Ajinkya Desai, MD
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Radiology
Email:
adesai2@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-2500
Biography
Dr. Desai is a board-certified Vascular and Interventional Radiologist. His primary clinical and research interests include venous thromboembolic disease management, including complex venous reconstructions, central venous recanalization, and complex IVC filter retrievals. His additional clinical expertise includes hepatobiliary disease management, portal hypertension and interventional oncology, with a primary focus on locoregional liver directed therapies.
Education
| UT Southwestern Medical Center, MBBS, Interventional Radiology | 2019 |
| Rochester General Hospital, MBBS, Radiology | 2018 |
| New-York Presbyterian Queens Hospital, MBBS, Surgery | 2014 |
| Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, MBBS, Research Assistatn | 2013 |
| University of California , San Diego, MBBS, Research Assistant at the Liver Imaging Group | 2013 |
| Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, MBBS, Medicine | 2011 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Medical License, Mississippi State Board of Medical License | 07/2025 - 06/2026 |
| Certification, Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology | 05/2021 - Present |
| Certification, Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology | 09/2019 - 05/2021 |
| Certification, ACLS Certification, American Hearth Association | 12/2024 - 12/2026 |
| DEA | 09/2019 - 06/2022 |
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology | 10/2019 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Chronic Venous Thrombosis: Relief with Adjunctive Catheter-Directed Therapy (C-TRACT) | 02/2020 - 06/2025 |
Publications
Letter | |
| Cedillo MA, Makary MS, Desai AS, Huang J, Political Action Committee Funding: Where IR Lags Behind the Competition. Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR, 2018 Sep;29(9):1342-1343 | 2018 |
Journal Article | |
| Agrawal A, Chaddha U, Shojaee S, Nadolski G, Liberman M, Lee YCG, Rahman N, Reisenauer JS, Ferguson MK, DeCamp MM, Gillaspie EA, Bedawi EO, Currie B, Feller-Kopman DJ, Desai A, Yasufuku K, Bishay V, Gesthalter Y, Grosu H, Chick JFB, Lentz R, Kolli KP, Kaufman A, Mehta RM, Desai K, Davis H, Ghori UK, Maldonado F, Multidisciplinary management of adult patients with chylothorax: a consensus statement. The European respiratory journal, 2024 Nov;64(5) | 2024 |
| Campbell GS, Reed DK, Desai A, T Lirette S, Liver Tumor Enhancement at Hybrid Angio-CT and Comparison With Tumor and Hepatic Parenchymal Distribution of Yttrium-90 Microspheres by Positron Emission Tomography. Cureus, 2023 Dec;15(12):e49861 | 2023 |
| Agrawal A, Chaddha U, Kaul V, Desai A, Gillaspie E, Maldonado F, Multidisciplinary Management of Chylothorax. Chest, 2022 Dec;162(6):1402-1412 | 2022 |
| Garg T, Desai A, Gala K, Warawdekar G, Tavri S, Interventional radiology preparedness during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The Indian journal of radiology & imaging, 2021 Jan;31(Suppl 1):S21-S30 | 2021 |
| Desai A, Lamus D, Kalva S, Retrieval of a Migrated Cholecystectomy Clip. Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR, 2019 Oct;30(10):1612 | 2019 |
| Bydder M, Hamilton G, de Rochefort L, Desai A, Heba ER, Loomba R, Schwimmer JB, Szeverenyi NM, Sirlin CB, Sources of systematic error in proton density fat fraction (PDFF) quantification in the liver evaluated from magnitude images with different numbers of echoes. NMR in biomedicine, 2018 Jan;31(1) | 2018 |
| Park CC, Hamilton G, Desai A, Zand KA, Wolfson T, Hooker JC, Costa E, Heba E, Clark L, Gamst A, Loomba R, Middleton MS, Sirlin CB, Effect of intravenous gadoxetate disodium and flip angle on hepatic proton density fat fraction estimation with six-echo, gradient-recalled-echo, magnitude-based MR imaging at 3T. Abdominal radiology (New York), 2017 Apr;42(4):1189-1198 | 2017 |
| Heba ER, Desai A, Zand KA, Hamilton G, Wolfson T, Schlein AN, Gamst A, Loomba R, Sirlin CB, Middleton MS, Accuracy and the effect of possible subject-based confounders of magnitude-based MRI for estimating hepatic proton density fat fraction in adults, using MR spectroscopy as reference. Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI, 2016 Feb;43(2):398-406 | 2016 |
| Tang A, Desai A, Hamilton G, Wolfson T, Gamst A, Lam J, Clark L, Hooker J, Chavez T, Ang BD, Middleton MS, Peterson M, Loomba R, Sirlin CB, Accuracy of MR imaging-estimated proton density fat fraction for classification of dichotomized histologic steatosis grades in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Radiology, 2015 Feb;274(2):416-25 | 2015 |
| Desai SB, Patil AA, Nikam R, Desai AS, Bachhav V, Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Uterine Fibroids: First Study in Indian Women. Journal of clinical imaging science, 2012;2:74 | |
Review Article | |
| Desai, A. S., Lam, K. V., Patel, P., & Ifthikharuddin, S. Neuroimaging Findings in the Evaluation of Dementia: A Review Desai, A. S., Lam, K. V., Patel, P., & Ifthikharuddin, S. (2017). Neuroimaging Findings in the Evaluation of Dementia: A Review. Neurographics, 7(6), 416-436. | 2017 |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Diagnosis and management of complex arterial and venous disorders, American Roentgen Ray Association (ARRS), San Diego | 04/2025 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Mastering Radiology: A comprehensive board review for residents a refresher for radiologists in practice: Interventional Radiology cases, American Roentgen Ray Association (ARRS), San Diego | 04/2025 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Venous Disease: Rapid Fire Case Review, American Roentgen Ray Society, Boston, MA | 05/2024 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Overview of Venous Disease Management in Interventional Radiology, Association of Academic Radiologists, Boston, MA | 05/2024 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Venous Disease: Rapid Fire Case Review, American Roentgen Ray Society, Honululu, HI | 04/2023 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Portal Hypertension and TIPS: Role of Interventional Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Honululu, HI | 04/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Demystifying Y90 Dosimetry for early career Interventional Radiologists, Society of Interventional Radiology, Phoenix, AZ | 03/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of Interventional Radiology in management of acute and chronic lower extremity venous thromboembolic disease., UMMC Hematology- Oncology fellows conference | 02/2023 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of radioembolization (Y-90) in HCC management : Recent Updates, UMMC Nuclear Medicine Update Confernce, Jackson, MS | 02/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Complex Venous Reconstruction: Pearls and Pitfalls, International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET), Miami, FL | 01/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Interventional Radiology: Best Kept Secret in Medicine, UMMC: Interventional Radiology Interest Group, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 12/2022 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Portal Hypertension: Role of Interventional Radiology, UMMC Gastroenterology Fellows Conference, UMMC | 11/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Iliocaval Reconstruction for IVC Filter Associated Occlusion. Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA); Face-off Competition, Vascular InterVentional Advances, Las Vegas, NV | 11/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Through the looking glass: Treatment for stones with a lot of Gall, University of Mississippi Medical Center - American College of Radiology Abstract Day, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 10/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Chronic Right Iliac Vein Occlusion From Malpositioned Left Iliac Venous Stent., International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET), Miami, FL | 05/2021 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Lymphatic Interventions : Role of the Interventional Radiologist, Indian Radiological and Imaging Association, Ahmedabad, India | 01/2020 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Abstract Reviewer for the 50th Annual SIR meeting, Society of Interventional Radiology | 2024 |
| Faculty lecturer of the month, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2024 |
| Selected for the "Radiology Career Advancement Leadership Program (RCALP)", Association of Academic Radiologists | 2023 |
| Selected for the "Clinical Educator Development Program (CEDP)" and recipient of the CEDP grant, American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) | 2023 |
| Abstract Reviewer for the 48th Annual SIR meeting, Society of Interventional Radiology | 2023 |
| Reviewer, Journal of Clinical Imaging Science | 2020 |
| Reviewer, Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology | 2019 |
| RSNA Resident Research Award, Radiological Society of North America | 2018 |
| RSNA Resident Research Award, Radiological Society of North America | 2017 |
| Chief Resident, Rochester General Hospital | 2017 |
| Recipient of the "Introduction to Academic Radiology Program", American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) | 2016 |
| Recipient of the "AAR Radiology Resident Academic Leadership Development Program (ARRALD)", Association of Academic Radiologists (AAR) | 2016 |
| SIR In-training travel scholarship, Society of Interventional Radiology | 2015 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Society of Interventional Radiology, Member | |
| American Roentgen Ray Society, Member | |
| Indian Radiological and Imaging Association, Member | |
| Radiological Society of North America, Member |
Committee Service
| Coding Application and Workgroup (SIR), Member | 2025 - Present |
| SIR Practice Development Committee, Member | 2025 - Present |
| SIR Economics Committee, Member | 2025 - Present |
| SIR- Underrepresented Minority (URM) Committee, Member | 2024 - Present |
| Value Analysis Committee, Member | 2023 - 2024 |
| Resident Selection Committee, Member | |
| Clinical Competency Committee, Member | |
| Program Evaluation Committee, Member |
Other Service
| IVC filter clinic, Director | 02/2023 - Present |
| Hepatobiliary tumor board conference, Member | 07/2021 - Present |
| Interventional Oncology Program (Liver), Member | 2020 - Present |
| IVC filter program, Clinical Lead | 2020 - Present |
| Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Service Line, Clinical Lead | 2020 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2024-2205 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Board Review.- 2 | Annual 2024-2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Board Review - 1 | Annual 2024-2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Case Conference -2 | Annual 2024-2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Case Conference -1 | Annual 2024-2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2024-2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2024-2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2024-2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Board Review - 2 | Annual 2023-2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Board Review - 1 | Annual 2023-2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2023-2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Case Conference | Annual 2023-2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2023-2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2023-2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, GI Fellows Conference | Winter 2022-2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nuclear Medicine Update Conference | Winter 2022-2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Invited talk at Heme-Onc fellows conference | Winter 2022-2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Board Review - 2 | Annual 2022-2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Board Review - 1 | Annual 2022-2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2022-2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2022-2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2022-2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Board Review - 2 | Annual 2021-2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Board Review - 1 | Annual 2021-2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2021-2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2021-2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2021-2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Board Review -2 | Annual 2020-2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Board Review -1 | Annual 2020-2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2020-2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2020-2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, IR Didactic Lecture | Annual 2020-2021 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Brandon Huddleston | 2023 - 2024 |
Residency Training
| Integrated IR/DR Program, Asst. Program Director | 2024 - 06/2025 |
| Integrated IR/DR Program, Asst. Program Director | 2023 - 06/2025 |
| Independent IR program, Assoc. Program Director | 2021 - 06/2022 |
| Integrated IR/DR Program, Asst. Program Director | 2021 - 06/2023 |