Akshay S. Desai
Heart Failure / Cardiomyopathy
Brigham and Women's Hospital
About
Akshay S. Desai works in Heart Failure / Cardiomyopathy affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Dr. Akshay Suvas Desai is a cardiovascular medicine specialist and the Medical Director of the Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure Program in the Advanced Heart Disease Section at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He received his MD from Harvard Medical School and completed residency and fellowships at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Research focus
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant CardiologyCardiomyopathies (Amyloidosis, Sarcoidosis, Myocarditis)Clinical Trials in Heart Failure (SGLT2 Inhibitors, ARNI)Hypertension Management (RNAi Therapeutics)Cardiac Amyloidosis and Sarcoidosis
Impact
644 pubs · 52,304 cites · h-index 98
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