NimeshDDesaiMDPhD
Thoracic Surgery • Philadelphia, PAAssociate Professor, Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine
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Office
3400 Spruce Street
Silverstein Pavilion, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-615-4949Fax+1 215-349-5798
Education & Training
Penn MedicineAortic Surgery, 2008 - 2009
University of TorontoResidency, 1996 - 2000
University of Western OntarioClass of 1996, Biochemistry, Summa cum Laude
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2008 - 2024
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of CanadaSpecialist Certificate: Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Randall Griepp Award American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Clinical Trials
- Zenith® Dissection Clinical Trial Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
- ABLATE Post Approval Study - Synergy Ablation Lesions for Non-Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Contribution margins and utilization of transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus surgical aortic valve replacement in the Medicare population.Kriyana P Reddy, Kaitlyn Shultz, Lauren A Eberly, Sameed Ahmed M Khatana, Alexander C Fanaroff
American Heart Journal. 2025-03-01 - 1 citationsTranscatheter heart valve explantation for transcatheter aortic valve replacement failure: A Heart Valve Collaboratory expert consensus document on operative techniques.Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Vinayak N Bapat, Ali M Alakhtar, Syed Zaid, Isaac George
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-03-01 - Impact of nondiameter aortic indices on surgical eligibility: Results from the Treatment in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: Surgery Versus Surveillance (TITAN: SvS) randomiz...Olina Dagher, Jehangir J Appoo, Eric Herget, Rony Atoui, Cristian Baeza
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-03-01
Journal Articles
- Development of Persistent Opioid Use After Cardiac SurgeryNimesh Desai, MD, JAMA Cardiology
- Thoracic Aortic Surgery Enters the Era of Big DataJoseph E Bavaria, Nimesh D Desai, Shinichi Fukuhara, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Authored Content
- Development of Persistent Opioid Use After Cardiac SurgeryJune 2020
- Development of Persistent Opioid Use After Cardiac SurgeryJune 2020
- Development of Persistent Opioid Use After Cardiac SurgeryJune 2020
Press Mentions
The Ross Procedure for Aortic Valve Replacement in Younger and Middle-Aged AdultsDecember 16th, 2024- 10 Percent of Patients Continue to Use Opioids Three to Six Months After Heart SurgeryJune 17th, 2020
- STS/ACC TVT Registry Study Identifies Hospital Variation in TAVR Care - American College of CardiologyJune 10th, 2021
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- International Society for Minimally Invasive Surgery Program CommitteeMember
- Delaware Valley STS Quality Improvement InitiativeMember
- Eastern Cardio-Thoracic Surgical Society Program CommitteeMember
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