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Rupen Desai, MD

Assistant Professor

Locations

  • Neurosurgery
  • 8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
    Milwaukee, WI 53226

Education

Fellowship, Complex Neuro-Oncology/Skull Base, University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK, 2024
Fellowship, Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery, Weill Cornell School of Medicine, New York, NY, 2023
Residency, Neurological Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2016-2023
MD, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 2016

Biography

As a neurosurgeon specializing in brain tumors, I recognize that meeting me often coincides with one of the most challenging days in your life or that of a loved one. I witness every day how overwhelming it can be to face frightening diagnoses, let alone the inevitable decisions that accompany such illnesses. That is why the concept of “shared decision making” is so important to me. I strive to empower patients with the knowledge and support they need, and to provide expert guidance with compassion and clarity. From our first consultation to your recovery, I will work closely with you, discussing your treatment options, potential risks, and personal goals. Whenever possible, I offer minimally invasive surgical techniques and the latest breakthrough therapies, tailoring each step of your care to suit your needs and values. I am so pleased to be able to offer this combination of technical expertise and patient-focused care within the context of an outstanding multi-disciplinary team that provides the best medical oncology and radiation oncology care offered at Froedtert Health and the 皇家华人.

Although I am Texas-born, I have lived in eight states spanning the East Coast and Midwest before settling down in Wisconsin. I started my medical education in North Carolina, completing both undergraduate and medical training at Duke University before moving back to the Midwest for my neurosurgical residency training at Washington University in St. Louis. There, I was fortunate to train with some of the top brain tumor surgeons, learning both complex mapping techniques for tumors affecting intricate brain areas and laser interstitial thermal ablation (LITT) for minimally invasive tumor therapy. I became an expert in brain tumor surgery by training with world-renowned experts, including a Minimally Invasive fellowship with Dr. Theodore Schwartz at Weill Cornell School of Medicine in New York and Complex Neurosurgical Oncology with Dr. Ian Dunn at the University of Oklahoma.

Outside of work, I am a proud husband to my wife Rachel and dog-daddy to my Australian Shepherd Bella. You can often find us hiking, running, watching both college and professional sports, and exploring the local restaurant scene!

Clinical Programs

Research Interests

  • Glioblastoma
  • Brain Metastases
  • Tumor Microenvironment Immunotherapy
  • Clinical Trials

Publications

  • (Desai R, Chavez-Herrera VR, Zeldin S, Gel G, Godfrey KJ, Schwartz TH.) Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2024 Nov 01;27(5):668-669 PMID: 38717138 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85207665183 05/08/2024

  • (Desai R, Kapur Z, Hammond B, Dombaxe CP, Chavez-Herrera VR, Tabaee A, Anand VK, Kacker A, Schwartz TH.) Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2024 Jun 08;166(1):256 PMID: 38850489 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195533505 06/08/2024

  • (Desai R, Pelargos PE, Dunn IF.) Int J Mol Sci. 2024 May 28;25(11) PMID: 38892063 PMCID: PMC11172617 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195879359 06/19/2024

  • (Chavez-Herrera VR, Desai R, Gel G, Nilchian P, Schwartz TH.) Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2024 Feb;237:108172 PMID: 38359520 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85185467580 02/16/2024

  • (Zhao X, Tan J, Labib MA, Desai R, Graffeo CS, Bauer AM, Dunn IF.) Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base. 2024 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195054769 01/01/2024

  • (Yahanda AT, Connor MR, Desai R, Giles DA, Gupta VP, Ray WZ, Cadieux M.) J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2023 Nov 13;6(20) PMID: 37956423 PMCID: PMC10651386 11/13/2023

  • (Yuan J, Xu L, Chien CY, Yang Y, Yue Y, Fadera S, Stark AH, Schwetye KE, Nazeri A, Desai R, Athiraman U, Chaudhuri AA, Chen H, Leuthardt EC.) NPJ Precis Oncol. 2023 Sep 16;7(1):92 PMID: 37717084 PMCID: PMC10505140 09/17/2023

  • (Coxon AT, Desai R, Patel PR, Vellimana AK, Willie JT, Dowling JL, Leuthardt EC, Kim AH, Johanns TM, Siegel BA, Dunn GP.) J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2023 Aug;43(8):1382-1389 PMID: 36994857 PMCID: PMC10369147 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85152442405 03/31/2023

  • (Lavadi RS, Gajjar AA, Elsayed GA, Desai RR, Mitha R, Puram SV, Agarwal N.) World Neurosurg. 2023 Jul;175:98-101 PMID: 37003529 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159616228 04/02/2023

  • (Yuan J, Xu L, Chien CY, Yang Y, Yue Y, Fadera S, Stark AH, Schwetye KE, Nazeri A, Desai R, Athiraman U, Chaudhuri AA, Chen H, Leuthardt EC.) medRxiv. 2023 Mar 18 PMID: 36993173 PMCID: PMC10055591 03/31/2023

  • (Schaettler MO, Desai R, Wang AZ, Livingstone AJ, Kobayashi DK, Coxon AT, Bowman-Kirigin JA, Liu CJ, Li M, Bender DE, White MJ, Kranz DM, Johanns TM, Dunn GP.) J Immunother Cancer. 2023 Feb;11(2) PMID: 36808076 PMCID: PMC9944319 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85148678522 02/23/2023

  • (Patel B, Desai R, Pugazenthi S, Butt OH, Huang J, Kim AH.) Front Oncol. 2022;12:1107271 PMID: 36582787 PMCID: PMC9793073 12/31/2022

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