Rishi Desai

Heart Failure & Transplant

Brigham and Women's Hospital

About

Rishi Desai works in Heart Failure & Transplant affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Rishi J. Desai is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an Associate Epidemiologist in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women's Hospital. His research focuses on generating high-quality evidence for comparative safety and effectiveness of drug treatments for chronic diseases, with concentrations in rheumatology and cardiology. He applies observational study designs and systematic reviews to evaluate drug effects on health outcomes, including those related to heart failure.

Research focus

Heart Failure Outcomes PredictionDrug Safety and Effectiveness in CardiologyMachine Learning for Cardiovascular Risk AssessmentEmulation of Clinical Trials in Heart FailureConfounding Adjustment in Cardiac Drug Studies

Impact

421 pubs · 11,120 cites · h-index 55

Training

PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2013
MS in Pharmacy Administration
University of Houston
2009
Bachelor's in Pharmacy
Sardar Patel University
2005

Affiliations

Work Experience

Harvard Medical School

2016 - Present

Harvard University

2012 - 2016