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
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 Apr. 13 2024 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.04.010.Kaneko T, Bapat VN, Alakhtar AM, Zaid S, George I, Grubb KJ, Harrington K, Pirelli L, Atkins M, Desai ND, Bleiziffer S, Noack T, Modine T, Denti P, Kempfert J, Ruge H, Vitanova K, Falk V, Thourani VH, Bavaria JE, Reardon MJ, Mack MJ, Borger MA, Leon MB, Tang GHL, Fukuhara S: Transcatheter heart valve explantation for TAVR failure (TAVR-Explant): A heart valve collaboratory expert consensus document on operative techniques. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Apr. 25 2024 (Epub) Notes: Collaboration report; doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.04.025.
MacKay EJ, Talham CJ, Zhang B, Brown CR, Groeneveld PW, Desai ND, Augoustides JG: Testing clinical selection criteria for intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography in isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery. BJA Open Mar. 22 2024 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.bjao.2024.100278.
Elbatarny M, Trimarchi S, Korach A, Di Eusanio M, Pacini D, Bekeredjian R, Myrmel T, Bavaria JE, Desai ND, Sultan I, Brinster DR, Pai CW, Eagle KA, Patel HJ, Peterson MD; IRAD Investigators: Axillary vs femoral arterial cannulation in acute type A dissection: International multicenter data. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Mar. 7 2024 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.02.026.
Connolly JE, Herrmann HC, Atluri P, Desai N, Fiorilli PN, Giri J, Li RH, Kobayashi T, Nathan AS, Szeto WY, Grimm JC`: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement achieves similar predicted effective orifice area to surgical aortic valve replacement in bicuspid aortic stenosis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine Mar. 21 2024 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2024.03.017.
Authors/Task Force Members; Czerny M, Grabenwöger M, Berger T, Aboyans V, Della Corte A, Chen EP, Desai ND, Dumfarth J, Elefteriades JA, Etz CD, Kim KM, Kreibich M, Lescan M, Di Marco L, Martens A, Mestres CA, Milojevic M, Nienaber CA, Piffaretti G, Preventza O, Quintana E, Rylski B, Schlett CL, Schoenhoff F, Trimarchi S, Tsagakis K; EACTS/STS Scientific Document Group; Siepe M, Estrera AL, Bavaria JE, Pacini D, Okita Y, Evangelista A, Harrington KB, Kachroo P, Hughes GC: EACTS/STS guidelines for diagnosing and treating acute and chronic syndromes of the aortic organ. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Feb. 22 2024 (Epub) Notes: Guidelines document; doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.01.021.
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 117(5): 950-957, May 2024 Notes: Epub July 29, 2023.
Lawrence KM, Desai N: The AMDS Stent Reduces Postoperative Distal Anastomotic New Re-Entry (DANE) Tears, But Will It Reduce the Need for Late Aortic Reintervention? Canadian Journal of Cardiology 40(3): 476-477, Mar. 2024 Notes: Editorial; Epub Feb. 3, 2024.
Czerny M, Grabenwöger M, Berger T, Aboyans V, Della Corte A, Chen EP, Desai ND, Dumfarth J, Elefteriades JA, Etz CD, Kim KM, Kreibich M, Lescan M, Di Marco L, Martens A, Mestres CA, Milojevic M, Nienaber CA, Piffaretti G, Preventza O, Quintana E, Rylski B, Schlett CL, Schoenhoff F, Trimarchi S, Tsagakis K; EACTS/STS Scientific Document Group: EACTS/STS Guidelines for diagnosing and treating acute and chronic syndromes of the aortic organ. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 65(2): ezad426, Feb. 1 2024 Notes: Guidelines document.
Berezowski M, Kalva S, Bavaria JE, Zhao Y, Patrick WL, Kelly JJ, Szeto WY, Grimm JC, Desai ND: Validation of the GERAADA score to predict 30-day mortality in acute type A aortic dissection in a single high-volume aortic centre. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 65(2): ezad412, Feb. 1 2024.