Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Nimesh Desai is a cardiovascular surgeon who is the Co-Founder and Director of the Penn Aorta Center and a Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He received his medical degree from the Schulich School of Medicine at the University of Western Ontario and his doctorate of philosophy in clinical epidemiology from the University of Toronto. He completed an integrated Cardiac Surgery Residency at the University of Toronto and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. He holds several national leadership positions in cardiovascular surgery including Co-Chair of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Aortic Surgery Task Force and serves on the steering committee of the NHLBI Funded Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network(CTSN). Dr. Desai’s clinical focus is on advanced aortic surgery, both endovascular and open, percutaneous valve replacement, complex valve surgery, multiple arterial grafting and arrhythmia surgery.
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351 - NAVIGATING COMPLEX REDO AND SALVAGE VALVE SURGERY
Saturday, October 25, 2025
3:15pm - 4:15pm ET