Dr. Ankit Desai, MD
(Board-Certified Ophthalmologist)
Dr. Ankit Desai is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in the medical and surgical treatment of vitreoretinal and macular diseases. He returned to the Chicagoland area in 2017 after practicing in Southern Illinois. Additionally, Dr. Desai served as an associate professor of ophthalmology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, and Saint Louis University in Saint Louis, Missouri, where he trained future eye physicians. Dr Desai is a native Chicagoan, having grown up in Joliet, Illinois. He attended the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he studied molecular biochemistry and biophysics.
Awards:
● Chicago Magazine Top Doctors Award: 2021, 2022, 2023
● Castle Connley Award: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Education:
● Fellowship: Surgical Retina, Henry Ford Hospital – Detroit, Michigan
● Residency: Ophthalmology, Saint Louis University – St. Louis, Missouri
● Medical School: M.D., Chicago Medical School – North Chicago, Illinois
Academic Affiliations:
● Associate Professor, Saint Louis University – St. Louis, Missouri
● Associate Staff, Henry Ford Hospital – Detroit, Michigan
Societies and Organizations:
● American Society of Retina Specialists
● Illinois Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
● American Academy of Ophthalmology
● American Board of Ophthalmology