Desai Lab

Dr. Desai is the Section Chief of Biostatistics and the Director of the Quantitative Sciences Unit. She is an expert in the design of complex clinical trials, the handling of missing data, the translation of trial findings to real world target populations, and the optimal development of data science infrastructure for academic medical centers. As Section Chief of Biostatistics and Director of the Quantitative Sciences Unit (QSU), she manages a group of faculty, and PhD- and Master’s-level staff, who collaborate with clinical and translational investigators throughout the School of Medicine to generate robust and rigorous evidence that drives patient care. Dr. Desai joined the Department of Medicine at Stanford University in 2009.