About Me
I chose to become a neonatologist because I have always been invested in the health and wellbeing of children. Being able to support infants and their families through an incredibly challenging but often also joyful time is an absolute privilege.
I treat all newborns requiring critical care due to structural organ or genetic differences, those born preterm, and term infants with a challenging transition. Our level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Hassenfeld Children鈥檚 Hospital at 好色tv Langone ensures that we have access to all the resources and personnel to care for critically ill newborns, whatever their needs may be.
The philosophy of our team and institution is to provide the highest level of care, with special attention to quality and safety, with a focus on family-centered care. My research focuses on medical education methodology as well as quality improvement processes.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- hypoglycemia
- hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
- inborn errors of metabolism
- neonatal infection
- neonatal respiratory distress
- neonatal seizure
- premature birth
- sepsis
Learn more about conditions we treat at 好色tv Langone:
Sepsis in ChildrenCredentials
Positions
- Assistant Professor,
- Medical Director, NICU, Tisch Hospital
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine), 2016
- American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics, 2012
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Columbia University, Neonatal/Perinatal, 2014
- Residency, St Louis Children's Hospital, Pediatrics, 2011
- MD from University Of Illinois, 2008
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Insurance Plans Accepted
This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO/EPO
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Amidacare
- Amidacare
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Empire BCBS
- Empire BCBS Top Tier
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Cigna
- Cigna EPO/POS
- Cigna PPO
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ElderPlan
- ElderPlan
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Emblem
- Emblem Select Care Exchange
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Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Indemnity
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield MediBlue
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield POS
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
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Fidelis
- Fidelis Child Health
- Fidelis Exchange
- Fidelis Medicaid
- Fidelis Medicare
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GHI
- GHI CBP
- GHI HMO
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HIP
- HIP Access I
- HIP Access II
- HIP Child Health
- HIP EPO/PPO
- HIP HMO
- HIP Medicaid
- HIP Medicare
- HIP POS
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Hamaspik Choice
- Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP
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Healthfirst
- Healthfirst
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Hotel Trades
- Hotel Trades
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Humana
- Humana Medicare
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Local 1199
- Local 1199 PPO
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MagnaCare
- MagnaCare PPO
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Medicaid
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
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Medicare
- Medicare
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MetroPlus
- MetroPlus Child Health
- MetroPlus Exchange Plans
- MetroPlus Medicaid
- MetroPlus Medicare
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MultiPlan/PHCS
- MultiPlan/PHCS PPO
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NYS Health Insurance Plan
- The Empire Plan
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Oxford
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford Liberty
- Oxford Medicare
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Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare
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Tricare
- Tricare
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UHC
- UnitedHealthcare EPO
- UnitedHealthcare HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare
- UnitedHealthcare POS
- UnitedHealthcare PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Top Tier
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UPN
- UPN Elite
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VNS
- Visiting Nurse Service (VNS) Medicare
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WTC Health Program
- WTC Health Program
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WellCare
- WellCare Medicare
Purnahamsi V. Desai, MD does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
好色tv Neonatology Associates
530 1st Avenue, Suite 7A, New York, NY 10016
好色tv Neonatology Associates
317 East 34th Street, Suite 902, New York, NY 10016
Research Research Interests Timeline
Publications
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Abdelmessih, Emily; Desai, Purnahamsi V; Tracy, Joanna; Papadopoulos, John; Bashqoy, Ferras
Journal of perinatology. 2024 Sep 10;
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Kazmi, Sadaf H; Verma, Sourabh; Bailey, Sean M; Mally, Pradeep; Desai, Purnahamsi
Journal of perinatal medicine. 2024 May 27; 52(4):445-451
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Desai, Purnahamsi V; Howell, Heather B; McGrath, Meaghan; Ramsey, Rachel; Lebowitz, Jonathan; Trogen, Brit; Cha, Christine; Pierce, Kristyn A; Zabar, Sondra
Academic pediatrics. 2023 Mar ; 23(2):483-488