Indian American Sanjay Desai announced as Johns Hopkins Medicine vice dean for education

BALTIMORE (TIP) : Dr. Sanjay Desai, chief academic officer of the American Medical Association (AMA), has been named the vice dean for education at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
In this role, the Indian American physician leader will oversee all education and training programs across the school of medicine, including MD, PhD, residency, postdoctoral and online, and will partner with institutional leaders to drive innovation, advance educational excellence and enhance the learner experience.
An accomplished physician leader, educator, clinician and researcher, Desai has helped shape medical education nationally, according to a media release from the Baltimore, Maryland-based institution.
At the AMA, he oversees a broad innovation portfolio with a focus on precision education using AI, in collaboration with a consortium of medical schools and health systems. He also leads accreditation-related activities with sponsorship of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, national policy development across the educational continuum, and the credit system for continuing medical education.
Desai previously served as the Johns Hopkins Myron L. Weisfeldt Professor of Medicine, director of the Osler Medical Residency and vice chair for education in the Department of Medicine — roles he held at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine prior to joining the AMA in October 2021.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Desai back to Johns Hopkins in this critical role,” said Theodore L. DeWeese, dean of the medical faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine. “Dr. Desai is a visionary educator and leader whose record of innovation, collaboration and excellence will strengthen our educational mission and prepare the next generation of physicians and scientists to lead in medicine’s evolving landscape.”
Widely recognized for his accomplishments across academic medicine, policy, clinical practice and health systems administration, his research focuses on generating high-quality data to inform policy and practice in medical education.
Desai has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications, including articles in the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA. Among his honors, he received the Professors’ Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Desai graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in bioengineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in economics with a concentration in health care management from the Wharton School of Business.
He earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed his residency and subspecialty fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he also served as chief resident.