Overview
Shashank Desai is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Desai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Desai is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 34 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
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- INSURANCE PLAN
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- MEDICARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
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- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
8081 Innovation Park Dr, Fairfax, VA 22031
3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042
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.
4 Clinical Trials
Medstar Heart Institute LLC
Ajay Kadakkal is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Kadakkal has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiac Amyloidosis, Sarcoidosis, Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, and Heart Failure. Dr. Kadakkal is currently accepting new patients.
Inova Health Care Services
Sumeet Mitter is a Cardiologist in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Mitter is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Mitter is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Joban Vaishnav is a cardiologist specializing in heart failure in Baltimore, Maryland. Additionally, she is an assistant professor at the Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She has special interest in amyloidosis. Dr. Vaishnav earned her medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine. She completed a residency in internal medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she also completed fellowships in cardiology and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. Dr. Vaishnav is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiac Amyloidosis, Heart Failure, Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, Heart Transplant, and Tissue Biopsy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Desai isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Desai isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Heart FailureDr. Desai isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Advanced
- Heart AttackDr. Desai isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Heart TransplantDr. Desai isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Pulmonary EdemaDr. Desai isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Edema.
- Experienced
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Desai isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Dr. Desai isExperienced. Learn about Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
- Hypertensive Heart DiseaseDr. Desai isExperienced. Learn about Hypertensive Heart Disease.
- MyocarditisDr. Desai isExperienced. Learn about Myocarditis.
- Pediatric MyocarditisDr. Desai isExperienced. Learn about Pediatric Myocarditis.