Aakash Desai MD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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1307 Federal StSuite 305Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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Summary
- Dr. Aakash Desai is a gastroenterologist in Pittsburgh, PA with Allegheny Health Network and Drexel University COM in Philadelphia. He completed his gastroenterology/hepatology fellowship at MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University. He completed an advanced fellowship in inflammatory bowel disease at Mayo Clinic, Florida. He has more than 30 publications and over 200 citings.
Education & Training
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Jacksonville)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 2023 - 2024
The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2018 - 2020- The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 2017 - 2018
American University of the Caribbean School of MedicineClass of 2017
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2023 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2017 - 2023
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Editorial: Obesity and Outcomes on Advanced Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis-The Fat of the Matter: Authors' Reply.Aakash Desai, Priya Sehgal
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2025-04-03 - Obesity Is Associated With Worsened Outcomes in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis on Advanced Therapies: A Propensity Matched Cohort Study From the U.S.Aakash Desai, Priya Sehgal, Himsikhar Khataniar, James D Lewis, Francis A Farraye
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2025-04-01 - 4 citationsEffectiveness and Safety of Semaglutide for Weight Loss in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Obesity.Aakash Desai, Himsikhar Khataniar, Jana G Hashash, Francis A Farraye, Miguel Regueiro
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2025-03-03
Press Mentions
Obesity Interventions Tied to Colon Cancer Risk ReductionNovember 5th, 2021- One Type of Bariatric Surgery Betters IBD OutcomesJuly 16th, 2023
- Shingles Vaccine Reduced Zoster Attacks in Patients with IBDDecember 20th, 2023
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