CURRICULUM VITAE
Brinda Desai MD
Brinda Desai MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Medicine Pulmonary
Department of Medicine
Division of Medicine Pulmonary
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
8701 Watertown Plank Road |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
2009 Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry with minor in Nutritional Science & Gender Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ |
2015 Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
06/2015 - 06/2016 Internship, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 |
06/2016 - 06/2019 Resident, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 |
07/2019 - 07/2020 Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 |
07/2020 - 06/2023 Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093 |
07/2022 - 06/2023 Chief Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093 |
07/2023 - 06/2024 Fellow, Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093 |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
07/2019 - 07/2020 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 |
07/2022 - 06/2023 ICU Moonlighter, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Medicine, University of California, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161 |
07/2023 - 07/2024 Associate Physician Diplomate, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Medicine, University of San Diego, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161 |
07/2023 - 07/2024 Staff Physician, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Medicine, San Diego Veterans Hospital, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161 |
09/2024 - Present Assistant Professor, Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Pulmonary Department, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
Board Certification in Pediatrics | 2019 | None |
Board Certification in Internal Medicine | 2020 | None |
Pulmonary Boards Certification | 2022 | None |
Certificates | Issued By | Issue Date | Expiration |
Emergency Medical Technician | State of New Jersey | 2006 | 2009 |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
MN Medical License | 2016 | 2020 | |
CA Medical License | 2019 | None | |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
2012 - 2015 MCW Academic Scholarship, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2013 Eugene Payne Scholarship |
2014 Class of 1982 Scholarship Recipient |
2014 MCW Chapter Gold Humanism Honor Society, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2015 MCW Chapter Gold Humanism Honor Society, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2016 First Place, Research/QI Poster (Senior Author) Procedural Education for Adaptation to Resource Limited Settings (PEARLS) , Minnesota AAP Poster Competition |
2018 First Place, Research/QI Poster (Senior Author) Let’s Talk About Sex: Do Adolescents’ Parents and Primary Care Physicians Talk to Them About Sex? Minnesota AAP Poster Competition |
2018 Positive Peer Pressured Productivity Scholarship Recipient |
2018 Finalist, Clinical Case (Senior Author) A Conundrum of Ubiquitous Ulcers: A Case Review of Behcet’s Disease with Overlap of Crohn’s Disease, Minnesota ACP Poster Competition |
2019 Positive Peer Pressured Productivity Scholarship Recipient |
2019 First Place, Research/QI Poster (Senior Author) PEARLS: Procedural Education for Adaptation to Resource-Limited Settings- A SUGAR Spin-Off Curriculum, University of Minnesota |
2023 Assembly on Pulmonary Circulation 2023 Abstract Scholarship, American Thoracic Society |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
2015 - 2021 American College of Physicians |
2015 - 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics |
2018 - 2020 Minnesota Doctors for Health Equity |
2019 - Present Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) |
2019 - Present American Thoracic Society (ATS) |
2020 - Present American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2012 - 2013 President American Medical Women's Association (AMWA), Medical College of Wisconsin |
2012 - 2013 President of Medical Students for Choice (MSFC), Medical College of Wisconsin |
2012 - 2013 Lead CPR Instructor, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2016 - 2019 Founder of Heart of Medicine, University of Minnesota |
2016 - 2019 Med-Peds Class Representative, University of Minnesota |
2018 - 2019 Co-Lead for Women, University of Minnesota |
2018 - 2020 Co-Leader, GME Diversity & Inclusion Events Committee, University of Minnesota |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2021 - 2022 Pulmonary and Critical Care fellow representative for GME, University of California |
2022 - 2023 Pulmonary and Critical Care Chief Fellow, University of California |
2023 - 2024 apprentice, Immunology, and Inflammation Executive Committee, American Thoracic Society |
RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS: | ||||||||||||||
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
How to Bring Life-Saving Pediatric Procedures to Low-Resource Settings Workshop, Pediatrics Academic Societies (PAS) International Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 05/2018 |
Rachel Cafferty MD, Brinda Desai MD, Zineb Alfath, Cynthia Davey, Kari Schneider MD., Assessing the Rate at Which Primary Care Physicians Discuss Sexual Activity and Offer STI Screening to LGBT Adolescents, Pediatrics Academic Societies (PAS) International Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 05/2018 |
National |
Disparities in HIV Care, University of Minnesota, 09/2018 |
Evaluating Unilateral Pleural Effusions, San Diego Pulmonary Case Conference, University of California, 11/2020 |
Management after Thrombolytics for Massive Pulmonary Embolism, San Diego QI Case Conference, University of California, 02/2021 |
Immunosuppression post-Lung Transplant, Lung Transplant Journal Club, University of California, 04/2021 |
Management of frailty post-Lung Transplant, Lung Transplant Journal Club, University of California, 05/2021 |
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Lung Transplant Candidates, Lung Transplant Journal Club, University of California, 07/2021 |
Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Clinical Pathology Conference, University of California, 09/2022 |
Regional |
UPROOTED: The Growing Crisis for Refugee and Migrant Children, Tropical & Travel Medicine Society Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 11/2016 |
How to Bring Life-Saving Pediatric Procedures to Low-Resource Settings, American Academy of Pediatrics National Meeting, Chicago, IL, 09/2017 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
2013 - 2014 Step 1 Tutor, Medical College of Wisconsin |
Hospital |
2012 - 2013 Medical Student Volunteer, Greater Milwaukee Free Clinic |
2020 - 2024 Lung Ladies, University of California |
2021 - 2024 Committee Member, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Medicine, University of California |
2022 - 2024 Recruitment Committee, Recruitment, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Medicine, University of California |
2022 - 2024 Committee Member, Residency Recruitment Committee, Internal Medicine, Medicine, University of California |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Resident and Fellow Education |
2018 University of Minnesota, Difficulty Breathing |
2018 University of Minnesota, Medical Ethics for Pediatric and Med-Peds Residents |
11/2019 - 05/2020 University of Minnesota, Morning Reports with varying topics at 1 hour each |
2019 - 2020 University of Minnesota, Primary Care Clinic Education Curriculum for Med-Peds Residents. University of Minnesota. |
08/2021 - 09/2021 University of California, Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening, 1 hour sessions |
10/2021 - 11/2022 University of California, Health Equity sessions varying 1 to 2 hours |
2021 University of California, Health Equity & Disparity Curriculum Development for Foundations of Medicine for 1st year medical students and 2nd year pharmacy students |
06/2022 - 07/2022 University of California, Central Line Insertion Workshops varying 2 to 4 hours |
09/2022 University of California, Clinical Instructor, Foundations of Medicine |
09/2022 - 10/2022 University of San Diego, Foundations of Medicine Literature Review Group, sessions varying 1 to 2 hours |
09/2022 University of California, Literature Group Facilitator for Foundations of Medicine |
09/2022 University of California, Clinical Instructor. Foundations of Medicine |
2022 - 2024 University of California, Health Equity & Disparity Curriculum Development for Pulmonary Critical Care Clinical Fellows |
2022 - 2023 University of California, Pulmonary Outpatient Curriculum Development for Pulmonary Critical Care Clinical Fellows |
07/2023 - 07/2024 University of California, Equity in Systems Science Small Group Facilitator |
08/2023 - 07/2024 University of California, Clinical Instructor. Foundations of Medicine |
EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Medical Students |
2020 Lucas Keyt, University of California |
Residents |
2019 - 2020 Parrisha Roane, MD, University of Minnesota |
2020, Advancing Women in Medicine: Applying to Fellowship. Panelist |
2023 - 2024 Melissa Wing, MD, Internal Medicine, University of California |
PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS: |
Educational Programs |
Fellow |
2017 - 2018 Fellow in the Twin Cities’ Chapter of New Leaders Council |
04/2022 UC San Diego Trainee’ Brain Death Curriculum |
05/2022 ATS Fellows Track Symposium |
2022 - 2023 Fellows as Clinician Educators program |
Resident |
03/2019 Forum for Rising Chief residents |
2019 - 2020 Resident Leadership Academy Fellow |
Research Programs |
10/2023 - 2024 Research Ethics Program |
Clinical Programs |
05/2017 Clinical Tropical Medicine & Online Global Health Curriculum |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: |
2008 - 2009 Group Leader - Rutgers’ Office of Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ |
2009 - 2011 Research Teaching Specialist- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ |
09/2015 Humanitarian Simulation Participant. Minneapolis, MN |
2016 - 2019 Community Volunteer – Open Arms Minnesota |
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES: |
2004 - 2009 Student Research Assistant -University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ |
2007 - 2008 Recitation Leader- Rutgers’ Office for Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ |
DANCER: |
2016 - 2019 Bollywood Dance Scene of Minnesota |
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL ROTATION: |
02/2017 Arusha, Tanzania |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Sharma R., Tiwari, A., Kho, AT, Wang AL, Srivast, U., Piparia, S., Desai, B., Wong, R., Celedón, JC, Peters, SP, Smith, LJ, Irvin CG, Castro, M., Weiss, ST, Tantisira, KG, McGeachie, MJ. Circulating MicroRNAs associated with Bronchodilator Response in Childhood Asthma. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2023 Jun 29:rs.3.rs-3101724. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3101724/v1. PMID: 37461659; PMCID: PMC10350209. |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Desai, B. and Shah, Z. (2022). Respiratory Equipment Adaptations in a Low-Resource Setting. Slusher, TM., Bjorklund AR and Lauden SM. Pediatric Procedural Adaptations for Low-Resource Settings: A Case-Based Guide (pp 201-213). Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978- 3-030-99955-1_17 |
Editorials, Letters To Editor, Other |
1. Desai, B., Akuthota P. Bronchial Epithelial Cell CC16 mRNA: Novel Asthma Biomarker or the Same Book with a New Cover? Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Sep 28. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202209-1768ED. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36169926. |
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Desai, B., Lesser, DJ, Sunwoo, BY. Managing Pulmonary Complications in Adults with Cerebral Palsy - A Vulnerable Transition. CHEST Pulm. 2023:100025. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chpulm.2023.100025 |
2. Bailey, J., Desai, B., Wang, A., et al. Implementing Holistic Review Practices in a Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. ATS Sch. 0(0):ats-scholar.2022-0108IN. doi:10.34197/ats-scholar.2022-0108IN |
3. Cafferty, R., Desai, B., Alfath, Z., Davey, C., & Schneider, K. (2020). Adolescent Pride Festival Attendees- Assessing Their Interactions with Primary Care Physicians. The Journal of Adolescent Health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 66(6), 666–671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.11.305 |
4. Cranz-Mileva, S., Pamula, MC, Barua, B., Desai, B., Hong, YH, Russell, J., Trent, R., Wang, J., Walworth NC, Hitchcock-DeGregori SE. A Molecular Evolution Approach to Study the Roles of Rropomyosin in Fission Yeast. PLoS One. 2013 Oct 22;8(10): e76726. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076726. |
5. Moroz, N., Guillaud, L., Desai, B., Kostyukova, AS. Mutations Changing Tropomodulin Affinity for Tropomyosin Alter Neurite Formation and Extensions. PeerJ. 2013 Feb 12;1: e7. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7. Print 2013.
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6. Tsukada, T., Kotlyanskaya, L., Huynh, R., Desai, B., Novak, SM, Kajava, AV, Gregorio, CC, Kostyukova, AS. Identification of Residues within Tropomodulin-1 Responsible for its Localization at the Pointed Ends of the Actin Filaments in Cardiac Myocytes. J Biol Chem. 2011 Jan 21;286(3):2194-204. |
7. Bensman, R., Slusher, T., Butteris, S., Pitt, M., On Behalf of the SUGAR PEARLS Investigators: Becker, A., Desai, B., George, A., Hagen, S., Kiragu, A., Miller, K., Rule, A., Webber, S.. Creating Online Training for Procedures in Global Health with PEARLS (Procedural Education for Adaptation to Resource-Limited Settings). American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. 2017 |
Abstracts |
1. ATS Conference: Baseline Phenotype Differences In Black And White Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (cteph) Patients In The United States Cteph Registry (us-cteph- r). Desai B, Cirulis MM, He F, Jain S, Elliot CG, Chin K, McLaughlin VV, Benza RL, Auger WR, Channick RN, Davis RD, LaCroix A, , Tapson VF, Madani MM and Kerr KM. May 2023. Washington D.C. |
2. ATS Conference: MiRNAs and Baseline Asthma Daytime Symptoms in Two Pediatric Cohorts. Brinda Desai, MD; Richard Wong, DO, Upasna Srivastava, PhD; Alvin T Kho, PhD; Scott T Weiss, MD, MS; Juan C Celedón, MD, DrPH, ATSF; Michael J McGeachie, PhD; Kelan Tantisira, MD, MPH. May 2023. Washington D.C. |
3. CHEST Conference: Tuberculosis Colitis In A Solid Organ Recipient. Brinda Desai, MD; Rebecca E. Sell, MD. October 2022. Nashville, Tennessee |
4. ATS Conference: Post-Transplant Fungal Arteritis Presenting as Sentinel Bleeds. Brinda Desai, MD; Omar Mesarwi, MD. May 2022. San Francisco, California. |
5. CHEST Conference: Not Every Pet Positive Mass Is Cancer. Brinda Desai, MD; Matthew Nobari, MD; Russell Miller, MD George Cheng, MD; Rebecca E. Sell, MD. October 2021. San Diego, CA (Virtual Conference). |
6. 2020 American College of Physicians: Southern California Chapters I, II, III Regional meeting and Virtual Poster Competition. Streptococcus Anginosus Pericarditis with Tamponade in the Setting of Disseminated Coccidiomycosis. Lucas K. Keyt BS, Mandakini Mohindra MD MPH, Brinda Desai MD, Rebecca E. Sell MD |
7. 2019 American College of Physicians: MN Chapter Scientific Meeting. A Conundrum of Ubiquitous Ulcers: A Case Review of Behcet’s Disease with Overlap of Crohn’s Disease. Brinda Desai, MD and Dr. Mandip KC |
8. 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics: MN Chapter. Let’s Talk About Sex: Do Adolescents’ Parents and Primary Care Physicians Talk to Them About Sex? Brinda Desai MD, Joanna Ekstrom MD, Rachel Cafferty MD, Meghan Fanta MD, Shane McWhirter MD, Danielle Quallich MD, William Sveen MD, James Gray MD, Erin Gutowski MD, Daniel Nerheim, Cynthia Davey MS, Kari Schneider MD |
9. 2018 Pediatric American Society. Let’s Talk About Sex: Do Adolescents’ Parents and Primary Care Physicians Talk to Them About Sex? Brinda Desai MD, Joanna Ekstrom MD, Rachel Cafferty MD, Meghan Fanta MD, Shane McWhirter MD, Danielle Quallich MD, William Sveen MD, James Gray MD, Erin Gutowski MD, Daniel Nerheim, Cynthia Davey MS, Kari Schneider MD |
10. 2018 Pediatric Research, Education & Scholarship Symposium. Let’s Talk About Sex: Do Adolescents’ Parents and Primary Care Physicians Talk to Them About Sex? Brinda Desai MD, Joanna Ekstrom MD, Rachel Cafferty MD, Meghan Fanta MD, Shane McWhirter MD, Danielle Quallich MD, William Sveen MD, James Gray MD, Erin Gutowski MD, Daniel Nerheim, Cynthia Davey MS, Kari Schneider MD |
11. 2018 Pediatric Research, Education & Scholarship Symposium. Assessing the Rate at Which Primary Care Physicians Discuss Sexual Activity and Offer STI Screening to LGBT Adolescents. Rachel Cafferty MD, Brinda Desai MD, Zineb Alfath, Cynthia Davey, Kari Schneider MD |
12. 2017 American College of Physicians: MN Chapter. Oct. 2017. Devastating Effects of Being Lost to Follow- up. Brinda Desai, MD |
13. 2016 American College of Physicians: MN Chapter Scientific Meeting Oct. 2016: Is it Just Me(ckel)? Brinda Desai, MD and Benjy Matthews, MD. |
14. 2016 American Academy of Pediatrics: MN Chapter. May 2016. PEARLS: Procedural Education for Adaptation to Resource-Limited Settings- A SUGAR Spin-Off Curriculum. Brinda Desai, MD University of Minnesota, Rachel Bensman, MD Children’s Cincinnati, Tina Slusher, MD University of Minnesota Andrew Kiragu, MD University of Minnesota, Michael Pitt, MD University of Minnesota |
15. 2015 American College of Physicians: MN Chapter Scientific Meeting Oct. 2015: It’s just HIT? Brinda Desai, MD and Benjy Matthews, MD. |
16. 2014 American College of Physicians: WI Chapter Scientific Meeting – WI Dells Sept. 2014. Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma with Secondary Cutaneous Manifestations in a 64-Year Old Male. Brinda Desai and Kanchana Malick, MD. |
17. Oct. 2012 MCW Research Day – MCW Molecular Mechanisms and Functions of Mortalin, A Heat Shock Protein. Brinda Desai and Jong-In Park, PhD. |
Database, Video, or Other Research/Clinical Contributions |
1. COVID-19 Critical Care Training Forum: Management of Asthma and ILD During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Moderators: Angela Wang, MD, UC San Diego and Ni-Cheng Liang, MD, Scripps Health and UC San Diego. Discussants: Stephanie Christenson, MD, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); Jisha Joshua, MD, UC San Diego; Brinda Desai, MD, Fellow, UC San Diego; and Aartik Sarma, MD, UCSF. American Thoracic Society. October 6, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EoycozsPKE&feature=youtu.be&themeRefresh=1 |
2. COVID-19 Critical Care Training Forum: Resuscitation in COVID-19. Moderator: Rebecca Sell, MD, UC San Diego. Discussants: Katherine Berg, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Cameron McGuire, MD, UC San Diego Fellow and Brinda Desai, MD, UC San Diego Fellow. American Thoracic Society. September 29, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu7gKqnoyhw&feature=youtu.be |
3. Stories During Challenging Times. Dr. Brinda Desai, Solon Kelleher, Dr. Maria Uloko, Dr. Adina Kalet, Dr. Vinny Arora, Dr. El Rafei, Dr. John Hwang, Dr. Shreya P. Trivedi. September 16, 2020. https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2020/09/16/transitions-episode/ |
4. Episode 36 – Clinical unknown with Dr. Desai, Dr. Zarin-Pass, and Dr. Olson – Neuropathy. The Clinical Problem Solvers. May 23, 2019 https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/2019/05/23/episode-36-clinical-unknown-with- drs-desai-zarin-pass-and-olson-neuropathy/ |
