Nimesh D. Desai, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, 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
Goel NJ, Kelly JJ, Patrick WL, Zhao Y, Bavaria JE, Ouzounian M, Estrera AL, Takayama H, Chen EP, Reece TB, Hughes GC, Roselli EE, Kim KM, Patel HJ, Bowdish ME, Sperling JS, Leshnower BG, Preventza O, Brinkman WT, Desai ND: Malperfusion in patients with acute type A aortic dissection: A nationwide analysis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Jan. 21 2025 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.01.002.Reddy KP, Shultz K, Eberly LA, Khatana SAM, Fanaroff AC, Kumbhani DJ, Elmariah S, Fiorilli P, Herrmann H, Desai ND, Atluri P, Szeto WY, McCarthy F, Cohen DJ, Groeneveld PW, Giri J, Nathan AS: Contribution margins and utilization of transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus surgical aortic valve replacement in the Medicare population. American Heart Journal 281: 59-70, Mar. 2025 Notes: Epub Nov. 27, 2024.
Dagher O, Appoo JJ, Herget E, Atoui R, Baeza C, Brinkman W, Bozinovski J, Chu MWA, Dagenais F, Demers P, Desai N, El-Hamamsy I, Estrera A, Grau JB, Hughes GC, Jassar A, Kachroo P, Lachapelle K, Ouzounian M, Patel HJ, Pozeg Z, Tseng E, Whitlock R, Guo MH, Boodhwani M: Impact of non-diameter aortic indices on surgical eligibility: Results from the TITAN: SvS Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 169(3): 857-865.e1, Mar. 2025 Notes: Epub Apr. 29, 2024.
Yildiz M, Schoenhoff F, Werdecker V, Nucera M, Mosbahi S, Zhao Y, Goel N, Berezowski M, Lawrence K, Kapoor S, Kreibich M, Berger T, Kletzer J, Bavaria J, Szeto W, Siepe M, Czerny M, Desai N: Revisiting ascending aortic resection in the elective valve-sparing root replacement: assessing the benefits and necessity of hemiarch replacement at three centres. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 67(2): ezaf006, Feb. 4 2025 Notes: Epub Jan. 20, 2025.
Desai ND, Vekstein A, Grau-Sepulveda M, O'Brien SM, Takayama H, Chen EP, Hughes GC, Bavaria JE, Shahian DM, Ouzounian M, Roselli EE, Jacobs JP, Badhwar V, Habib RH, Thourani V, Bowdish ME, Kim KM: Development of a novel Society of Thoracic Surgeons Aortic Surgery mortality and morbidity risk model. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 119(1): 109-119, Jan. 2025 Notes: Epub Oct. 2, 2024.
Hahn RT, Makkar R, Thourani VH, Makar M, Sharma RP, Haeffele C, Davidson CJ, Narang A, O'Neill B, Lee J, Yadav P, Zahr F, Chadderdon S, Eleid M, Pislaru S, Smith R, Szerlip M, Whisenant B, Sekaran NK, Garcia S, Stewart-Dehner T, Thiele H, Kipperman R, Koulogiannis K, Lim DS, Fowler D, Kapadia S, Harb SC, Grayburn PA, Sannino A, Mack MJ, Leon MB, Lurz P, Kodali SK; TRISCEND II Trial Investigators: Transcatheter valve replacement in severe tricuspid regurgitation. New England Journal of Medicine 392(2): 115-126, Jan. 9 2025 Notes: Dr. Desai a member of the TRISCEND II Trial Investigators; Epub Oct. 30, 2024.
Wang GJ, Desai ND, Bavaria JE, Kasner SE, Patel HJ, Dake MD: Characterization of strokes following Gore thoracic branch endografting requiring zone 2 landing. Annals of Vascular Surgery 110(Pt. A): 447-459, Jan. 2025 Notes: Epub Oct. 17, 2024.
Desai N, Tohill B, Matsumura J, Cambria RP: A multicenter clinical trial on the five-year outcomes following treatment of acute, complicated type B aortic dissection with a conformable stent graft. Annals of Vascular Surgery Dec. 16 2024 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.12.008.
Desai ND, Wang GJ, Brinkman W, Coselli J, Taylor B, Patel H, Dake M, Fleischman F, Panneton J, Matsumura J, Sweet M, DeMartino R, Leshnower B, Sanchez L, Bavaria JE: Outcomes of a novel single branched aortic stent graft for treatment of type B aortic dissection. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Sept. 12 2024 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.07.053.
Goel NJ, Yarlagadda S, Bavaria JE, Freas AM, Kelly JJ, Yildiz M, Berezowski M, Lutfi W, DePaolo J, Augoustides JG, Szeto WY, Desai ND: Performance of the open-first repair strategy in type A aortic dissection with mesenteric malperfusion syndrome eligible for delayed repair. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery July 22 2024 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.030.