AmishiS.DesaiDO

Nephrology • Chicago, IL

Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation

Medical Director Pancreas Transplantation

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Office
676 N St Clair
Arkes Pavilion
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-694-8107

Education & Training

University of ChicagoFellowship, Nephrology, 2008 - 2010
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern UniversityClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

IL State License 2008 - 2026
IN State License 2023 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Kidney transplant outcomes in minority populations: can we close the gap?
Amishi Desai, Rupinder K Sodhi, Sanjeev Akkina
Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation. 2021-10-01
8 citations
Kidney Transplantation for Erdheim-Chester Disease.
Jongwon Yoo, Cynthia Gunsteen, Sima Patel, Ted Clevy-Schneller, Sucha Nand
Case Reports in Transplantation. 2020-07-13
3 citations
Impact of Maintenance Steroids versus Rapid Steroid Withdrawal in African-American Kidney Transplant Recipients: Comparison of Two Urban Centers.
W. James Chon, Amishi Desai, Coady Wing, Divya Arwindekar, Ignatius Tang
International Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2016-03-08

Press Mentions

CareDx to Host Symposium at CEoT Featuring the Latest Multimodality Innovations in Kidney and Lung Transplant SurveillanceApril 7th, 2022