Pankil Desai

Pankil Desai is an experienced interventional cardiologist currently working at Franciscan Health since July 2023. Prior to this role, Pankil served as an interventional cardiology fellow at New-York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital from July 2019 to June 2023, including positions as chief cardiology fellow and cardiology fellow. Pankil completed residency training as chief resident and internal medicine resident at Stamford Health from July 2016 to June 2019. Earlier experience includes a position as a product and application specialist at Carl Zeiss MicroImaging and founding Project Uzima while at Columbia University. Pankil's research background includes work as a research assistant in biomedical engineering and clinical research roles at various medical institutions. Pankil holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from St. George's University, a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Queens College.