
Nihar R Desai MD
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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20 York StNew Haven, CT 06510
Phone+1 203-767-6399
Fax+1 203-764-5600
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2009 - 2012
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 2013 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2021
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Trials
- Pragmatic Trial of Messaging to Providers About Treatment of Hyperlipidemia (PROMPT-LIPID) Start of enrollment: 2021 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Associations between practice-level compliance with cardiac performance measures and clinical outcomes in US cardiovascular ambulatory care.Paul L Hess, Zhuxuan Fu, Nihar R Desai, Mahboob Alam, Mirza Khalid
American Heart Journal. 2026-06-01 - Patiromer for Patients with Heart Failure at Risk of Hyperkalemia: CARE-HK in HF Registry.Omar Cantu Martinez, Stephen J Greene, Khaja M Chinnakondepalli, Stefan D Anker, Biykem Bozkurt
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2026-03-26 - Residual Risk of Hyperkalemia Among Patients with Heart Failure Treated with Both SGLT2i and ARNI.Stephen J Greene, Shachi Patel, Khaja Chinnakondepalli, Stefan D Anker, Michael Böhm
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2026-03-25
Journal Articles
- Intravascular Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device vs Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump for Cardiogenic Shock—ReplySanket S Dhruva, Nihar R Desai, JAMA
- Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determinati...Douglas P Zipes, Frederick A Masoudi, Paul M Bourdillon, Pamela Peterson, Jeptha P Curtis, Ralph G Brindis, Erica S Spatz, Nihar R Desai, JAMA
Authored Content
- The Yale COVID-19 Cardiovascular RegistryFebruary 2021
- Intravascular Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device vs Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump for Cardiogenic Shock—ReplyJuly 2020
Press Mentions
Bridging the Care Gap in Cardiorenal Metabolic CareJanuary 22nd, 2025
The New Penicillin? Pharmacotherapy for ObesityNovember 19th, 2024
Cardiorenal Metabolic Syndrome: LDL Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia, and Lipoprotein(A)October 17th, 2024
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