- Postgraduate in Pathology from Nagpur University
- Senior residency in Haematology at P G I, Chandigarh
- Has been trained in peripheral blood stem cell transplant at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis USA
- Recipient of prestigious BGRC oration of Mumbai Hematology Group (MHG) in 2007
- Scientific Advisory committee member (SAC) National Institute of Immunohematology, ICMR, Mumbai
- Has set up Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing ((NAT) laboratory at P D Hinduja Hospital for screening donors’ blood units. This is the first laboratory in entire Maharashtra
- Has been instrumental in setting up HLA laboratory at P D Hinduja National Hospital, which is now carrying out tissue typing using molecular technique.
- Has set up many Therapeutic apheresis procedures at P D Hinduja National Hospital including Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) & Therapeutic Erythrocytapheresis (TEA). This is one of the first centres to carry out TEA in India
- Has also indroduced unexpected Red Blood Cell antibody screening of the patients. This is one of the first centres in Mumbai to introduce the technique.
- Has received many awards including Best Paper award in National conferences & Dr. H. M. Bhatia award, Dr. L. D. Sanghvi award (twice), Dr. Hiranandani & Dr. A. J. Desai award (twice) of Mumbai Hematology Group
- Received “Dr H M Bhatia Award Oration” NIIH, ICMR, Mumbai 11 Feb 2019
- Received Dr Harold Gunsan Fellowship for one student at 35th International Congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) held in Dubail, 4 Sep – 8 Sep 2016
- Received Dr Harold Gunsan Fellowship for two students at 33nd International Congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) to be held in Seoul, Korea, May 31 – June 5, 2014
- Received Dr Harold Gunsan Fellowship for THREE students at 24th Regional Conference of Internationl Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Kuala Lumpur, Malasia, December 1 – 4, 2013
- Received Dr Harold Gunsan Fellowship for three students at 32nd International Congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) to be held in Cancun, Mexico from 7th to 12th July 2012
- Received BGRC Oration award of Mumbai Hematology Group for the year 2007
- Received J K Sanghvi award (best free paper) in the annual conference of Mumbai Haematology Group (MHG) in Feb 1998
- Received Dr. Hiranandani & Dr. Desai award for the best poster in annual conference of Mumbai Haematology Group (MHG) in Feb 1999
- Received H M Bhatia award (best free paper) in annual conference of Mumbai Haematology Group in Feb 2000
- Received best poster award in 26th National Conference of India Society of Blood Transfusion & Immunohaematology in Feb 2002
- Received H M Bhatia award (best free paper) in annual conference of Mumbai haematolgy Group in March 2002
- Received Dr Hiranandani & Dr Desai award for best poster in the annual conference of Mumbai Haematology Group in Feb 2003
- Received best poster award in XII Asia Pacific Conference of International Society of Blood Transfusion at New Delhi – Nov 15 – 18 2003
1. A rare case of mistaken identity – Historical blood group saved the situation.
Anand Deshpande & Rajeshwari Basavanna. AJTS July-Dec 2021,Vol 15;2:256-258
2. The human leukocyte antigen system … simplified.
Anand Deshpande. Glob J Transfus Med 2017; Vol-2; Issue -2:77-88.
3. Technical aspects of blood and blood components transfusion – Rajesh Sawant, Anand Deshpande
Fetal and Neonatal hematology and Oncology book –under publication
4. Section Editor – ”Fetal and Neonatal hematology and Oncology book”
5. Anti-M antibodies: Biphasic (reactive at room temperature and 370C): A case series
Siddhi Shah, Sangeeta Kalgutkar, Rajesh Sawant, Anand Deshpande. Asian J of Tr Sc., vol. 10, 2, July – Dec 2016, 159-160
6. Nucleic Acid Amplification Test
Anand Deshpande, Rajesh Sawant. Text Book of Paediatric Hematology, Section 5, Chapter 36; 378-381
7. Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia – Transfusion Support: Role of Phenotype matched blood transfusion.
Rajesh Sawant, Anand Deshpande. Hematology Today – 2015, Chapter 84; 707-712
8. Therapeutic apheresis
Anand Deshpande, Rajesh Sawant. Vidharbha J of Int Medicine Jan 2015; 18: 23-31
9. Therapeutic Red Cell Exchange
Rajesh Sawant, Anand Deshpande. Lab Communique – 2014: 8-12
10. HGV – HCV/HBV Co-infection in India – A pilot study
Amruta Pathare, Anand Deshpande. Asian Journal of Tr. Med, - 2013 Vol. 7: 1:48-50
11. “Balancing Efficacy and Bleeding risk in the prevention of stroke due to Atrial Fibrillation with newer oral anticoagulants – IJH & Bl. Tr. (July – Sep 2012): 28(3) 129 – 149
12. Evaluation of various laboratory assays in detection of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in an adault general ICU
F N Kapadia, A S Katkar, A S Deshpande, V C Puri, S. J. Khodiji. Int J Lab Hematol. 2013 Apr;35(2):137-43. Epub 2012 Oct 13.
13. ‘Correlation of HLA B27 subtypes with clinical features of Ankylosing Spondylitis Himangi Chavan, Rohini Samant, Anand Deshpande, Rajat Mankeshwar Int. Journal of Rheumat. Diseases 2011; 14: 369-374
14. Association of HLA –B27 subtypes with Ankylosing Spondilitis
Abstract published in Ind J of Rheumatology, Vol 4, No 3 (suppl), Nov 2009
15. Exchange transfusion for severe malaria: A comparison of red cell exchange with whole blood exchange
Indian Journal of Critical care Medicine, 2003; 7, 2: 124 – 127. S Udani, A Deshpande, S Kalgutkar
16. Red cell exchange using cell separator (Therapeutic Erythrocytapheresis) in two children suffering from acute severe malaria. JAPI 2003; 51: 925 - 926. A Deshpande, S Udani, Kalgutkar S
17. Stromal cell derived factor – 1 in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology, 2003; 42: 915 – 916. G Mittal, V R Joshi, A Deshpande
18. Autologous blood transfusion in orthopaedic surgery – a practical alternative
Indian Journal of Orthopedics July 1999, 33, 3, 195 – 199. S Khodaiji, S Agarwala, A Deshpande
19. Detection of lupus anticoagulant – a comparative evaluation of common screening tests.
Indian Journal of Haematology Blood Transfusion Sep 1999 XVII, 3 Dasgupta A, Sethi M, Khodaiji S, A Deshpande
20. Blood Components
Journal of Medical Sciences (Practitioners Association of Kerala) May 1998, XII, 5, 185 – 188
21. Prevalence of Hepatitis C virus Antibody in healthy blood donors
Indian Journal of Haematology & Transfusion Medicine 1998, 16, 3, 71 – 72. A Deshpande, A Kumar, S Khodaiji, A Dasgupta
22. CML in a haemophiliac
Blut (W Germany) 1987, 54: 369 – 370. K Ghosh, K C Das, A Deshpande
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