Milind Desai, MD, MBA
Primary Location
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
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- 216.445.5250
- Fax:
- 216.445.6155
Additional Locations
Treatment & Services
- Cardio-Oncology Center
- Cardiovascular Imaging
- Cardiovascular Imaging Section
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Cardiovascular Medicine Department
- General Cardiology
- Heart Imaging
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center
- Non-Invasive Diagnostic Testing
- Pericardial Diseases Center
- Stress Testing
Specialty in Diseases & Conditions
- Amyloidosis
- Aneurysms
- Angina
- Aorta Disease
- Aortic Aneurysms
- Aortic Occlusion (blockage)
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Atherosclerosis (vascular)
- Atrial Septal Defects
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Cardiovascular Risk Prevention
- Congenital Valve Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Endocarditis
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Related Illnesses
- Heart Valve Disease
- Heart Valve Infections
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension - High Blood Pressure
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myxomas
- Pericardial Cyst
- Pericardial Disease
- Pericardial Effusion
- Pericarditis
- Pulmonary Valve Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Radiation Heart Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
- Tricuspid Valve Disease
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View All PlansAbout Milind Desai, MD, MBA
Milind Desai, MD MBA, is the Director of Clinical Operations of the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic. He is a Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. He holds the Haslam Family Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine. He has dual appointments in the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (Section of Cardiovascular Imaging) and Radiology.
Dr. Desai is the Director of Center for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, the Medical Director of the Center for Aortic Diseases, the Medical Director for Center for Radiation Heart Disease and an integral part of the Center for Valvular heart disease. He is an expert in multimodality cardiovascular imaging, having achieved the highest level of proficiency in all imaging modalities, including cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. In addition, he serves on the multiple Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute councils, including Executive Council, Operations Council and Research Council. In addition, he serves on the Cleveland Clinic Research Compliance Committee.
Specialty/Clinical interests: Heart valve disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, aortic disorders, complex coronary artery disease, pericardial disease, radiation heart disease. Dr. Desai has special interest in multimodality cardiovascular imaging, including echocardiogram, computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Number of Procedures Performed: In addition to seeing patients, each year, Dr. Desai reads approximately 2,000 echocardiograms, 1,000 cardiac CTs, and 300 cardiac MRIs.
Education and Training: A native of India, Dr. Desai received his medical degree from NHL Medical College, Ahmedabad, India. Throughout his academic training, Dr. Desai was honored for his academic excellence. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield. He continued his clinical training with a fellowship in nuclear cardiology from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, a fellowship in general cardiology at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, a fellowship in general cardiology and cardiovascular imaging at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and a fellowship in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. In 2020, he also completed a Physician Executive MBA at University of Tennessee.
Dr. Desai previously served as a Staff Nuclear Cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital with an academic appointment as a Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University.
Research, Publications and Speaking: Dr. Desai’s research interests include large outcomes studies in valvular heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, radiation heart disease, coronary artery disease and aortic disorders. He is also an active researcher in noninvasive imaging using advanced echocardiography, CT and MRI; stress testing in patients with valvular heart disease; outcomes assessment using multimodality imaging in ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathy, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He is now active in leveraging use of Artificial Intelligence and imaging in predicting outcomes in various cardiac diseases. He is also leading 2 multicenter clinical trials in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and valvular heart disease.
Dr. Desai has authored or co-authored numerous articles and book chapters on his specialty interests in publications such as Journal of American Medical Association, Lancet, Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), European Heart Journal, Heart, JACC Imaging, Circulation Imaging, and JAMA Cardiology.
He serves as a reviewer for multiple journals, including Nature Medicine; New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Circulation; Journal of the American College of Cardiology; European Heart Journal, JACC Imaging; Circulation Imaging; Heart, American Journal of Cardiology; American Heart Journal; and Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Dr. Desai has served as a guest editor for Circulation and JACC and is on the editorial board of JACC Imaging, Circulation Imaging and European Heart Journal CV Imaging.
Dr. Desai is the past president of the Certification Board of Cardiac CT and is on the board of directors for Intersocietal Accreditation Council. He also serves on multiple committees for ACC, ASE, AHA and SCCT. Dr. Desai has helped write the international guidelines for transcatheter aortic valve replacement, multimodality imaging in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, ARVC, appropriateness criteria for cardiac CT, pacemaker/ICD. He has lectured nationally and internationally on various topics related to his specialty interests.
About Dr. Desai: “I enjoy cardiovascular medicine, as I find it the most interesting and challenging in all of medicine. It is also the most gratifying to see a very complex patient, who has been turned down by other centers, who comes to me for an opinion. We fix them, and they feel like a million bucks in follow-up. For someone like me who has come from a modest background, not only is this gratifying, but incredibly humbling.”
Leisure time activities: Spending time with family, watching sports, tennis, going to the gym, traveling with family. “I spend a lot of time focusing on the Cleveland Browns”.
Education & Professional Highlights
Appointed
2005
Education & Fellowships
Graduate School - University of Tennessee Haslam College of Business
Knoxville,
TN USA
2020
Fellowship - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Baltimore,
MD USA
2004
Fellowship - Allegheny General Hospital-Suburban Campus
Cardiovascular Disease
Pittsburgh,
PA USA
2003
Fellowship - Brigham & Women's Hospital
Nuclear Cardiology
Boston,
MA USA
2001
Residency - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Springfield,
IL USA
1997
Residency - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Springfield,
IL USA
1995
Medical Education - N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Gujarat University
MD
Ahmedabad, Gujarat,
India
1994
Certifications
- Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
- Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Specialty Interests
Heart valve disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, aortic disorders, complex coronary artery disease, pericardial disease, pericarditis, radiation heart disease. Dr. Desai has special interest in multimodality cardiovascular imaging, including echocardiogram, computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Awards & Honors
- FACC
Research & Publications
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As of 4/13/2023, Dr. Desai has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.
Consulting and/or Speaking. Dr. Desai receives fees of $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) as a paid consultant, speaker or as a member of an advisory committee for the following companies:
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
Donation of Financial Interest. Dr. Desai has consulted for, received compensation for serving as a fiduciary from, or received royalties from the following companies but instructed them to donate all compensation to not-for-profit causes or to the Cleveland Clinic to support research and education:
- Cytokinetics, Inc.
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193 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
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Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
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| Overall | Star Ratings | |
|---|---|---|
| Explains | 4.8 | |
| Listens | 4.4 | |
| Courtesy, Respect & Concern | 4.9 | |
| Patient Rating of Doctor | 4.9 |
36 Patient Comments
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Reviewed on May 8, 2023
Dr. Desai was very professional and thorough. I am a veteran nurse and was impressed.
Reviewed on Apr 19, 2023
Excellent visit. I felt that Dr Desai was up to date on my issues and pointed out that I was not being followed properly.
Reviewed on Apr 17, 2023
Really appreciated imaging studies right before my appointment and available for Dr. Desai.
Reviewed on Apr 17, 2023
Dr. Desai is incredible. His expertise is tremendous. His recommendations are clear. Really important is the confidence he projects in discussing findings, prognosis, and plan.
Reviewed on Apr 17, 2023
Was a wonderful experience for doctors and nurses. All the professionals were helpful. Very helpful.
Reviewed on Apr 17, 2023
Incredible, Dr. wonderful nurses and assistants were extremely helpful.
Reviewed on Apr 17, 2023
Wonderful experience can't say enough good things about Dr. Desai, his staff, and everyone that sought to my medical needs.
Reviewed on Apr 17, 2023
Exceptional care and quality. Dr. Desai is a remarkable physician who is at the top of his skills and expertise. He went out of the way to help schedule tests and showed extreme care in handling my care. I am very grateful.
Reviewed on Apr 17, 2023
I trust Dr Desai completely which is what we needed to decide next steps.
Reviewed on Apr 17, 2023
We trust Dr Desai completely
Reviewed on Mar 9, 2023
Very personable doctor
Reviewed on Mar 9, 2023
The entire process of requesting an appointment with Dr. Desai was easy and seamless.
Reviewed on Mar 9, 2023
Dr. Desai was very professional with a genuine caring demeanor. I felt he was genuinely concerned about me. I feel very fortunate to have Dr. Desai on my team!
Reviewed on Feb 23, 2023
Dr. Desai is so kind, attentive and knowledgeable. He involves me in the decision making. He puts my health at the hightest priority.
Reviewed on Feb 8, 2023
Dr. Desai is not only an EXCELLENT MD, he is a fantastic human!
Reviewed on Feb 6, 2023
The best experience that I have had with a care provider.
Reviewed on Jan 25, 2023
Dr Desai is so fabulous and I am honored to have him as my physician. His entire staff took exceptional care of me
Reviewed on Jan 23, 2023
Dr. Desai's office is and always has been very responsive.
Reviewed on Jan 23, 2023
Dr. Desai was very clear and friendly
Reviewed on Jan 16, 2023
Dr Desai is one of the top doctors I have ever been as a patient
Reviewed on Dec 5, 2022
I have an absolutely wonderful experience. Dr. Desai was so caring and thorough and matter of fact. I liked him very well. My appt was run like a well oiled machine. Thank you!
Reviewed on Oct 31, 2022
Dr Desai is fabulous
Reviewed on Oct 19, 2022
Can't say enough great things about Dr. Desai
Reviewed on Sep 12, 2022
Wife was very favorably impressed and expressed her confidence in this Professional.
Reviewed on Aug 29, 2022
Dr. Desai is brilliant and at the same time attentive and caring
Reviewed on Aug 22, 2022
Overall, great experience with Dr. Desai.
Reviewed on Aug 17, 2022
Dr Desai is great in every way
Reviewed on Aug 17, 2022
Highly recommend Dr Desai. Barb, and CC to everyone (and have )
Reviewed on Aug 16, 2022
Dr is one of the best
Reviewed on Aug 15, 2022
Both doctors I meet with were the very best
Reviewed on Jun 27, 2022
Dr answered my questions. Not much time for any explanation
Reviewed on Jun 13, 2022
Excellent physician. Smart and personable.
Reviewed on Jun 13, 2022
Outstanding physician
Reviewed on Jun 6, 2022
Dr. Desai is wonderful. My care at the Clinic has been stellar, and he has been a large part of that care. He is very compassionate and always seems to be very on top of my case. His expertise In the complexity and management of Radiation Heart Disease has been a life changer for me, and I have actually moved from Florida to Ohio in order to have him take over my care. I am beyond grateful to both him and Sue, his PA, as they are both fantastic!
Reviewed on May 31, 2022
Dr. Desai and Barb Bittel are great. Their knowledge, experience, courteousness, professionalism, & making the patient feel comfortable is the best & I've been to many doctors. Cardiologists & other specialists. CC is run like a well-oiled machine. The way the physicians and staff work with their other colleagues is remarkable.
Reviewed on May 23, 2022
Dr Desai has been phenomenal in all aspects. My husband and I feel quite confident under his care.