Amar A. Desai MD, MPH

Dr. Desai serves as President of Health Care Partners California. In this role, he has oversight over the medical group and IPA operations, high-risk programs, and affiliated hospital/speciality networks. He also oversees national physician recruitment efforts for Healthcare Partners.

Previously, Dr. Desai served as CEO of USC Care where he led transformative growth at Keck Medicine. He was responsible for operations of the USC Care Medical Group and all USC ambulatory satellites, including hospital-based clinics, outpatient JV partnerships, and community practices.

Dr. Desai received his Bachelor’s and Medical Degrees from Brown University, and his Masters in Public Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He completed an internal medicine residency and nephrology fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Desai remains active clinically as a practising nephrologist.