Ashish Desai

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 703 citations indexed

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Ashish Desai is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ashish Desai has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 703 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 7 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Ashish Desai's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (7 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (4 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 papers). Ashish Desai is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (7 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (4 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 papers). Ashish Desai collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and United States. Ashish Desai's co-authors include Thomas H. Inge, Marc P. Michalsky, Kirk W. Reichard, David Podkameni, Bradley C. Linden, Meg H. Zeller, Allen F. Browne, Matías Bruzoni, Nancy T. Browne and Jeffrey L. Zitsman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Diabetes Care and Gut.

In The Last Decade

Ashish Desai

31 papers receiving 685 citations

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ASMBS pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery guidelines, 2018

2018 330 citations Janey S.A. Pratt, Allen F. Browne et al. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ashish Desai United Kingdom	12	503	179	162	153	90	36	703
Tomasz Stefura Poland	17	413 0.8×	44 0.2×	127 0.8×	47 0.3×	131 1.5×	48	684
M J Park South Korea	8	153 0.3×	103 0.6×	76 0.5×	12 0.1×	53 0.6×	9	422
Sorena Keihani United States	14	138 0.3×	130 0.7×	64 0.4×	18 0.1×	33 0.4×	55	539
Jean‐Jacques Altman France	12	495 1.0×	31 0.2×	120 0.7×	93 0.6×	85 0.9×	38	729
Manuel Ferrer‐Márquez Spain	10	474 0.9×	19 0.1×	106 0.7×	51 0.3×	161 1.8×	78	558
Sebastian K. King Australia	19	961 1.9×	45 0.3×	33 0.2×	56 0.4×	224 2.5×	107	1.2k
Tisha Lunsford United States	12	302 0.6×	16 0.1×	90 0.6×	17 0.1×	96 1.1×	27	617
Jung Su Lee Japan	13	83 0.2×	169 0.9×	113 0.7×	14 0.1×	126 1.4×	37	725
Patrick Forgione United States	8	136 0.3×	51 0.3×	558 3.4×	26 0.2×	338 3.8×	13	734
Vinod Menon United Kingdom	11	149 0.3×	34 0.2×	89 0.5×	30 0.2×	27 0.3×	32	319

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Desai, Ashish, et al.. (2025). Managing obstetric and gynecologic complications in obese women: Evidence-Based Strategies for Optimizing Outcomes and Reducing Risks. Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 87(6). 3586–3595.

Desai, Ashish, et al.. (2025). Telesurgery: current status and strategies for latency reduction. Journal of Robotic Surgery. 19(1). 153–153. 7 indexed citations

Acharya, Prakash, et al.. (2025). Maximizing the Longevity and Volume Retention of Fat Grafts: Advances in Clinical Practice. Cureus. 17(7). e88493–e88493.

Desai, Ashish & Aroon Manoharan. (2024). Digital Transformation and Public Administration: The Impacts of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure. International Journal of Public Administration. 47(9). 575–578. 6 indexed citations

Woloshynowych, Maria, Simon Chapman, Martha Ford‐Adams, et al.. (2021). Obesity, oxidative DNA damage and vitamin D as predictors of genomic instability in children and adolescents. International Journal of Obesity. 45(9). 2095–2107. 17 indexed citations

Desai, Ashish, et al.. (2021). Morbidity after thoracoscopic resection of congenital pulmonary airway malformations (CPAM): single center experience over a decade. Pediatric Surgery International. 37(5). 549–554. 9 indexed citations

Aydın, Abdüllatif, et al.. (2018). Current status of simulation-based training in pediatric surgery: A systematic review. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 54(9). 1884–1893. 35 indexed citations

Pratt, Janey S.A., Allen F. Browne, Nancy T. Browne, et al.. (2018). ASMBS pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery guidelines, 2018. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 14(7). 882–901. 330 indexed citations breakdown →

Durkin, Natalie & Ashish Desai. (2017). What Is the Evidence for Paediatric/Adolescent Bariatric Surgery?. Current Obesity Reports. 6(3). 278–285. 35 indexed citations

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Desai, Ashish, et al.. (2015). Penetrating Stab Injury to the Thoracic Spinal Cord: A Case Report. Indian Journal of Neurotrauma. 12(2). 149–151. 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Sushil, et al.. (2015). Multiple Spinal Arachnoid Cysts in a Child. Pediatric Neurology. 55. 76–77. 5 indexed citations

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Desai, Ashish, et al.. (2012). PMO-198 Post-operative endoscopy in bariatric surgery patients. Gut. 61(Suppl 2). A154.2–A154. 1 indexed citations

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Desai, Ashish, et al.. (2009). Sacrococcygeal teratoma: Excision aided by laparocopic ligation of the median sacral artery in a premature neonate. Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. 14(1). 39–39. 3 indexed citations

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Desai, Ashish, B. Haluk Güvenç, & Robert Carachi. (2009). Evidence for Medium Chain Triglycerides in the Treatment of Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia. European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 19(4). 241–245. 28 indexed citations

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Desai, Ashish, et al.. (2008). Laparoscopy and Transdiaphragmatic Thoracoscopy in Management of Ruptured Amebic Liver Abscess. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 18(3). 473–476. 3 indexed citations

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Desai, Ashish, et al.. (2007). Small bowel hemangioma diagnosed with laparoscopy: Report of two pediatric cases. Journal of Minimal Access Surgery. 3(1). 29–29. 7 indexed citations

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Carachi, Robert, et al.. (2007). Haemangiomas and vascular malformations of the limb in children. Pediatric Surgery International. 23(6). 565–569. 9 indexed citations

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Desai, Ashish, et al.. (2003). Case report : Vascular lesion of face. Indian journal of radiology and imaging - new series/Indian journal of radiology and imaging/Indian Journal of Radiology & Imaging. 13(3). 257. 1 indexed citations

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Lander, Anthony & Ashish Desai. (1998). The risks and benefits of cisapride in premature neonates, infants, and children. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 79(6). 469–470. 13 indexed citations

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Williams, Ian M., et al.. (1993). Shotgun trauma of the abdomen treated by wide excision, laparotomy and free latissimus dorsi flap. Injury. 24(9). 639–640. 1 indexed citations

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