Neurosurgeon Bhargav Desai, MD, joined Mercyhealth in Rockford, Ill., the system said in an Aug. 12 news release.
His clinical interests include spinal deformity surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, brain and spine tumors and peripheral nerve surgery.
He earned his medical degree at Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University and completed his residency at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville.