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Mayur M. Desai, PhD, MPH, FACE

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Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
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Additional Titles

Director, Advanced Professional MPH Program

Track Director, Applied Analytic Methods and Epidemiology, Executive MPH

Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

Core Faculty, National Clinician Scholars Program

Contact Info

Yale School of Public Health

60 College Street, PO Box 208034

New Haven, CT 06520-8034

United States

About

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Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

Director, Advanced Professional MPH Program; Track Director, Applied Analytic Methods and Epidemiology, Executive MPH; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Core Faculty, National Clinician Scholars Program

Biography

Mayur M. Desai, PhD, MPH, is a Professor of Epidemiology and the inaugural Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) at the Yale School of Public Health. Professor Desai received both his MPH in health policy and his PhD in epidemiology from Yale. He then served for two years as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, before returning to New Haven to join the Yale faculty.

Professor Desai’s expertise is in the application of epidemiologic methods to clinical and health services research. The overarching goal of his work – across various content areas – is to improve health equity in access, quality, and outcomes of care in a broad range of populations and settings. Professor Desai has extensive experience (1) conducting studies at the interface of mental health and primary care; (2) developing risk-adjusted quality-of-care measures for the Medicare program; (3) determining the incidence, trends, and outcomes of surgical procedures; (4) examining the health, health beliefs, and healthcare utilization of marginalized and stigmatized populations, including immigrants, refugees, and incarcerated individuals; (5) contributing to numerous projects in low- and middle-income settings on a range of topics, including child health, prisoner health, diagnosis and treatment of both non-communicable and infectious diseases, and health systems strengthening; and (6) examining DEIB-related issues in the biomedical workforce.

Professor Desai directs the accelerated, 11-month Advanced Professional MPH Program and is a core faculty member in Yale’s National Clinician Scholars Program and Global Health Leadership Initiative. He has a long and sustained history of global public health capacity-strengthening, having developed and taught innovative short courses and workshops on a range of topics – including epidemiology, biostatistics, monitoring and evaluation, strategic problem solving, and research mentorship and leadership – in over a dozen countries. He received the 2022 Drs. Anvar and Pari Velji Global Health Award for Teaching Excellence from the international Consortium of Universities for Global Health and is a 4-time recipient of YSPH’s Distinguished Teaching Award.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1999)
PhD
Yale University, Epidemiology (1997)
MPH
Yale School of Public Health (1994)
BS
University of California San Diego (1992)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Aging; Cardiovascular Diseases; Chronic Disease; Emigrants and Immigrants; Epidemiologic Methods; Global Health; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Health Services Research; Health Workforce; Mental Disorders; Noncommunicable Diseases; Public Health; Quality Indicators, Health Care; Quality of Health Care; Veterans; Vulnerable Populations

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Mayur M. Desai's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Program Evaluation Committee, Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program

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    Residency Advisory Committee, Griffin Hospital Combined Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine Residency Program

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    South Asian Studies Council, The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale

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    Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee

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    Provost Advisory Committee on Accessibility Resources, Yale University

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Contacts

Mailing Address

Yale School of Public Health

60 College Street, PO Box 208034

New Haven, CT 06520-8034

United States

Locations

  • 60 College Street

    Academic Office

    Rm 402

    New Haven, CT 06510