Dr. Desai completed his undergraduate degree in biology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, followed by a Ph.D. in anatomy and cell biology, and medical degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. He then completed five years of general surgery training at Duke University in Durham, NC, where he remained on the faculty for the next three years. During this time, he completed an MBA in Healthcare Management at Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, UT, followed by a fellowship in vascular surgery at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX.