Kush Desai

Kush R Desai

Associate Professor of Radiology, Surgery and Medicine; Director, Deep Venous Interventions

MD

Division of Interventional Radiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, US

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Research areas

Deep

Venous Disease - General

Thrombosis, embolism & bleeding

Biography

Dr Kush R Desai, MD, FSIR is an Interventional Radiologist and Associate Professor of Radiology, Surgery, and Medicine at Northwestern University. His primary research and clinical interests are in venous thromboembolic disease, deep venous thrombectomy/thrombolysis, reconstruction of chronic venous occlusions, IVC filter management/complex IVC filter retrieval, and interventional pulmonary embolism management. He serves as the chair of the Society of Interventional Radiology’s venous clinical specialty council, and is a fellow of the society.  He serves as the national and global principal investigator for numerous clinical trials that are developing strategies and devices to treat deep venous disease. In addition, he serves as a reviewer for several journals, including Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, as a distinguished reviewer for Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, and as a top reviewer for Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

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Media

Non-thrombotic Iliac Vein Lesions

Erin Murphy, Stephen Black, Kush R Desai, et al

Watch time: 53m 2s
Making NIVL Treatment Safe

Nicos Labropoulos, Stephen Black, Kush R Desai, et al

Watch time: 18m 54s
Optimising Clot Removal: Where to Use Lytic, Where to Use Mechanical Thrombectomy

Kush R Desai,

Watch time: 10m 30s
Live case Acute DVT

Marie-Josee Van Rijn, Stephen Black, Kush R Desai, et al

Watch time: 40m 9s
Management of Pulmonary Embolism

Kush R Desai, Akhilesh Sista,

Watch time: 22m 13s

Stephen Black, Frank Arko, Nicos Labropoulos, et al

Watch time: 4h

Stephen Black, Gregory Magee, Bijan Modarai, et al

Watch time: 14h 30m 38s (9 videos)
LINC 22: Pt Selection in NIVL and Preventing Migration in Venous Stenting

Kush R Desai,

Watch time: 5m 20s

Stephen Black, Frank Arko, Koen Deloose, et al

Watch time: 11h 38m 9s (13 videos)
Navigating an Unyielding Pandemic, Returning to Practice Growth | Coronavirus

Stephen Black, Kush R Desai, Steve Elias, et al

Listen time: 43m 1s
Episode 4: Female pelvic venous disease

Kush R Desai, Neil Khilnani, Mark Meissner, et al

Listen time: 59m 4s
veinPodcastThumb

Steve Elias, Kush R Desai, Peter Gloviczi, et al

Listen time: 57m 42s
VeinPODCAST EP 9: The Final Endovenous Frontier: Infrainguinal Deep Disease - Obstruction and Reflux

Steve Elias, Kush R Desai, Robert A Lookstein, et al

Watch time: 57m 42s
Episode 1: Shifting Tides in Vascular Education

Kush R Desai, Stephen Black,

Listen time: 33m 17s
EP 2: COVID-19: Venous Educational Challenges and Solutions

Steve Elias, Antonio Gasparis, Kush R Desai, et al

Listen time: 34m 34s
EVM Virtual Interactive: Day 2 - Various

Steve Elias, Stephen Black, Antonio Gasparis, et al

Watch time: 3h 8m 35s
VS 2020 - Iliofemoral DVT: Device Options and Decision Making - Dr Efthymios Avgerinos

Steve Elias, Nicos Labropoulos, Antonio Gasparis, et al

Watch time: 1h 15m 46s