Akshay S. Desai
Heart Failure & Transplant
Brigham and Women's Hospital
About
Akshay S. Desai works in Heart Failure & Transplant affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Dr. Akshay S. Desai is the director of the Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on improving care and outcomes for heart failure patients, including strategies to reduce readmissions.
Research focus
Advanced Heart FailureCardiac TransplantationCardiomyopathyCardiac AmyloidosisVentricular Assist Devices
Impact
644 pubs · 52,304 cites · h-index 98
Training
MPhil
Oxford University
1994
MD
Harvard Medical School
1998
MPH
Harvard School of Public Health
2004
Affiliations
Work Experience
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2003 - 2025
Harvard University
2003 - 2025
Mass General Brigham
2023 - 2025
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (United States)
2024 - 2024
Barts Health NHS Trust
2024 - 2024