Nilesh Desai, M.D.
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Nilesh Desai, M.D.
Associate Professor
Positions
- Associate Professor
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Radiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Vice-Chief Quality and Safety
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Texas Children's Hospital
Addresses
- Texas Children's Hospital (Office)
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Room: TXCH-165B
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Education
- MD from Texas A&M University College of Medicine
- 06/2003 - College Station, TX
- Internship at Texas A&M University College of Medicine Scott and White Memorial Hospital
- 06/2004 - Temple, TX
- Internal Medicine
- Residency at University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center
- 06/2008 - Dallas, TX
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Fellowship at University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center
- 06/2009 - Dallas, TX
- Diagnostic Neuroradiology
- Fellowship at University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center-Children's Medical Center Dallas
- 06/2010 - Dallas, TX
- Pediatric Neuroradiology, Fetal Imaging
Certifications
- Diagnostic Radiology
- (06/01/2008 - 03/01/2020)
- American Board of Radiology
- Certificate of Added Qualification in Diagnostic Neuroradiology
- (12/01/2011 - 12/31/2021)
- American Board of Radiology
Honors & Awards
- Outstanding Clinical Service Award- Junior Faculty
- Emory University Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (07/2012 - 06/2013)
- Chief Quality Officer’s Award for Improvement
- Department of Radiology Texas Children's Hospital (06/2016)
- Chief Quality Officer’s Award for Improvement
- Department of Radiology Texas Children's Hospital (04/2017)
- Singleton Award for Leadership Excellence
- Texas Children's Hospital (04/2019)
- Star Award for Excellence in Patient Care
- Baylor College of Medicine (02/2020)
Professional Interests
- Quality and Safety
- Fetal Imaging
Websites
Selected Publications
- Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging:, Tekes A, Palasis S, Durand DJ, Pruthi S, Booth TN, Desai NK, Jones JY, Kadom N, Lam HFS, Milla SS, Mirsky DM, Partap S, Robertson RL, Ryan ME, Saigal G, Setzen G, Soares BP, Trout AT, Whitehead MT, Karmazyn B. "ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Sinusitis-Child.." J Am Coll Radiol.. 2018 Nov 15;11S:S403-S412. Pubmed PMID: 30392608
- Hsu A, Desai N, Paldino MJ. "The Unwound Cochlea: A Specific Imaging Marker of Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome.." AJNR Am J Neuroradiol.. 2018 Nov 1;doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5856. [Epub ahead of print]. Pubmed PMID: 30385470
- Heaphy-Henault KJ, Guimaraes CV, Mehollin-Ray AR, Cassady CI, Zhang W, Desai NK, Paldino MJ. "Congenital Aqueductal Stenosis: Findings at Fetal MRI That Accurately Predict a Postnatal Diagnosis.." AJNR Am J Neuroradiol.. 2018 May;39(5):642-948. Pubmed PMID: 29519789
- Moe JS, Desai NK, Aiken AH, Soares BP, Kang J, Abramowicz S "In Reply." J Oral Maxillofac Surg.. 2016 Sep;74(9):1711-2. Pubmed PMID: 27288841
- Moe JS, Desai NK, Aiken AH, Soares BP, Kang J, Abramowicz S "Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Temporomandibular Joints of Children.." J Oral Maxillofac Surg.. 2016 Sep;74(9):1723-7. Pubmed PMID: 27102922
- Soares BP, Porter SG, Saindane AM, Dehkharghani S, Desai NK "Utility of double inversion recovery MRI in paediatric epilepsy.." Br J Radiol.. 2016;89(1057):20150325. Pubmed PMID: 26529229
- Desai NK, Hamrick SE, Strickland MJ, Matthews E, McMaster L, Mahle WT. "White matter injury and the inflammatory response following neonatal cardiac surgery.." Pediatr Cardiol.. 2015 Jun;36(5):942-9. Pubmed PMID: 25601135
- Ukatu CC, Desai NK, Todd NW Jr "Site for bone-anchored hearing system for children younger than 5 years.." Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.. 2015 Feb;152(2):348-52. Pubmed PMID: 25533787
- Saindane AM, Bruce BB, Desai NK, Roller LA, Newman NJ, Biousse V. "Transverse sinus stenosis in adult patients with Chiari malformation type I.." AJR Am J Roentgenol.. 2014 Oct;203(4):890-6. Pubmed PMID: 25247957
- Lenhart PD, Desai NK, Bruce BB, Hutchinson AK, Lambert SR "The role of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing optic nerve hypoplasia.." Am J Ophthalmol.. 2014 Dec;158(6):1164-1171. Pubmed PMID: 25128595
- Desai NK, Kang J, Chokshi FH "Screening CT angiography for pediatric blunt cerebrovascular injury with emphasis on the cervical "seatbelt sign".." AJNR Am J Neuroradiol.. 2014 Sep;35(9):1836-40. Pubmed PMID: 24722311
- Johnson PB, Melbourne-Chambers R, Saindane AM, Desai N, Smith M "A case of neurosarcoidosis with labyrinthine involvement.." Case Rep Radiol.. 2014;(2014:530431) Pubmed PMID: 24744945
- Johnson P, Melbourne-Chambers R, Desai N, Greenaway E "Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation in an eleven-year-old jamaican male.." Case Rep Radiol.. 2014;2014:858056. Pubmed PMID: 24600523
- Desai NK, Mullins ME "An imaging approach to diffuse white matter changes.." Radiol Clin North Am.. 2014 Mar;52(2):263-78. Pubmed PMID: 24582340
- Saindane AM, Mitchell BC, Kang J, Desai NK, Dehkharghani S. "Performance of spin-echo and gradient-echo T1-weighted sequences for evaluation of dural venous sinus thrombosis and stenosis.." AJR Am J Roentgenol.. 2013 Jul;201(1):162-9. Pubmed PMID: 23789671
- Desai NK, Young L, Miranda MA, Kutz JW Jr, Roland PS, Booth TN. "Pontine tegmental cap dysplasia: the neurotologic perspective.." Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.. 2011 Dec;145(6):992-8. Pubmed PMID: 21705787
- Desai NK, Runge VM. "Contrast use at low field: a review.." Top Magn Reson Imaging.. 2003 Oct;14(5):360-4. Pubmed PMID: 14625464
- Robertson RL, Palasis S, Rivkin MJ, Pruthi S, Bartel TB, Desai NK, Kadom N, Kulkarni AV, Lam HFS, Maheshwari M, Milla SS, Mirsky DM, Myseros JS, Partap S, Radhakrishnan R, Soares BP, Trout AT, Udayasankar UK, Whitehead MT, Karmazyn B. "ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Cerebrovascular Disease-Child." J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 May 17; Pubmed PMID: 32370977
- Ryan ME, Pruthi S, Desai NK, Falcone RA, Glenn OA, Joseph MM, Maheshwari M, Marin JR, Mazzola C, Milla SS, Mirsky DM, Myseros JS, Niogi SN, Partap S, Radhakrishnan R, Robertson RL, Soares BP, Udayasankar UK, Whitehead MT, Wright JN, Karmazyn B "ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Head Trauma-Child." J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 May 17; Pubmed PMID: 32370957
- Seghers VJ, Desai NK, Masand PM, Nasir S, Foster TL, Indiero DA, Johnson TD, Huisman TAGM "After the initial COVID-19 surge: a phased radiology departmental re-opening plan.." Pediatr Radiol. 2020; Pubmed PMID: 32827259
- Kadom N, Palasis S, Pruthi S, Biffl WL, Booth TN, Desai NK, Falcone RA, Jones JY, Joseph MM, Kulkarni AV, Marin JR, Milla SS, Mirsky DM, Myseros JS, Reitman C, Robertson RL, Ryan ME, Saigal G, Schulz J, Soares BP, Tekes A, Trout AT, Whitehead MT "CR Appropriateness Criteria® Suspected Spine Trauma-Child." J Am Coll Radiol.. 2019 May; Pubmed PMID: 31054755
- Moran EJ, Lapin WB, Calame D, Bray M, Wright LN, Desai NK, Stein F, Marcus M "Degos disease: A radiological-pathological correlation of the neuroradiological aspects of the disease." Ann Diagn Pathol. 2020 Aug; Pubmed PMID: 32505971
- Orman G, Kralik SF, Desai N, Meoded A, Vallejo JG, Huisman TAGM, Tran BH "Imaging of Paranasal Sinus Infections in Children: A Review." J Neuroimaging. 2019 Sep; Pubmed PMID: 32472739
- Orman G, Tran BH, Desai N, Meoded A, Kralik S, Smith V, Hicks J, Kirsch C, Huisman TAGM "Neuroimaging Characteristics of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Children." J Neuroimaging. 2020 Aug 30; Pubmed PMID: 32862510
- Orman G, Kralik SF, Meoded A, Desai N, Risen S, Huisman TAGM "MRI Findings in Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma: A Review." J Neuroimaging. 2020 Feb; Pubmed PMID: 31696594
- Emrick LT, Rosenfeld JA, Lalani SR, Jain M, Desai NK, Larson A, Kripps K, Vanderver A, Taft RJ, Bluske K, Perry D, Nagakura H, Immken LL, Burrage LC, Bacino CA, Belmont JW, Network UD, Lee B "Microdeletions excluding YWHAE and PAFAH1B1 cause a unique leukoencephalopathy: further delineation of the 17p13.3 microdeletion spectrum." Genet Med. 2019 Jul; Pubmed PMID: 30568308
- Cafuir L, Lawson D, Desai N, Kesner V, Voloschin A. "Inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy versus leptomeningeal disease following Ipilimumab." J Immunother Cancer. 2018 Jan; Pubmed PMID: 29382383
- Herring R, Desai N, Parnes M, Jarjour I "West Nile Virus-Associated Neuroinvasive Disease: A Review of the Literature." Pediatr Neurol. 2019 Mar; Pubmed PMID: 30611518
Memberships
- American Society of Neuroradiology
- American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology
- Society of Pediatric Radiology
- American College of Radiology
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