Dr. Abhinav Deshpande is a highly trained surgical oncologist specializing in robotic and minimal access cancer surgery. He has worked internationally at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, and has presented research globally. He is also actively involved in postgraduate training, holding board certification as a guide for DNB Surgical Oncology.
Educational Qualification:
- MS (General Surgery) – King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, Mumbai
- MCh (Surgical Oncology) – Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College (BJMC) & Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI), Ahmedabad
- Fellowship – Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (2015)
- Fellowship – Robotic Oncosurgery (2017–2018)
- Certification – HIPEC & PIPAC Chemotherapy (2020)
- Board Certified Guide for DNB Surgical Oncology Superspeciality Program (2021)
- Fellowship – American College of Surgeons (2024)
Professional Experience:
- Director – Surgical Oncology & Robotic Oncosurgery, Max Hospital, Nagpur
- Senior Consultant – National Cancer Institute, Nagpur (2019–2024)
- Senior Registrar – Government Medical College, Nagpur (2018–2019)
Awards and Achievements:
- Research award for robotic port placement – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York (2018)
- Best Paper & Video Presentation Award – All India Robotic Surgeons Conference, Mussoorie (2018)
- Selected for international fellowships and conferences – Amsterdam (2016), Lisbon (2017), San Francisco & New York (2018), Seoul (2019)
- Author of a chapter on Robotic Surgery & Breast Cancer (forthcoming postgraduate surgical textbook)
Professional Memberships:
- Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)
- Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
- Association of Gynaecologic Oncologists of India (AGOI)
- Association of Breast Surgeons of India (ABSI)
- Indian Society of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (ISPSM)