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Bio

Dr. Kaniksha Desai is a board-certified endocrinologist and clinical assistant professor of endocrinology at Stanford University. She completed her endocrinology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, with an emphasis on the management of patients with thyroid cancer. Dr. Desai’s clinical practice focuses on the management of patients with thyroid diseases, including thyroid nodules and thyroid cancers, and the management of patients with pituitary disorders. She also maintains board certification in neck ultrasonography and internal medicine.

Clinical Focus

  • Endocrinology
  • Diabetes and Metabolism

Academic Appointments

Professional Education

  • Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (2015)
  • Fellowship: Mayo Clinic Endocrinology Fellowship (2015) FL
  • Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2013)
  • Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Internal Medicine Residency (2013) VA
  • Medical Education: Wake Forest School of Medicine (2010) NC

Contact

  • Endocrine Clinic within Ambulatory Care Clinic 300 Pasteur Dr Rm A175 Stanford, CA 94305
    • Tel: (650) 498-6920
    Fax: (650) 498-5823

Publications

All Publications

  • Doege-Potter syndrome presenting as 'end-stage renal disease-associated hypoglycaemia': a primary presentation of retroperitoneal sarcoma. BMJ case reports Shekhar, S., Chen, J., Desai, K. 2020; 13 (8)

    Abstract

    A middle-aged woman with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) due to obstructive nephropathy presented to the hospital for an episode of unresponsiveness and hypoglycaemia. Initially, she was diagnosed with hypoglycaemia associated with ESRD and was discharged. However, she returned to the hospital after experiencing tonic-clonic seizures and recurrent hypoglycaemia. Her hypoglycaemia workup revealed an elevated insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) to IGF1 ratio consistent with paraneoplastic IGF2 secretion. Subsequently, a CT abdomen revealed a retroperitoneal mass, found to be a retroperitoneal sarcoma. Her hypoglycaemia was treated with glucocorticoids and growth hormone. Surgical debulking of her tumour was attempted, but she expired due to postoperative haemorrhagic shock. Doege-Potter syndrome is a rare cause of hypoglycaemia which should be suspected in any new-onset, worsening, inexplicable or refractory hypoglycaemia, particularly in non-diabetic ESRD. Here we present a report of retroperitoneal sarcoma presenting with hypoglycaemia in a patient with ESRD without diabetes.

    View details for DOI 10.1136/bcr-2020-235549

    View details for PubMedID 32843457

  • Visual Vignette ENDOCRINE PRACTICE Vukkadala, N., Desai, K., Megwalu, U. 2019; 25 (12): 1366

    View details for DOI 10.4158/EP-2019-0054

    View details for Web of Science ID 000505055300017

  • Socioeconomic Predictors of Pituitary Surgery CUREUS Deb, S., Vyas, D. B., Pendharkar, A., Rezaii, P. G., Schoen, M. K., Desai, K., Gephart, M. H., Desai, A. 2019; 11 (1)

    View details for DOI 10.7759/cureus.3957

    View details for Web of Science ID 000461525500004

  • Clinical efficacy of frameless stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of spinal metastases from thyroid carcinoma. Spine Hariri, O., Takayanagi, A., Lischalk, J., Desai, K., Florence, T. J., Yazdian, P., Chang, S. D., Vrionis, F., Adler, J. R., Quadri, S. A., Desai, A. 2019

    Abstract

    MINI: Study evaluates the efficacy of CyberKnife® (CK) SRS for thyroid spinal metastases (SM). Patients with SMs from thyroid carcinoma that were treated with CK SRS between 2003 and 2013were identified. CK can be safely used to treat SMs from thyroid cancer with a high rate of local control.A retrospective data review.To evaluate the efficacy of CyberKnife® SRS for thyroid SMs.Thyroid carcinoma is an infrequent cause of spinal metastasis (SM). The absolute efficacy of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) generally and CyberKnife® (CK) in particular remains poorly characterized for thyroid SM. The current study is the first to specifically evaluate the efficacy of CyberKnife® SRS for thyroid SMs.A retrospective review of patients at our institution between 2003 and 2013 was done. Details about tumor location, radiographic findings before and after CK SRS, tumor recurrence, prescription isodose level, total and maximum dose, number of fractions, and gross tumor volume coverage were similarly collected. For comparison with other studies, the biologically effective dose (BED) and the equivalent total dose in 2Gy fractions (EQD2) were calculated. Each patient was assessed for survival and local disease control from the time of the first CK session and survival analysis was carried out using the Kaplan-Meier method. Risk factors for local failure were assessed using multivariate logistic regression.A total of 12 patients with 32 spinal metastases from thyroid carcinoma that were treated with CK SRS were identified. Survival for 1, 2, and 3 years was 55%, 44%, and 33%, and local control was 67%, 56%, and 34% respectively. The study found that the single strongest factor associated with local control was prior radiotherapy (β-coefficient -27.72, p = 0.01). No complications occurred in the immediate or late follow-up period.This was the first study to specifically investigate the efficacy of CK for treatment of thyroid SMs. Our findings suggest that CK can be safely used to treat spinal SMs from thyroid cancer and is associated with a high rate of local control.4.

    View details for DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003087

    View details for PubMedID 31261273

  • DUAL ECTOPIC THYROID GLANDS. Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Vukkadala, N., Desai, K., Megwalu, U. 2019

    View details for PubMedID 31013156

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