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Dr. Ramakant Deshpande is presently the chief of thoracic surgical oncology at the Asian Institute of Oncology (S L Raheja Hospital, Mumbai). Formerly he was at the Tata Memorial Hospital as the chief of thoracic services till 2002. He graduated from Karnataka Medical College, Hubli and completed his post-graduation at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He was later trained at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre and began his career at the Bangalore Kidwai Cancer Centre in 1982. He joined the Tata Memorial Hospital on staff from 1985 2002. He has over 50 publications to his credit in national and international journals including chapters on management of cancer in lung in the Textbook of Cancer published by the National Book Trust of India. He was the first person to introduce thoracoscopic surgery at the Tata Memorial Hospital. His interest is management of cancers in esophagus and lung.

Specializations :

• General Surgeon

Services :

• Thoracoscopic surgery
• Breast Surgery
• Lobectomy & Esophagectomy

Education :

• MBBS - Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, (KIMS), 1976
• MS - General Surgery - Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, 1982
• FICS - The International College of Surgeons, USA, 1992
• Diploma in Health Administration - TATA Institute of Social Sciences, 1992

Memberships :

• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)

Experiences :

• 1982 - Present Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology at Kidwai Institute of Oncology
• 1985 - 2002 Surgeon and Professor of Surgical Oncology at Tata Memorial Centre
• 2002 - 2015 Director and Executive Vice Chairman at Asian Institute of Oncology
• 2016 - 2017 Executive Chairman at Asian Cancer Institute

Registrations :

• 39196 Maharashtra Medical Council, 1978
• 15798 Karnataka Medical Council, 1977

Trainings and Certifications :

• FAIS - Association of Spine Surgeons of India, 1994

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