University of California San Francisco

Tina Desai MD
Tina Desai, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
MarinHealth

Academic Office:
400 Parnassus Avenue, A581, Box 0222
San Francisco, CA 94143
Tel: 415-353-4366
Email: [email protected] 
Asst: [email protected]

 

MarinHealth Vascular Surgery | A UCSF Health Clinic
1100 South Eliseo Drive
Greenbrae, CA 94904
Phone: 415-464-5400
Fax: 415-464-5413

    Biography

    Dr. Tina Desai received her BA and MD (1991) from the Brown University Medical Education Program in Providence, Rhode Island. She then completed a surgical residency in General Surgery at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, including a 2-yr research fellowship studying mesenteric ischemia. She completed her Vascular Surgery Fellowship training at the University of Chicago Hospitals (1999). Upon completion of her fellowship, Dr. Desai stayed on to serve on the surgical faculty at the University of Chicago as Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of Endovascular Services until 2010. She has additionally completed a year-long fellowship in medical ethics at the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago (2008) and subsequently served on the faculty at the MacLean Center.

    After joining joining a busy clinical practice at NorthShore University HealthSystem in the Division of Vascular Surgery in 2010, she served as Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Chicago. She started a vascular fellow rotation at Northshore (in conjunction with the University of Chicago vascular fellowship) and was site director for the fellowship during her tenure there. She also represented the Department of Surgery on the system-wide Ethics Committee and developed a structured clinical documentation system for vascular surgery in the Epic EMR. From July 2015- November 2019, Dr. Desai served on the faculty of Stanford University Division of Vascular Surgery and during that time, began the first vascular surgery resident rotation at Marin General Hospital. Since Dec 2019, she was employed by UCSF Health and maintains a primary practice at Marin Health Medical Center. She joined UCSF Department of Surgery as a faculty member on October 1, 2021.

    Dr Desai has a special interest in endovascular and surgical treatment of abdominal aortic pathology, carotid artery occlusive disease, peripheral vascular disease, and dialysis access. She also has an interest in visceral ischemic syndromes. Dr. Desai’s academic interests include medical ethics, mesenteric ischemia, vena cava filters in deep vein thrombosis, and the development of structured clinical documentation systems. She maintains an interest in resident and fellow education and in developing this for UCSF vascular trainees at Marin Health Medical Center. In her free time, she is an oenophile, plays competitive tennis, and enjoys travel.

    Education

    Education

    Brown University Medical Education Program Providence Rhode Island

    Residencies

    University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics

    Fellowships
    • University of Chicago Research Fellow
    • University of Chicago - Vascular Surgery Fellow

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 32
    1. Nonenhanced arterial spin labeled carotid MR angiography using three-dimensional radial balanced steady-state free precession imaging.
      Koktzoglou I, Meyer JR, Ankenbrandt WJ, Giri S, Piccini D, Zenge MO, Flanagan O, Desai T, Gupta N, Edelman RR| | PubMed
    2. Complications of indwelling retrievable versus permanent inferior vena cava filters.
      Desai TR, Morcos OC, Lind BB, Schindler N, Caprini JA, Hahn D, Warner D, Gupta N| | PubMed
    3. Resection of intracaval leiomyomatosis using abdominal approach and venovenous bypass.
      Schindler N, Babrowski T, DeSai T, Alexander JC| | PubMed
    4. Local and systemic consequences of large retroperitoneal clot burdens.
      Loor G, Bassiouny H, Valentin C, Shao MY, Funaki B, Desai T| | PubMed
    5. Is atherectomy the best first-line therapy for limb salvage in patients with critical limb ischemia?
      Loor G, Skelly CL, Wahlgren CM, Bassiouny HS, Piano G, Shaalan W, Desai TR| | PubMed
    6. The use of arterial closure devices for incidental arterial injury.
      Kirkwood ML, Wahlgren CM, Desai TR| | PubMed
    7. Reappraisal of velocity criteria for carotid bulb/internal carotid artery stenosis utilizing high-resolution B-mode ultrasound validated with computed tomography angiography.
      Shaalan WE, Wahlgren CM, Desai T, Piano G, Skelly C, Bassiouny HS| | PubMed
    8. Commentary on "Embolic protection in infrainguinal interventions".
      Spiguel L, Desai TR| | PubMed
    9. WITHDRAWN: Reappraisal of internal carotid artery stenosis velocity thresholds utilizing high-resolution B-mode ultrasound validated with computed tomography angiography (CTA).
      Shaalan WE, Wahlgren CM, Desai T, Piano G, Skelly C, Bassiouny HS| | PubMed
    10. Transperitoneal versus retroperitoneal suprarenal cross-clamping for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm with a hostile infrarenal aortic neck.
      Wahlgren CM, Piano G, Desai T, Shaalan W, Bassiouny H| | PubMed
    11. B-mode ultrasonographic characterization of carotid atherosclerotic plaques in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.
      Grogan JK, Shaalan WE, Cheng H, Gewertz B, Desai T, Schwarze G, Glagov S, Lozanski L, Griffin A, Castilla M, Bassiouny HS| | PubMed
    12. Degree of carotid plaque calcification in relation to symptomatic outcome and plaque inflammation.
      Shaalan WE, Cheng H, Gewertz B, McKinsey JF, Schwartz LB, Katz D, Cao D, Desai T, Glagov S, Bassiouny HS| | PubMed
    13. Limb salvage after infrainguinal bypass graft failure.
      Baldwin ZK, Pearce BJ, Curi MA, Desai TR, McKinsey JF, Bassiouny HS, Katz D, Gewertz BL, Schwartz LB| | PubMed
    14. Redo infrainguinal bypass: factors predicting patency and limb salvage.
      Rossi PJ, Skelly CL, Meyerson SL, Bassiouny HS, Katz D, Schwartz LB, McKinsey JF, Gewertz BL, Desai TR| | PubMed
    15. Long-term outcome of infrainguinal bypass grafting in patients with serologically proven hypercoagulability.
      Curi MA, Skelly CL, Baldwin ZK, Woo DH, Baron JM, Desai TR, Katz D, McKinsey JF, Bassiouny HS, Gewertz BL, Schwartz LB| | PubMed
    16. Paravisceral aortic thrombus as a source of peripheral embolization--report of three cases and review of the literature.
      Rossi PJ, Desai TR, Skelly CL, Curi MA, Glagov S, Schwartz LB| | PubMed
    17. Operative intervention for recurrent stenosis after carotid stent angioplasty: a report.
      Brown KR, Desai TR, Schwartz LB, Gewertz BL| | PubMed
    18. Long-term results of infrageniculate bypass grafting using all-autogenous composite vein.
      Curi MA, Skelly CL, Woo DH, Desai TR, Katz D, McKinsey JF, Bassiouny HS, Gewertz BL, Schwartz LB| | PubMed
    19. Spontaneous perforation of a non-aneurysmal visceral aorta.
      Curi MA, Skelly CL, Woo DH, Desai TR, Winterfield R, Gewertz BL, Schwartz LB| | PubMed
    20. Interleukin-6 causes endothelial barrier dysfunction via the protein kinase C pathway.
      Desai TR, Leeper NJ, Hynes KL, Gewertz BL| | PubMed
    21. Angiographic access site complications in the era of arterial closure devices.
      Meyerson SL, Feldman T, Desai TR, Leef J, Schwartz LB, McKinsey JF| | PubMed
    22. Routine early postoperative duplex scanning is unnecessary following uncomplicated carotid endarterectomy.
      Skelly CL, Meyerson SL, Curi MA, Desai TR, Bassiouny HS, McKinsey JF, Gewertz BL, Schwartz LB| | PubMed
    23. Gender does not influence outcomes after iliac angioplasty.
      Orr JD, Leeper NJ, Funaki B, Leef J, Gewertz BL, Desai TR| | PubMed
    24. Conduit choice for above-knee femoropopliteal bypass grafting in patients with limb-threatening ischemia.
      Curi MA, Skelly CL, Meyerson SL, Woo DH, Desai TR, McKinsey JF, Bassiouny HS, Katz D, Gewertz BL, Schwartz LB| | PubMed
    25. Long-term results justify autogenous infrainguinal bypass grafting in patients with end-stage renal failure.
      Meyerson SL, Skelly CL, Curi MA, Desai TR, Katz D, Bassiouny HS, McKinsey JF, Gewertz BL, Schwartz LB| | PubMed
    26. Patency and limb salvage after infrainguinal bypass with severely compromised ("blind") outflow.
      Desai TR, Meyerson SL, Skelly CL, MacKenzie KS, Bassiouny HS, Katz D, McKinsey JF, Gewertz BL, Schwartz LB| | PubMed
    27. Angioplasty does not affect subsequent operative renal artery revascularization.
      Desai TR, Meyerson SL, McKinsey JF, Schwartz LB, Bassiouny HS, Gewertz BL| | PubMed
    28. Decrease in mucosal alkaline phosphatase: a potential marker of intestinal reperfusion injury.
      Sisley AC, Desai TR, Hynes KL, Gewertz BL, Dudeja PK| | PubMed
    29. Physiologic concentrations of TNFalpha and IL-1beta released from reperfused human intestine upregulate E-selectin and ICAM-1.
      Wyble CW, Desai TR, Clark ET, Hynes KL, Gewertz BL| | PubMed
    30. Defining the critical limit of oxygen extraction in the human small intestine.
      Desai TR, Sisley AC, Brown S, Gewertz BL| | PubMed
    31. Mechanisms of neurologic deficits and mortality with carotid endarterectomy.
      McKinsey JF, Desai TR, Bassiouny HS, Piano G, Spire JP, Zarins CK, Gewertz BL| | PubMed
    32. Endothelial cell response to hypoxia-reoxygenation is mediated by IL-1.
      Clark ET, Desai TR, Hynes KL, Gewertz BL| | PubMed