Desai, Ajinkya, M.D.
Gender: Male
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
| Board Certification: | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology |
| Fellowship: | University of Texas Southwestern Medical School |
| Internship: | New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens |
| Medical Education: | Seth G.S. Medical College |
| Residency: | Rochester General Hospital |
Experience
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Medical License, Mississippi State Board of Medical License | 07/2024 - 06/2025 |
| 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 | 11/2022 - 11/2024 |
| DEA | 09/2019 - 06/2022 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| 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 |