Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Neurosurgery
Contact Info
2 Tampa General Circle
STC 7th Floor, Neurosurgery Tampa FL 33606
Education
MD, Neurology, Wayne State University, 2019
MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surger, Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, 2013
Awards/Honors
Resident Scholarship (American Academy of Neurology (AAN) - 2019)
Memberships
Member (Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2018 - Present)
Member (Association of Indian Neurologists in America, 2018 - Present)
Member (American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, 2017 - Present)
Member (Neurocritical Care Society, 2017 - Present)
Member (American Academy of Neurology, 2016 - Present)
Member (American Neurological Association, 2016 - Present)
Recent Publications
Jafari M, Katlowitz K, De la Garza C, Sellers A, Moore S, Hall H, Desai A, Singh V, Damani R. Impact of systemic inflammatory response syndrome on acute ischemic stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy.Journal of the neurological sciences. 430: 119988, 2021.
Desai A, Damani R. Hyperosmolar therapy: A century of treating cerebral edema.Clinical neurology and neurosurgery. 206: 106704, 2021.
Desai A, Escamilla-Ocanas C, Dilip D, Saber H, Damani R. Risk of Stroke vs. Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Dual vs. Triple Antithrombotic Therapy.Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 30(4) : 105654, 2021.
Jafari M, Desai A, Damani R. Blood pressure management after mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients.Journal of the neurological sciences. 418: 117140, 2020.
Desai A, Kherallah Y, Szabo C, Marawar R. Gabapentin or pregabalin induced myoclonus: A case series and literature review.Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. 61: 225-234, 2019.
Saber H, Desai A, Palla M, Mohamed W, Seraji-Bozorgzad N, Ibrahim M. Efficacy of Cilostazol in Prevention of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 27(11) : 2979-2985, 2018.
Marawar R, Basha M, Mahulikar A, Desai A, Suchdev K, Shah A. Updates in Refractory Status Epilepticus.Critical care research and practice. 2018: 9768949, 2018.