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Akash Desai, MD

EMRA Ultrasound Committee Chair, 2020-2021
EMRA Ultrasound Committee Chair-elect, 2019-2020

Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine - New York
Medical school: Keck School of Medicine/USC

Ultrasound , POCUS For the Win

POCUS for the Win: Popliteal Artery Occlusion

12/1/2020 Katie VanNatta, DO, MBA, MS , Jake Freudenberger, DO , Akash Desai, MD

POCUS for the Win is a case series for ultrasound enthusiasts to showcase the ability of ultrasound in making diagnoses at the bedside, often before formal imaging. In this case POCUS is used to diagn

Ultrasound , COVID-19

Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19

10/9/2020 Katie VanNatta, DO, MBA, MS , Eric Lieu, MD , Akash Desai, MD , Samuel Southgate, MD, MA , Jake Freudenberger, DO , Rachel Liu, MD, FACEP

As SARS-CoV-2 spreads globally, physicians are turning to different imaging modalities to assist in the diagnosis of COVID-19 and risk stratification of patients. Along with clinical suspicion, chest

Ultrasound

Can Transcranial Doppler Be Useful in the ED? A Review of the Literature

9/30/2020 Mikaela Biavati , Daniel Hubbard , Jake Freudenberger, DO , Akash Desai, MD , Tim Montrief, MD, MPH

Transcranial Doppler offers exciting potential - but in what settings? This literature review evaluates its use in trauma, ICU, pediatric, rural, and international settings.

EMRA Spotlight , Ultrasound

Meet Akash Desai, MD

2/26/2020 Akash Desai, MD

We're pleased to introduce Akash Desai, MD, chair of the EMRA Ultrasound Committee, 2020-2021.

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