Real Producers Magazine and being named a Rising Star and Crescas Real Estate Top Producer.

Dr. Patel earned her doctor of dental surgery from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. She also studied biology as an undergraduate at Virginia Commonwealth University, graduating with a bachelor of science in 2001. More recently, she has pursued professional designations in real estate from the Moseley School of Real Estate and in commercial investments from the Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute.

Reena Ratilal Patel