Dr Aniket Deshmukh

Dr. Aniket Deshmukh is a dedicated paediatric hepatologist known for his advanced training at leading global liver centres in the UK, including Birmingham Children’s Hospital and King’s College Hospital. He has contributed significantly to research in paediatric fatty liver disease, metabolic liver disorders, and paediatric acute liver failure. His work has earned multiple international awards, and he continues to play an important role in developing national guidelines in paediatric hepatology. Dr. Deshmukh is highly regarded for combining clinical expertise with compassionate care for children with complex liver diseases.

Educational Qualifications:

• Honorary Clinical Observership – Paediatric Hepatology & Transplant Medicine, Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Hospital, UK (2024)
• Honorary Clinical Observership – Paediatric Hepatology & Transplant Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London (2024)
• DM – Paediatric Hepatology & Transplant Medicine, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi (2020)
• DNB – Paediatrics, Jupiter Hospital, Thane (2015)
• MBBS – Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (2008)

Professional Experience:

• Consultant – Paediatric Hepatology, Liver Transplant & Endoscopy, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Mumbai
• Honorary Clinical Observer – Paediatric Hepatology & Transplant Medicine, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, UK
• Honorary Clinical Observer – Paediatric Hepatology & Transplant Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London
• Assistant Professor – Grant Government Medical College & JJ Hospital, Mumbai
• Senior Resident – Paediatric Hepatology & Liver Transplant, ILBS, New Delhi
• Senior Resident – Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai

Professional Memberships:

• Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP)
• Indian Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (ISPGHAN)
• European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (ESPGHAN)
• Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)
• Indian Association for the Study of the Liver (INASL)
• Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Awards & Achievements:

• Young Investigator Award – ESPGHAN Annual Meeting, Milan (2024)
• Young Investigator Award – APPSGHAN Congress, Seoul (2023)
• International Researcher Travel Grant – APPSGHAN (2023)
• First Prize – Oral Paper Presentation, AIG Liver Conclave, Hyderabad (2023)
• Research Grant – Indian Council of Medical Research (2021)

Research Papers & Publications:

• Co-authored the first Indian guidelines: Sood V, Alam S, Deshmukh A, et al. "Practice Recommendations for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease" by the Indian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ISPGHAN). Published in Indian Pediatrics, Oct 2024; 61(10):919-34.
• Published original research: Deshmukh A, Alam S, Sarin SK, et al. "Effect of Indo-Mediterranean Diet versus Calorie-Restricted Diet in Children with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial." Pediatric Obesity, 2024.
• Published original paper: Deshmukh A, Sood V, Kehar M, et al. "Breaking Boundaries: Unraveling Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Children of India and Canada." Canadian Liver Journal, Feb 2024.
• Served as faculty at ISPGHAN consensus meeting on treatment guidelines for pediatric fatty liver disease at Hepaticon 2024, Mumbai.
• Served as faculty for Pediatric Acute Liver Failure consensus guidelines at Criticare CSPLD 2024, Delhi.
• Published case report: "A Rare Case of Kallmann Syndrome with Bimanual Synkinesis" in Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, June 2021.
• Presented oral papers and posters at various international and national conferences, including CAPGAN 2023, INASL 2023, AIG Liver Conclave 2023, ISPGHAN 2023, DRILLS 2023, CSPLD 2023 & 2022, ISPGHAN 2022, CSPLT 2021, PEDICON 2019, and NCPID 2016.