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Sapna V. Desai, MD

Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
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Sapna V. Desai, MD
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Languages
  • English
Specialties
  • Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
  • Cardiology
Gender
Female

Sapna V. Desai, MD

Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Accepting New Patients
Primary Location
1514 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121
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16777 Medical Center Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
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1051 Gause Blvd, Suite 230
Slidell, LA 70458
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Biography

Dr. Sapna Desai is a cardiologist at Ochsner Health, specializing in heart failure and heart transplantation. She earned her medical degree from Texas A&M University College of Medicine in College Station, Texas in 2002. She completed her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Desai also completed a fellowship in heart failure and cardiac transplant at Stanford University Hospitals & Clinics in Stanford, California.Dr. Desai is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases & nuclear cardiology. She practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans and Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Education and Training

Medical School

Texas A & M University College of Medicine
Year Completed: 2002

Internship

Rush University Medical Center
Field of Study: Internal Medicine
Year Completed: 2005

Residency

Rush University Medical Center
Field of Study: Internal Medicine
Year Completed: 2005

Fellowship

Stanford University Hospital
Field of Study: Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplant Cardiology
Year Completed: 2009

Rush University Medical Center
Field of Study: Cardiovascular Medicine
Year Completed: 2007

Rush University Medical Center
Field of Study: Cardiovascular Medicine
Year Completed: 2008

Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiology

In the News

Featured Media

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