Experienced in Ventricular Septal Defects

Dr. Pooja H. Desai

Pediatric Cardiology | Pediatrics
Texas Health Resources
Pediatric Heart Specialists (Children's Health Medical Group)
Dallas, TX 
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Experienced in Ventricular Septal Defects
Texas Health Resources
Pediatric Heart Specialists (Children's Health Medical Group)
Dallas, TX 
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Overview

Pooja Desai is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Cardiologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Desai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. Her top areas of expertise are Coarctation of the Aorta, Ventricular Septal Defects, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), and High Blood Pressure in Infants.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Ventricular Septal Defects.

Graduate Institution
Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College (2008)
Residency
UT Medical Branch at Galveston - Pediatrics (2012)
Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatrics
Licenses
Pediatric Cardiology in KS
Fellowships
Louisiana State University - Pediatric Cardiology (2015)
Hospital Affiliations
Texas Health Allen
Texas Health Dallas
Texas Health Flower Mound
Texas Health Frisco
Texas Health Plano
Texas Health Rockwall
Languages Spoken
English
Gujarati 
Hindi
Gender
Female

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Pediatric Heart Specialists (Children's Health Medical Group)
Dallas, TX 75231
Call: 972-331-9700

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 Total Publications

Pediatric Characteristics of 2019 Novel Coronavirus: Review of Available Published Literature.
Pediatric Characteristics of 2019 Novel Coronavirus: Review of Available Published Literature.
Journal: Clinical pediatrics
Published: April 17, 2020
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