Akshay S. Desai

Heart Failure / Cardiomyopathy

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About

Akshay S. Desai works in Heart Failure / Cardiomyopathy affiliated with Twitter (United States).

Dr. Akshay Suvas Desai is a cardiovascular medicine specialist and the director of the Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). In addition, he is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS). He received his medical degree from HMS and completed internal medicine residency and fellowships in cardiovascular medicine, vascular medicine and advanced heart disease at BWH.

Research focus

Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure ManagementAdvanced Heart Failure and TransplantationClinical Trials in Heart FailureCardiac Amyloidosis and SarcoidosisHeart Failure Readmission Reduction Strategies

Impact

74 pubs · 2,780 cites · h-index 17

Training

MD
Harvard Medical School
1998
MPH
Harvard School of Public Health
2004

Affiliations

Work Experience

Medical Director, Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure Program, Advanced Heart Disease Section

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Associate Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School