Dr. Amar Desai has been named CEO of USC Care and Ambulatory Care Services, the physician group of Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California.
Desai, 38, will begin his duties Aug. 1. He will leave his role as chief medical officer of Paladina Health, a subsidiary of DaVita Healthcare Partners. Desai will be in charge of developing quality standards and streamlining care within the USC health system.