KushRajeshDesaiMDFSIR
Interventional Radiology • Chicago, ILAssociate Professor of Radiology, Surgery, and Medicine, Northwestern University
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Office
676 N Saint Clair St
Ste 800
Chicago, IL 60611Phone+1 312-926-5289Fax+1 312-695-5645
Summary
- Dr. Kush Desai is a radiologist in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and has been in practice 10 years. He specializes in vascular & interventional radiology and is experienced in female pelvic congestion syndrome, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, complex inferior vena cava filter retrieval, chronic venous insufficiency , deep venous reconstruction, venous disease, and varicocele embolization.
Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2012 - 2013- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2008 - 2012
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 2007 - 2008
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2010 - 2026- American Board of Radiology Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology (FSIR) Society of Interventional Radiology, 2019
Clinical Trials
- Chemoembolization Versus Radioembolization in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer That Cannot Be Treated With Radiofrequency Ablation Or Surgery Start of enrollment: 2009 Aug 01
- Excimer Laser Assisted IVC Filter Retrieval Start of enrollment: 2012 Jan 03
- Chronic Venous Thrombosis: Relief With Adjunctive Catheter-Directed Therapy (The C-TRACT Trial) Start of enrollment: 2018 Jul 02
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsThe role of iliac vein stent placement in pelvic venous disorder management.Nikitha Murali, Ramona Gupta, Kush R Desai
Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 2024-03-01 - 151 citationsInstitutional decision to adopt Y90 as primary treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma informed by a 1,000-patient 15-year experienceRiad Salem, Ahmed Gabr, Ahsun Riaz, R. Mora, R. Ali
Hepatology. 2018-10-01 - 398 citationsY90 Radioembolization Significantly Prolongs Time to Progression Compared With Chemoembolization in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Riad Salem, Andrew C. Gordon, Samdeep K. Mouli, Ryan Hickey, Joseph Ralph Kallini
Gastroenterology. 2016-12-01
Press Mentions
The Critical Role of Inflammation in Deep Vein ThrombosisJuly 30th, 2024
Philips Launches Duo Venous Stent System for Treatment of Symptomatic Venous Outflow ObstructionJune 12th, 2024- Philips’ CavaClear Laser-Assisted IVC Filter Removal Device Launched in the United StatesApril 21st, 2022
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