Mayur M. Desai, PhD, MPH, FACE
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Appointments
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
Appointments
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
Appointments
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
Titles
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
Yale School of Public Health
Associate DeanDual
Other Departments & Organizations
- Global Health Leadership Initiative
- MORE
- South Asian Studies
- Yale Institute for Global Health
- Yale School of Public Health
- YSPH Global Health Concentration
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 Research Interests
ORCID
0000-0001-6616-0945
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM
Mytien Nguyen
Sarwat Chaudhry, MD
Frederick Lewis Altice, MD, MA
Erika Linnander, MPH, MBA
Joseph Ross, MD, MHS
Mental Disorders
Chronic Disease
Quality of Health Care
Veterans
Cardiovascular Diseases
Emigrants and Immigrants
Publications
2024
Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Medical Students’ Identity Formation
Venkataraman S, Nguyen M, Chaudhry S, Desai M, Hajduk A, Mason H, Webber A, Boatright D. Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Medical Students’ Identity Formation. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2439727. PMID: 39412803, PMCID: PMC11581615, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.39727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBlack studentsWhite studentsCross-sectional studyMedical schoolsProfessional developmentMedical studentsMedical educationStudent identity formationHolistic student developmentIdentity formationUS medical studentsProfessional identity formationEthnic discriminationEthnic groupsRetrospective cross-sectional studyStudent developmentInclusive environmentMain OutcomesStudentsSchoolDeidentified dataRisk differenceLikert scaleEducationCombat discriminationBarriers and facilitators for implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Mozambique: A qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
He A, Kanduma E, Pérez-Escamilla R, Buckshee D, Chaquisse E, Cuco R, Desai M, Munguambe D, Reames S, Manuel I, Spiegelman D, Xu D. Barriers and facilitators for implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Mozambique: A qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0003174. PMID: 39236014, PMCID: PMC11376584, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsConsolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchSafe Childbirth ChecklistBirth attendantsImplementation researchFocus group discussionsChildbirth practicesWHO Safe Childbirth ChecklistQualitative studyReduce adverse birth outcomesChildbirth-related complicationsGroup discussionsQuality of careNeonatal deathWeak health systemsAdverse birth outcomesPre-implementation assessmentEvidence-based practiceDeductive thematic analysisLow-resource settingsNeonatal mortality rateHealth systemMaternity carePre-implementationBirth outcomesProvider motivationLeveraging Electronic Health Records to Assess Residential Mobility Among Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration
Wang K, Hendrickson Z, Miller M, Abel E, Skanderson M, Erdos J, Womack J, Brandt C, Desai M, Han L. Leveraging Electronic Health Records to Assess Residential Mobility Among Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care 2024, 62: 458-463. PMID: 38848139, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationElectronic health recordsResidential addressesHealth recordsHealth AdministrationLeveraging electronic health recordsInfluence health care utilizationVeterans Health Administration dataAssociations of sociodemographicsHealth care utilizationHealth care systemPatient's residential addressCross-sectional analysisGeneralized logistic regressionCare utilizationHealth systemResidential mobilitySubstance use disordersCare systemPatient's residenceLogistic regressionVeteransMultinomial outcomesHealthOddsThe impact of emergency guidance to the COVID‐19 pandemic on treatment entry, retention and mortality among patients on methadone in Ukraine
Ivasiy R, Madden L, Meteliuk A, Machavariani E, Ahmad B, Zelenev A, Desai M, Bromberg D, Polonsky M, de Leon S, Farnum S, Islam Z, Altice F. The impact of emergency guidance to the COVID‐19 pandemic on treatment entry, retention and mortality among patients on methadone in Ukraine. Addiction 2024, 119: 1585-1596. PMID: 38807448, DOI: 10.1111/add.16565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsOpioid agonist therapyTake-home dosesCOVID-19 guidancePre-COVID cohortAgonist therapyOptimal doseTreatment retentionEmergency guidanceEffective HIV prevention strategiesAdult HIV prevalenceHIV prevention strategiesMinistry of HealthImprove treatment retentionMethadone dosePatient survivalTime-dependent predictorsProspective cohortHIV prevalencePredictors of treatment retentionGovernmental clinicsPrimary outcomeHazard ratioPatient enrollmentPatientsMethadone patientsLeave of Absence and Medical Student Placement Into Graduate Medical Education by Race and Ethnicity
Nguyen M, Mason H, Russell R, Fancher T, Chaudhry S, Desai M, Boatright D. Leave of Absence and Medical Student Placement Into Graduate Medical Education by Race and Ethnicity. JAMA 2024, 331: 1588-1590. PMID: 38619837, PMCID: PMC11019442, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.4797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricAccelerometer-Based Estimates of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Among Samoan Adults.
Hawley N, Zarei P, Crouter S, Desai M, Pomer A, Rivara A, Naseri T, Reupena M, Viali S, Duckham R, McGarvey S. Accelerometer-Based Estimates of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Among Samoan Adults. Journal Of Physical Activity And Health 2024, 21: 636-644. PMID: 38621669, DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2023-0590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsModerate to vigorous physical activityVigorous physical activityEstimates of physical activityPhysical activitySamoan adultsSedentary timeLight physical activityPhysical activity levelsAccelerometer-based devicesModifiable risk factorsClass II/III obesitySedentary activitiesWeight statusHealthy weightAdult SamoansParticipant characteristicsObesity-related diseasesCardiometabolic diseasesCensus regionActivity levelsGeneralized linear modelRural areasObesity-related cardiometabolic diseasesRisk factorsAdultsSocioeconomic Diversity in Admissions to MD-PhD Programs, 2014-2019
Nguyen M, Cavazos J, Venkataraman S, Fancher T, Chaudhry S, Desai M, Boatright D. Socioeconomic Diversity in Admissions to MD-PhD Programs, 2014-2019. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e241951. PMID: 38470423, PMCID: PMC10936114, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.1951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2023
The Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study: Design, Methods, and Baseline Characteristics
Thompson T, Desai M, Martinez-Brockman J, Tessier-Sherman B, Nunez M, Adams O, Nazario C, Maharaj R, Nunez-Smith M. The Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study: Design, Methods, and Baseline Characteristics. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2023, 21: 17. PMID: 38276805, PMCID: PMC10815461, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21010017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsA National Assessment of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cleft Lip Repair
Peck C, Parsaei Y, Jazayeri H, Desai M, Lopez J, Uribe F, Steinbacher D. A National Assessment of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cleft Lip Repair. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2023, 154: 1058-1066. PMID: 37983871, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000011203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsRace/ethnicityCleft lip repairSurgical complicationsMultivariable analysisInpatient DatabaseLip repairPost-operative surgical complicationsPatient race/ethnicityPrimary cleft lip repairBaseline health statusTotal hospital chargesKids' Inpatient DatabaseOdds of delayAsian/Pacific IslandersSignificant unadjusted differencesDifferent races/ethnicitiesEligible patientsHospital lengthHospital stayClinical characteristicsPrimary outcomePI patientsHospital chargesCL patientsInfant healthAssessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini
Brault M, Linnander E, Ginindza T, Mabuza K, Christie S, Canavan M, Jones A, Desai M. Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini. Global Health Action 2023, 16: 2243760. PMID: 37565704, PMCID: PMC10424588, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2023.2243760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsElectronic health record systemsYoung womenHealth service utilisationAdolescent girlsReproductive health service utilisationInterrupted time series analysisService utilisationHealth record systemsUtilisation dataMonthly visitsReproductive healthVisit trendsCOVID-19 lockdown periodRecord systemTwo-year periodCOVID-19 lockdownWomenSaharan AfricaSignificant changesCOVID-19 periodLockdown periodManzini regionGirlsEswatiniAGYW
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity Program Evaluation Committee, Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program
CommitteesCommittee MemberDetails2007 - Presentactivity Residency Advisory Committee, Griffin Hospital Combined Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine Residency Program
CommitteesCommittee MemberDetails2007 - Presentactivity South Asian Studies Council, The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale
CommitteesCommittee MemberDetails2004 - Presentactivity Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee
Advisory BoardsCommittee MemberDetailsAssociation of Schools and Programs of Public Health2021 - Presentactivity Provost Advisory Committee on Accessibility Resources, Yale University
CommitteesCommittee MemberDetails2020 - Present
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