Nimesh D. Desai, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Surgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Thoracic Aortic Surgery Research Program, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA
Co-Director, Aortic & Vascular Disease Center for Excellence, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Clinical Research, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Penn Aortic Center, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
One Convention Avenue, 2 City
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
One Convention Avenue, 2 City
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Office: 215-615-0343
Fax: 215-614-1861
Fax: 215-614-1861
Email:
nimesh.desai@uphs.upenn.edu
nimesh.desai@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
B.Sc. (Biochemistry)
University of Ottawa, 1996.
M.D.
University of Western Ontario, 2000.
Ph.D. (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Toronto, 2008.
Permanent linkB.Sc. (Biochemistry)
University of Ottawa, 1996.
M.D.
University of Western Ontario, 2000.
Ph.D. (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Toronto, 2008.
Selected Publications
Rossi PJ, Desai ND, Malaisrie SC, Lyden SP, Nassiri N, Reece TB, Adams JD, Moanie SL, Shults CC; RelayPro-D Investigators: One-year results of a low-profile endograft in acute, complicated type B aortic dissection. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Sept. 27 2023 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.08.035.Desai ND, Kelly JJ, Iyengar A, Zhao Y, Cannon BJ, Grimm JC, Patrick WL, Ibrahim M, Freas M, Siki M, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE: Midterm results of an algorithmic three-pronged approach to bicuspid aortic valve repair. Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 28 2023 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.07.014.
Zaid S, Hirji SA, Bapat VN, Denti P, Modine T, Nguyen TC, Mack MJ, Reardon MJ, Kaneko T, Tang GHL; EXPLANT-TAVR Investigators: Surgical explantation of failed transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 116(5): 933-942, Nov. 2023 Notes: Dr. Desai a member of the EXPLANT-TAVR Investigators; Epub June 22, 2023.
Vitanova K, Zaid S, Tang GHL, Kaneko T, Bapat VN, Modine T, Denti P, Saha S, Hagl C, Kiefer P, Holzhey D, Noack T, Borger MA, Desai ND, Bavaria JE, Voisine MDP, Mohammadi S, Rodés-Cabau J, Harrington KB, Squiers JJ, Szerlip MI, DiMaio JM, Mack MJ, Rovin J, Gennari M, Fukuhara S, Deeb GM, Sengupta A, Demers P, Ibrahim R, Wyler von Ballmoos M, Atkins MD, Kleiman NS, Reardon MJ, Maisano F, Bhadra OD, Conradi L, Shults C, Satler LF, Waksman R, Pirelli L, Brinster DR, Algadheeb M, Chu MWA, Bagur R, Ramlawi B, Grubb KJ, Robinson NB, Wang L, Petrossian GA, Leroux L, Doty JR, Whisenant BK, Kempfert J, Unbehaun A, Rahim H, Nazif TM, George I, Geirsson A, Forrest JK, Vincent F, Van Belle E, Koussa M, Goldberg JB, Ahmad HA, Ben Ali W, Andreas M, Werner P, Goel K, Shah AS, Gelpi G, Ruel M, Al-Atassi T, Van Mieghem NM, Hokken TW, D'Onofrio A, Tessari C, Hirji S, Shah PB, Belluschi I, Garatti A, Bruschi G, Ouzounian M, Pizano A, Di Eusanio M, Capestro F, Taramasso M, Colli A, Estevez-Loureiro R, Pinon MA, Salinger MH, Di Virgilio A, Nguyen TC, Lange R: Aortic valve versus root surgery after failed transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 166(5): 1418-1430.e4, Nov. 2023 Notes: Epub Mar. 26, 2022.
Kelly J, Desai ND, Cannon BJ, McCarthy FH, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE: Valve-sparing root reimplantation with a Valsalva graft for a trileaflet aortic valve. Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2023, Aug. 16 2023.
Roselli EE, Atkins MD, Brinkman W, Coselli J, Desai N, Estrera A, Johnston DR, Patel H, Preventza O, Vargo PR, Fleischman F, Taylor BS, Reardon MJ: ARISE: First-in-human evaluation of a novel stent graft to treat ascending aortic dissection. Journal of Endovascular Therapy 30(4): 550-560, Aug. 2023 Notes: Epub May 19, 2022.
Kelly JJ, Desai ND, Mendes S, Zhao Y, Cannon BJ, Iyengar A, Berezowski M, Mosbahi S, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE: Isolated aortic regurgitation in normal-appearing aortic root: What do I do? Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery 12(4): 383-385, July 31 2023 Notes: Editorial; Epub June 27, 2023.
Aggarwal A, Mortensen P, Hao J, Kaczmarczyk Ł, Cheung AT, Al Ghofaily L, Gorman RC, Desai ND, Bavaria JE, Pouch AM: Strain estimation in aortic roots from 4D echocardiographic images using medial modeling and deformable registration. Medical Image Analysis 87: 102804, July 2023 Notes: Epub Apr. 1, 2023.
Kelly JJ, Desai ND, Patrick WL, Cannon BJ, Zhao Y, Mosbahi S, Berezowksi M, Iyengar A, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE: Outcomes of aortic valve repair with the reimplantation technique and maintenance of commissural orientation. Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery 12(4): 318-325, July 31 2023 Notes: Epub July 7, 2023.
Mosbahi S, Desai ND, Bavaria JE, Szeto WY: Over 8-year survival after ascending endovascular repair of type A intramural haematoma. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 63(6): ezad172, June 1 2023.