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Nihar Desai, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Vice Chief of the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine at Yale School of Medicine. He holds affiliations with the Institution for Social and Policy Studies and the Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE). His research focuses on cardiovascular health services, comparative effectiveness, and healthcare delivery system optimization. Dr. Desai's work evaluates clinical outcomes, care patterns, and the impact of novel care models on cost and quality.
Education: Lehigh University (B.S., highest honors), University of Connecticut School of Medicine (MD), Harvard School of Public Health (MPH). Clinical training includes residency and fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, followed by a research fellowship under Dr. Eugene Braunwald at the TIMI Study Group.
Research Interests: Dr. Desai investigates strategies to improve cardiovascular care quality, including decision-support tools and bundled payment models. His studies leverage large datasets to address gaps in patient outcomes and healthcare resource utilization. Key areas include heart failure management, hypertension, and the economic implications of novel therapies.
Recent Work Trends: Publications emphasize healthcare policy (e.g., Medicare drug spending under the Inflation Reduction Act), device utilization in cardiovascular interventions, and machine learning-driven diagnostic approaches. His trials focus on improving mineralocorticoid antagonist adherence and hyperkalemia management in ambulatory heart failure patients.
Grants & Teams: Leads the New Analytics Center for Cardiovascular Medicine and collaborates with institutions like the Jaccardian Study Group. His work appears in top journals including the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.