AakashDesaiMD

Oncology • Birmingham, AL

Hematologic Oncology

Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Office
2000 Sixth Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233

Education & Training

B. J. Medical College AhmedabadClass of 2015

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 2023 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2020 - 2024
CT State Medical License 2017 - 2020
MD State Medical License 2011 - 2018
VA State Medical License 2011 - 2018
DC State Medical License 2011 - 2016
IL State Medical License 2011 - 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Clinical Trials

A Study of TAK-500 With or Without Pembrolizumab in Adults With Select Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors Start of enrollment: 2022 Apr 14
Recruiting
Phase 1, Phase 2
Roles: Principal Investigator
DISCERN: Dual Versus Single ICB in PDL-1 Negative NSCLC Start of enrollment: 2024 Oct 31
Not yet recruiting
Phase 2
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Biomarker Landscape of Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) and Bispecific Antibodies in Clinical Trials for Lung Cancer.
Madhan Srinivasan Kumar, Sameer Deshmukh, Charmi Bhanushali, Yanis Boumber, Johnathan Riess
Clinical Lung Cancer. 2025-01-01
Association of Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) Target Expression and Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): Association or Causation or N...
Aakash Desai, Vivek Subbiah, Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri, Ajay Sheshadri, Sameer Deshmukh
Cancers. 2024-11-07
Guide to Understanding and Supporting International Medical Graduates in Hematology/Oncology by the ASCO International Medical Graduates Community of Practice.
Nazli Dizman, Ziad Bakouny, Tarek Haykal, Ivy Riano, Aakash Desai
JCO Oncology Practice. 2024-10-07

Press Mentions

Thoracic Cancer Approvals Differ at FDA, EMAApril 7th, 2023
Face-Covering Use up, More People Are Taking COVID-19 Threats Seriously, Study FindsSeptember 23rd, 2020
Visas, Barriers, and Dreams: IMGs in Oncology Face Unique ChallengesJune 13th, 2023