Neil Desai, M.D.
Titles and Appointments
Director of Clinical Research, Radiation Oncology
Associate Professor
- Endowed Title
- Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care
- School
- Medical School
- Department
- Radiation Oncology
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Neil Desai, M.D., M.H.S., is an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Certified by the American Board of Radiology, he joined UT Southwestern in 2015. He is Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Radiation Oncology.
Dr. Desai holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Dartmouth College and earned his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center where he also obtained advanced training through a research fellowship program where he studied the impact of genetic alterations in the DNA damage response on the success of bladder-preserving chemoradiation for bladder cancer.
At UT Southwestern, Dr. Desai develops and participates in clinical trials designed to improve treatments for patients with genitourinary cancer, including those of the prostate and bladder. He is the principal investigator of several studies, including nationally accruing studies, and he leads the Department’s Biomarker Tissue Collection program.
Dr. Desai has been the recipient of numerous awards, including selection as a Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care.