Anjuli Desai, MD
EMG/NCS Specialist, Capitol Pain Institute
Dr. Anjuli Desai is dual board‑certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. She served as Chief Resident and Clinical Instructor at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, where she completed her training. Dr. Desai is a Clinical Site Director for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation residents from the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Texas A&M Health Science Center. Her expertise includes diagnostic EMG (electromyography) and NCS (nerve conduction studies) to evaluate numbness, tingling, or burning pain in the arms and legs. She also specializes in treatment of spine pain, joint disorders, and occipital neuralgia, offering a variety of outpatient pain‑management procedures.
Publications & Recognition
Dr. Desai has contributed to the field of pain management in a variety of ways. She wrote a chapter on spinal cord stimulation in the Comprehensive Pain Medicine and Interventional Pain Management Board Review textbook, and was nominated to attend the first Women’s Leadership Summit for women making strides in the field of neuromodulation. Dr. Desai has been named one of Austin Monthly’s Top Doctors in years 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, & 2021.
Personal
Dr. Anjuli Desai is married to Dr. Rishin N. Desai, a local Periodontist. They live in Austin with their three children and dog Dolly. When she is not practicing medicine, Dr. Desai enjoys spending time on the nearby lakes with her family and trying out Austin’s eclectic restaurants.
Specialties
Conditions
- Spine pain/Neck pain/Thoracic pain/Lumbar pain/Buttock pain
- Joint pain
- Nerve pain/Neuropathy
- Radiculopathy (shooting pain from neck to arm or low back to leg/foot)
- Fibromyalgia
- Headache/migraine
