Ajay Desai
Professor
Royal Brompton Hospital
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr Ajay Desai DCH, DNB(Paed), MRCPCH, FRCPCH is a consultant in paediatric intensive care medicine at Royal Brompton Hospital in London, United Kingdom. He is the lead for the paediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) programme, with a special interest in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). He has completed his postgraduate paediatric training in Mumbai, India. He gained further experience in paediatric intensive care and paediatric cardiology in London tertiary centres prior to his appointment as a consultant in 2010. And he is the RCPCH College Tutor, and Co-Chair for Science and Education Committee in Paediatric Intensive Care Society UK. He is also a faculty member for the International Pediatric Simulation Society (IPSS) – Education Subgroup.
Research Interest
1.ECPR – factors affecting morbidity and mortality
2.Impact of Down’s syndrome status on early intensive care outcomes in children following complete atrioventricular septal defect (CAVSD) repair