Shivani Desai, M.D.

Shivani Desai, M.D.

Associate Director of Primary Care Training, Internal Medicine Residency Program

  • Internal Medicine - General Internal Medicine
  • Medical Education
  • Preventive Medicine

Biography

Shivani Desai, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in preventive care and medical education.

Dr. Desai earned her medical degree at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and completed a residency in internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2015.

Dr. Desai is Director of Primary Care Education for UT Southwestern’s Internal Medicine Residency Program, helping to oversee the resident clinical training sites and develop the program’s ambulatory medicine curriculum. She also supervises resident clinical training at Parkland’s Internal Medicine Clinic.

In 2021, she received the GIM Academic Development Award from the UTSW Division of General Internal Medicine.

She is a member of the Society of General Internal Medicine.

Education & Training
  • Residency - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine (2012-2015), Internal Medicine
  • Medical School - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine (2008-2012)
Professional Associations & Affiliations
  • Society of General Internal Medicine
Honors & Awards
  • GIM Academic Development Award 2021, UT Southwestern General Internal Medicine Division
  • Leadership Development Award 2020, Society of General Internal Medicine – Southern Chapter
  • GIM Academic Development Award 2019, UT Southwestern General Internal Medicine Division

Clinical Focus

  • Medical Education
  • Preventive Medicine

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