Amit P. Desai
Experienced in Ascites

Dr. Amit P. Desai

Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine
Texas Health Resources
Texas Digestive Disease Consultants - Plano
3032 Communications Pkwy, 
Plano, TX 
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Experienced in Ascites
Texas Health Resources
Texas Digestive Disease Consultants - Plano
3032 Communications Pkwy, 
Plano, TX 
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Overview

Amit Desai is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Gastroenterologist in Plano, Texas. Dr. Desai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Obstruction, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 12 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Joe R & Theresa Lozano Long School Of Medicine (2010)
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital - Pediatric Gastroenterology (2013)
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Fellowships
New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Campus - Int Med (2017)
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College- Pediatric Endocrinology (2016)
Hospital Affiliations
Texas Health Dallas
Texas Health Frisco
Texas Health Plano
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Gender
Male

Insurance

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Baylor Scott & White Health
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Shield of California
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
FirstCare
  • HMO
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Highmark
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Nippon Life
  • INSURANCE PLAN
Premera Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • PPO
Scott and White Health
  • HMO
  • POS
Trustmark
  • PPO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Texas Digestive Disease Consultants - Plano
3032 Communications Pkwy, Plano, TX 75093
Call: 972-943-8440
Other Locations
Texas Digestive Disease Consultants - Frisco
13192 Dallas Pkwy, Ste 610, Frisco, TX 75034
Call: 972-943-8440

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Desai has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

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.


12 Total Publications

Digital Single-operator Cholangioscopy (DSOC) Improves Interobserver Agreement (IOA) and Accuracy for Evaluation of Indeterminate Biliary Strictures: The Monaco Classification.
Digital Single-operator Cholangioscopy (DSOC) Improves Interobserver Agreement (IOA) and Accuracy for Evaluation of Indeterminate Biliary Strictures: The Monaco Classification.
Journal: Journal of clinical gastroenterology
Published: July 15, 2019
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