Geriatric Psychiatrist, Medical Director of Idaho Memory & Aging Center, PLLC

Abhilash Desai, MD is a board-certified geriatric psychiatrist, medical director of Idaho Memory & Aging Center, PLLC, a consultant at Saint Alphonsus Memory Center, and, an adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at University of Washington School of Medicine. He is the co-author (along with his mentor Dr. George Grossberg, a national and international leader in Geriatric Psychiatry) of the book Psychiatric Consultation in Long-term Care: A guide for healthcare professionals, 2^nd Edition published by Cambridge University Press in 2017. He was the guest editor for Clinics of Geriatric Medicine special issue titled Healthy Brain Aging: Evidence based methods to preserve brain function and prevent dementia 2010. His practice focuses on helping patients with at risk of dementia, patients with dementia and their family members live the best life possible in all care settings – home, long-term care, hospital and hospice. He has been in practice for 26 years.