My goal is to work with my patients in order to adequately deliver high quality medical care. I make it a point to keep my patients well informed, comfortable and engaged in their own treatment. Answering questions, addressing concerns and hearing the opinions of my patients are paramount. No one knows their own body and symptoms more than the patient and that is how I conduct my management. I want to be a physician that is approachable and relatable. I will always put my patients first.
Vishal Desai, MD, MBA
Gastroenterology
Practices In:
Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Hinsdale, Lisle, Oakbrook Terrace
Patients Seen:
Ages 18+
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Locations
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
Languages
English
Awards & Accolades
Rush University Endoscopy Fellow of the Year
2019
American Liver Foundation (ALF) – Liver Debates Winner
2019
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Outstanding Teacher Award
2016
Best procedural (colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, PEG tube placement) fellow, Rush University Medical Center
2018
American Liver Foundation Liver Debates Winner
2018
Debate winner - Debated the Workup of Fibrosis in Fatty Liver Patients
2018
Clinical Interests
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Functional diseases including the gastrointestinal tract. Preventative medicine, Colon cancer screening and prevention, Esophageal cancer screening and prevention, Healthy lifestyle practices, Nutrition
Personal Interests
Spending time with family and friends. I have 2 wonderful children who make every day of hard work and sacrifice worth every second. Watching basketball, golf and football. I am a big University of Michigan fan. Lover to play tennis, golf and basketball. I can’t get enough of traveling (name a country and chances are I have been there at some point in my life). I am a foodie as well!
Memberships
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American College of Physicians (ACP)
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
School
University of Michigan
Degree:
BA
Michigan State
Medical School
Graduation Date:
2012
Degree:
MD
Northwestern University
Graduation Date:
2022
Degree:
MBA
Residency
Rush University Medical Center
Resident in Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Rush University Medical Center
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Provider’s Research
Desai V, Bishehsari F, Chan Y, Patel K, Kramer J. Fatty Pancreas is Associated with Pancreatic Cancer: Results from a Case-Control Study.
Desai V, Kramer J, Singh A. Outpatient Endoscopic Biliary Drainage of Newly Diagnosed Malignant Obstructive Jaundice Has Similar Outcomes, Complications, and Significantly Lower Costs Compared to Inpatient Management. Pending submission.
Desai V, Sussman D, Dayanand S, Ollington K, Patel S, Greenspan M, Melson J. Most premature surveillance colonoscopy cannot be attributed to physician clinical concerns or prior suboptimal bowel preparation. Dig Dis Sci. 2016 Sep;61(9):2496-504
Bishehsari, F, Magno, E, Swanson, G, Desai, V, Keshavarzian, Ali. Alcohol and Gut-Derived Inflammation. Alcohol Research – Current Reviews. 2016 July: 38(2).
Swanson GR, Gorenz A, Shaikh M, Desai V, Keshavarzian A, et al. Night workers with circadian misalignment are susceptible to alcohol-induced intestinal hyperpermeability with social drinking. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2016 Jul 1;311(1):G192-201.
Desai V, Sussman D, Melson J. Suspecting Poor Bowel Prep, Researchers Instead Find Mystery Behind Premature Colonoscopies. Gastroenterology and Hepatology News: Endoscopy Suite 2015, December: 66:12.
Swanson G, Gorenz A, Shaikh M, Desai V, Forsyth C, Fogg L, Burgess H, Keshavarzian A. Decreased melatonin secretion is associated with increased intestinal permeability and marker of endotoxemia in alcoholics. American Journal of Physiology – Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2015, doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00002.2015.
Melson J, Desai V, Greenspan M, Yau S, Abdalla M, Dhanekula R, Mobarhan S, Shapiro D, Losurdo J, Jakate S. Negative surveillance endoscopy occurs frequently in patients with short-segment non-dysplastic Barrett's esophagus. Diseases of the Esophagus (2014).doi: 10.1111/dote.12250
Desai V, Donsante A, Swoboda KJ, Martensen M, Thompson J, Kaler SG. Favorably skewed X-inactivation accounts for neurological sparing in female carriers of Menkes disease. Clin Genet. 2011 Feb;79(2):176-82
Procedures
Capsule Endoscopy, Colonoscopy, Esophagogastro- duodenoscopy - EGD, pH Study for Esophageal Reflux Disease
Conditions
Achalasia, Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Adults), Barrett's Esophagus, Celiac Disease, Crohn's Disease, Diverticular Disease of the Colon in Adults, Eosinophillic Esophagitis (EoE), Esophageal Eosinophilia, GERD, Gastroparesis, Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Hepatitis C, Liver Disease in the Pregnant Patient, Management of Gastroparesis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), Ulcer Bleeding, Ulcerative Colitis in Adults
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