The brief descriptions below are designed to familiarize you with our staff's training, professional credentials and work experience.
Nicholas Desai, DPM, Medical Director
Dr. S. Nicholas Desai is a leading podiatrist who specializes in all aspects of adult and pediatric foot and ankle disorders and wound care. He shares excellent academic and professional credentials, as well as a genuine commitment to sharing knowledge and experience with both his professional colleagues and his patients.
After graduation from his medical education, he successfully completed his internship and surgical residency training in New York. In 2001, he founded The Foot Centers of Texas. At the Foot Centers of Texas the mission has been to utilize the emerging technology to deliver advanced patient care with a personal and caring touch.
His long list of professional affiliates include memberships at the local and national levels, including American Podiatric Medical Association, Texas Podiatric Medical Association, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, American Diabetes Association, American Society of Podiatric Dermatology. He has co-developed The Diabetic Foot Clinic at The Hermann Hospital Center for Wound Healing and Lymphaedema Management and actively serves as a consultant to different wound care and surgical instrumentation companies. He also serves as Founder and Chairman of The Board for SMP Education Endowment for the Advancement for Congenital & Traumatic Lower Extremity Limb Disorders.
As a well recognized expert in his field, Dr. Desai has been frequently featured in print and broadcast media, Recent TV appearances include KHOU CBS affiliate Channel 11 on a segment on new advancements of synthetic skin substitutes for diabetic foot ulcer as well as multiple frequent radio interviews on all aspects of foot and ankle medicine and surgery ranging from pediatrics and sports medicine to traumatic limb salvage procedures, Also, he continues to contribute back to his medical community by authoring multiple medical articles, manuscripts, and texts currently in print.
He is actively sought for civic, local, national speaking engagements, where his goal has always been to advance the care of podiatric foot and ankle medicine and surgery and educating the public about foot and ankle health.
CREDENTIALS
Dr. S. Nicholas Desai Chief, Department of Surgery, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital Director, Department of Medical Informatics, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Board Member, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Foundation/Development Board Secretary/Treasurer, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Founder, Foot Centers of Texas Member, Health Systems/Policy Committee, American Podiatric Medical Association Member, Harris County Podiatric Medical Society Clinical Instructor, Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program Clinical Faculty, West Houston Podiatric Surgical Residency Program Clinical Adjunct Faculty, Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine.