Mihir M. Desai, MD

Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology
Accepting New Patients

Locations

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place
1516 San Pablo St. HC3 - Suite 3500 HC3 - Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90033
phone

Provider Details

Languages Spoken
Hindi, English
Gender
Male
About Mihir M. Desai, MD
Dr. Desai is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in robotic, laparoscopic and endourologic surgery. He comes to USC from the Cleveland Clinic where he completed his laparoscopic and robotic fellowship in 2003 and was appointed faculty at the Glickman Urological institute. There he was director of the Center for Endourology and the Endourology Fellowship Program. His innovative pioneering work includes novel techniques for treating uretero-pelvic obstruction, developing novel flexible robotic platforms and most recently the single-port (scarless belly-button) laparoscopic surgery for various urologic conditions. Dr. Desai is part of a team at USC that has the largest experience with single-port surgery in the world. Dr. Desai has received many national and international awards for his research and has been an invited faculty member to many meetings world-wide. He is on the Editorial Board of Urology and is an invited reviewer to many national and international journals. Dr. Desai has over 150 papers in peer-reviewed literature and has edited two monographs.

Experience

Specialties
  • Urology
  • Urologic Oncology
  • Minimally Invasive Urology
Academic Title
Professor of Clinical Urology

Insurances Accepted

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  • CIGNA
  • GEHA
  • Anthem Blue Cross Covered California
  • Great-West Healthcare of California, Inc.
  • Beech Street Corporation /WC
  • Anthem Blue Cross Prudent Buyer
  • United Healthcare
  • Coventry Health Care
  • Aetna
  • Brand New Day
  • Private Health Care Systems
  • Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers Health & Welfare
  • Union Roofers Health & Welfare Fund
  • Health Plans of Nevada
  • Marian Health Services
  • Health Net Covered California
  • Health Net
  • Take Care (GUAM)
  • USC Network
  • First Health
  • Pacificare
  • TriWest Healthcare Alliance (UHC)
  • ChoiceCare Network
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Watchtower
  • Blue Shield Covered California
  • Kern Health Systems
  • MultiPlan
  • Medicare
  • Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
  • NEXT
  • Interplan

Ratings and Reviews

  • Provider Explanations Easy to Understand
  • Provider Gave Easy to Understand Instructions
  • Provider Showed Respect
  • Provider Listened Carefully
  • Provider Knew Medical History
  • Provider Spent Enough Time

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