Dr. Dhaval Desai is a dedicated father, husband, son, and doctor. In his work as a physician and healthcare leader, he places a priority on the well-being of both the patient and the healthcare provider. His commitment to fostering and advocating for humanity in medicine inspired him to write a personal narrative of his experience as a frontline physician during the COVID-19 pandemic, Burning Out on the Covid Front Lines: A Doctor’s Memoir of Fatherhood, Race and Perseverance in the Pandemic. He works clinically as a hospitalist with his training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. He serves as the Director of Hospital Medicine at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in Emory School of Medicine.
