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Rajiv D. Desai, MD

Dr. Desai joined the practice in 1997. He received his medical degree from Columbia University and did his internship and residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, NY. Dr. Desai served as President and CEO of Neurosurgery and Spine Associates from 2004 to 2006, and now serves as Medical Director of the Practice. He specializes in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery, spinal cord tumors, as well as primary and secondary brain tumors.

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“My training in electrodiagnostic medicine (EMG) extends back twenty years to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. I find it so fascinating to figure out what is really causing someone’s pain and help them restore function and ultimately return to a normal lifestyle.”

Nancy A. Ball, MD, Maine Spine and Rehabilition