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Dr. Sheetal Desai

January 24, 2025

Dr. Desai is a board-certified rheumatologist and a Clinical Professor of Medicine. She currently serves as the Interim Chair of the Department of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Rheumatology at the University of California, Irvine, where she has worked for the past 16 years. Dr. Desai’s areas of interest and research include Lupus and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome. She is the Director of the Lupus Clinic at the UC Irvine Medical Center and the Director of the UC Irvine Rheumatology Fellowship Program, where she plays a vital role in training the next generation of rheumatologists. In addition to her academic and clinical roles, Dr. Desai is a valued member of the Lupus LA Medical Advisory Board. Outside of her professional life, she is happily married and the proud mother of two wonderful children.