Dr. Vinay Natver Desai, MD

As a retired physician and former medical director in the public and private sectors, I value above all in large practices one that is patient-centered in its providing comfort in the clinic setting and conscientious detailed prevention of chronic conditions. It’s the little details that make the difference. Doctor Desai and the Retinal Group of Washington fit all these criteria.

Dr Desai examined my eyes very thoroughly. He carefully described the condition of my eyes and made recommendations for further treatment. He was very friendly and professional.

My first visit was very helpful. Dr Desai was very knowledgeable. He ascertained that my macular degeneration is dry and that my cataracts are not so bad either - that it is the worsening of dry MD that is limiting my eyesight. I was very relieved and could trust him.

He put everything at ease on time bed side manner ?? recommendations ??

Dr. Desai is excellent and caring.

I count myself extremely fortunate to be under the care of Dr. Desai. From the moment my vision problem (vitreomacular traction) emerged (October 2019), Dr. Desai's calm demeanor coupled with his experience and knowledge inspired confidence. He has a conservative approach, which set well with me. He is serious and succinct. Every examination was done conscientiously and thoroughly. He never rushed. This may make for longer wait times, but for me, the level of care that he shows his patients justifies the waiting room sit. He made no promises but stuck to statistics when I probed for what would happen with my eye. He took my case one step at a time. He did not get ahead of what was going on. I am an optimistic person and always felt that my vitreous would eventually detach completely and normally. Dr. Desai never promised that would happen. It didn’t. I ended up with a macular hole. Dr. Desai performed my vitrectomy. He was intensely focused during the surgery. I followed his… instructions and ended up with a superb outcome: 20/20 vision with an insignificant amount of distortion. I am thankful that he is my doctor. He is a humble man: when I credit him with my great outcome, he deflects the praise back to me saying I am a good healer. I am extremely grateful to this wonderful doctor. I trust Dr. Desai explicitly and recommend him with full confidence.

I see people commenting on the wait time. Yes, sometimes I have to wait. But I have complete confidence in Dr. Desai as well as the other doctors in The Retina Group of Washington. I have had 2 detached retinas and the surgeons were excellent. I hate to think where I would be now without them. So if I wait an hour for their expertise I am glad to. Everyone there treats me with kindness and respect.

Professional, caring, timely. I have complete trust in his guidance.

The Doctor and staff were great but the waiting times have always been forever. I am in and out with the doctor in 10 minutes. But waiting to actually see him has always taken over a hour or 2.

Drove an hour and half from Hagerstown for a post op visit in Greenbelt. I arrived early and was seen early by nurse, but then sat for just under three hours waiting to be seen by the doctor. By this time pain meds started wearing off and had to ask for some Motrin. NO ONE came by during that time to make mention that there was going to be a long wait time or offer apologizes. At one point (1.5 hours in) I got up and asked the nurse who originally saw me, what was going on and she asked me to wait a minute. She returned to tell me she saw my name and I was next. I waited another hour watching as others went in before me. One final thing was there was no coffee, only a hot water machine. Surly for the cost-of-service and those waiting, K Cup Coffee could be provided. Something other then hot water! Although the doctor did apologize and except responsibility for his lateness, as I told him there was NO EXCUSE for someone not communicating. As I told him, if I had been 3 hours… late for my visit they would have asked me to come back another day.