Kush Rajesh Desai MD FSIR
Associate Professor of Radiology, Surgery, and Medicine, Northwestern University
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676 N Saint Clair StSte 800Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-926-5289
Fax+1 312-695-5645
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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 2012 - 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
- 1 citationsThe VIVID trial 12-month outcomes of the venous stent for the iliofemoral vein using the Duo venous stent system.Mahmood Razavi, Michael Lichtenberg, Kush Desai, David Dexter, Peter Soukas
Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 2025-03-01 - Yttrium-90 Radiation Segmentectomy for Treatment of Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases.Andrew C Gordon, Rohan Savoor, Sheetal M Kircher, Aparna Kalyan, Al B Benson 3rd
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2025-02-01 - Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval: Simple to Complex.Adam Swersky, Kush R Desai
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology. 2024-12-01
Press Mentions
Digital Health in DVT: What Would Truly Help Guide Care and Research?January 20th, 2025
Setting the New Standard for Arterial ThrombectomyJanuary 20th, 2025
Optimizing Anti-Thrombotic Therapy After Catheter-Directed Interventions for DVT and PTSJanuary 20th, 2025- Join now to see all
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