Tushar Jasubhai Desai MD MPH

Critical Care Medicine, Interstitial Lung Diseases

Assistant Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center

300 Pasteur DrPalo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-723-4000
Fax+1 650-498-6288

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Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/BIDMC/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2020 - 2026
Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1999 - 2004
University of MichiganResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1995
Amherst CollegeBA, 1987 - 1991

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2005 - 2028
MA State Medical License 1999 - 2004
NY State Medical License 1998 - 2000
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Neuroendocrine cells orchestrate regeneration through Desert hedgehog signaling.
William Kong, Wan-Jin Lu, Megha Dubey, Rahul K Suryawanshi, Sivakamasundari Vijayakumar
Cell. 2025-09-04
22 citations
Histological signatures map anti-fibrotic factors in mouse and human lungs.
Jason L Guo, Michelle Griffin, Jung-Ki Yoon, David M Lopez, Yili Zhu
Nature. 2025-05-01
7 citations
Physiological Modeling of the Vascularized Human Lung Organoid.
Abdul S Qadir, Sukanta Das, Swathi Nedunchezian, Kaori Masuhara, Tushar J Desai
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2025-04-01

Press Mentions

When Lung Cancer Strikes Without WarningApril 8th, 2025
A Surprising New Cell of Origin for Lung CancerAugust 2nd, 2023
Stanford Surgeon Wins NIH Grant for Intraoperative Lung Cancer Imaging AgentAugust 7th, 2026

Grant Support

Cellular and molecular mapping of ventilator-induced lung injurySTANFORD UNIVERSITY2024–2028
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of alveolar repairSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2023–2027