Hema Desai

Hema Desai is an inpatient speech pathologist who has worked with infants and children with feeding and swallowing disorders since 2000. She has her board-certification specialties in swallowing and swallowing disorders (BCS-S) and neonatal touch and massage (NTMTC) and is a clinical lactation education counselor (CLEC). Hema is a clinical supervisor for graduate students, as well as a member of the multidisciplinary intensive feeding program. She has presented at several ASHA conventions and California state conferences and provided guest lectures at local graduate programs on the topic of pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders. Hema has coauthored publications in peer-reviewed journals and coauthored a book chapter. Her professional interests are primarily in pediatric feeding and dysphagia, as well as working with infants with congenital heart defects.

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