Experienced in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)

Dr. Neel R. Desai

Ophthalmology
The Eye Physicians Of Pinellas, PA
501 N Howard Ave, Suite 100, 
Tampa, FL 
Accepting New Patients

Experienced in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
The Eye Physicians Of Pinellas, PA
501 N Howard Ave, Suite 100, 
Tampa, FL 
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Overview

Neel Desai is an Ophthalmologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Desai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). His top areas of expertise are Pterygium, Cataract, Cloudy Cornea, Endoscopy, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Desai is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 78 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Licenses
Ophthalmology in FL
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Aetna
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Anthem
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AvMed
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Cambia Health Solutions
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CareFirst
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Cigna
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  • HMO
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Devoted Health
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EmblemHealth
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Florida Blue
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Health Care Services Corporation
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Humana
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Independent Health
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Johns Hopkins Healthcare
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Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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Nippon Life
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Simply Healthcare
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Locations

THE EYE PHYSICIANS OF PINELLAS, PA
501 N Howard Ave, Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33606
Call: 727-581-8706
Other Locations
THE EYE PHYSICIANS OF PINELLAS, PA
148 13th St Sw, Largo, FL 33770
Call: 727-581-8706
THE EYE PHYSICIANS OF PINELLAS, PA
11925 Sheldon Rd, Tampa, FL 33626
Call: 727-581-8706
THE EYE PHYSICIANS OF PINELLAS, PA
6133 Central Ave, Saint Petersburg, FL 33710
Call: 727-344-3008

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


78 Total Publications

Covariance Assisted Multivariate Penalized Additive Regression (CoMPAdRe).
Covariance Assisted Multivariate Penalized Additive Regression (CoMPAdRe).
Journal: Journal of computational and graphical statistics : a joint publication of American Statistical Association, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Interface Foundation of North America
Published: August 11, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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    • Distinguished
    • Cataract
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    • Pterygium
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    • Cloudy Cornea
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    • Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness
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      Advanced
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    • Fuchs Dystrophy
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    • Interstitial Keratitis
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    • Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1
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    • Neurotrophic Keratitis
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    • Experienced
    • Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
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    • Cataract Removal
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    • Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
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    • Dry Eye Syndrome
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    • Endoscopy
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    • Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis
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