
Dr. Sima Suresh Desai MD
Hospitalist
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd Bte 119 Portland OR, 97239About
Dr. Sima Desai is a hospitalist practicing in Portland, OR. Dr. Desai specializes in the comprehensive medical care of hospitalized patients. As a hospitalist, Dr. Desai manages the clinical problems of hospitalized patients and the acutely ill, while working to improve the performance of the hospital. Dr. Desai works in collaboration with all of the different doctors that are working with the patient. Hospitalists are involved in the diagnosis, treatment and medical procedures of patients.
Education and Training
Univ of Nm Sch of Med, Albuquerque Nm 1994
University of New Mexico School of Medicine 1994
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Capnocytophaga ochracea causing severe sepsis and purpura fulminans in an immunocompetent patient.
- Breastfeeding Practices among Poor Women in Mesoamerica.
- Health and wealth in Mesoamerica: findings from Salud Mesomérica 2015.
- Diarrhea Prevalence, Care, and Risk Factors Among Poor Children Under 5 Years of Age in Mesoamerica.
- Institutional Delivery and Satisfaction among Indigenous and Poor Women in Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama.
- Coverage and timing of antenatal care among poor women in 6 Mesoamerican countries.
- A Greener Oregon: Acute Inpatient Delirium.
- Barriers and facilitators for institutional delivery among poor Mesoamerican women: a cross-sectional study.
- Restoration of resident sleep and wellness with block scheduling.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Pneumonia
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
Dr. Sima Suresh Desai MD's Practice location
Practice At 3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd Bte 119
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