Professional profile
About Dr. Desai
Priya Desai, MD, MPH, divides her time between clinical consultation and the national outcomes program. Her public-health training led her to ask not only whether a plan was completed, but whether the patient understood the choices, felt prepared for recovery and remained connected to appropriate follow-up.
Dr. Desai sees primary-replacement patients in Philadelphia and Chicago, particularly those who want additional help comparing pathways or defining an outcome that matters in daily life. She also reviews network measures with physician, nursing and patient-experience leaders.
Education & training
A focused path into the specialty.
Wellington College
Health, institutions and communities
Wellington Medical Institute
General medical education
Meridian Health Sciences Center
Aesthetic surgery
Franklin School of Public Health
Outcomes and health-services research
Career history
Selected appointments and milestones.
Joined AREOLA as a primary-replacement surgeon and outcomes fellow.
Launched the Patient Understanding Measure pilot.
Named Medical Director of Shared Decision Quality.
Appointed Director of Patient Outcomes.
Institutional responsibilities
Leadership at AREOLA.
- Director, Patient Outcomes
- Chair, Outcomes & Decision Quality Council
- Physician partner, Patient Advisory Council
- Faculty, AREOLA Academy outcomes curriculum
Research & teaching
Questions shaping the work.
Patient-reported confidence after specialty consultation
Shared decision quality across different plate systems
Long-term participation in Annual Plate Checks
Outside AREOLA
Work, life and perspective.
Dr. Desai keeps an urban vegetable garden with her partner and enjoys long-distance city walks that usually become informal architecture tours. She remains connected to classical Indian dance through community classes and performances.