UChicago Faculty Physician
Ami V. Desai, MD, MSCE
Ami V. Desai, MD, MSCE
UChicago Faculty Physician
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Specialties
- Pediatric Hematology & Oncology (Pediatric Cancer)
Locations
- Chicago - Comer Children's Hospital
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
Ami Desai, MD, MSCE, provides dedicated, compassionate care to children who have been diagnosed with cancer and blood diseases, with a focus on solid tumors such as neuroblastoma and sarcomas. Dr. Desai has a particular interest in investigating and developing novel treatments for childhood cancers.
Along with her clinical expertise, Dr. Desai is also using pharmacology and biomarker data to explore new therapies for solid tumors.. Through this research, she is examining how the body reacts to drug treatments in order to reduce toxicity, improve patient response to medication and enhance overall health and outcomes. Dr. Desai has served as the lead investigator in multiple research studies and her work has been published in peer-review journals such as: Pediatric Blood and Cancer, Cancer Chemotherapy Pharmacology and the Bone Marrow Transplantation.
Along with her clinical expertise, Dr. Desai is also using pharmacology and biomarker data to explore new therapies for solid tumors.. Through this research, she is examining how the body reacts to drug treatments in order to reduce toxicity, improve patient response to medication and enhance overall health and outcomes. Dr. Desai has served as the lead investigator in multiple research studies and her work has been published in peer-review journals such as: Pediatric Blood and Cancer, Cancer Chemotherapy Pharmacology and the Bone Marrow Transplantation.
Areas of Expertise
- Sarcomas
- Solid Tumors in Children
- Cancer Risk and Prevention
- Developmental Therapeutics
- Neuroblastoma
- Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Care
- Solid Tumors
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
- Pediatrics
Practicing Since
- 2013
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency
- Yale New Haven Hospital
Fellowship
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Other Grad Education
- University of Pennsylvania,MSCE
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Association for Cancer Research
- American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Children?s Oncology Group
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Connective Tissue Oncology Society
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
Our list of accepted insurance providers is subject to change at any time. You should contact your insurance company to confirm UChicago Medicine participates in their network before scheduling your appointment. If your insurance company is not listed here, or if you have any other questions, please contact Managed.Care@uchospitals.edu.