Trained in KEM and Wadia hospital while doing MD Pediatrics, was then in UK for 10 years before returning back to India. Apart from pediatric Nephrology lectures, CMEs, articles and books, also wrote a book, Kids Kidney Kidding that describes episodes of humour in clinics with children
Was in UK for 10 years and trained in Pediatric Nephrology and worked as a consultant Pediatric nephrologist at Southampton general hospital from 2000 to 2005
Professional Experience
After completing MD (Pediatrics) from Bai Jerbai Wadia hospital in 1995, Dr. Deshpande was in UK for 10 years and specialised in Pediatric Nephrology.
After working at institutions like Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Guy’s Hospital in London, he was a Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist at Southampton General Hospital from 2001-2005 before returning and settling in mUMBAI in 2005. He has a vast experience in Pediatric Nephrology, including Pediatric Dialysis and Transplantation. He has numerous publications in journals like Pediatric Nephrology, Archives etc and has presented at various forums including ESPN (European Society of Pediatric Nephrology).
Many articles in journals, editor of Pediatric nephrology sections in IAP books
Multiple articles in journals describing new research the latest being about the problems about using medications like Ibuprofen or Mefenemic acid for fever or pain in children. Also showed how VUR by itself is not the problem but renal dysplasia in long term kidney dysfunction
National conferences like Pedicons, state conferences like Mahapedicon talks and multiple CMEs. International conferences like IPNA
• Urinary beta 2 microglobulin and NSAIDs Indian Journal of Kidney Diseases 2026
• Severe asymptomatic AKI due to acute interstitial nephritis following use of NSAID
• Acute kidney injurydue to amoxicillin -induced crystalline nephropathy in a child. Indian Journal of Kidney Diseases 2025
• VUR fixed, kidneys not fixed! Indian Journal of Kidney Diseases, June 2024
• Long Term Conservative Follow-up in Children withhigh grade vesico-ureteral Reflux and an abnormal DMSA scan. Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2024
• DMSA scan in unexplained pediatric hypertension with normal ultrasound scan and renal angiogram. Pediatric Oncall2023
• Alport syndrome in girls with unremarkable kidney biopsies. Indian Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2022
• Minimal change nephrotic syndrome in a child with SLE. Indian Journal of Nephrology 2022
• Dilemmas in diagnosis of UTI in fever without focus and other conditions. Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2022
• Time to remission in first episode of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in children with response to Levamisole in subsequent relapses. Indian Journal of Kidney Diseases 2022
• Evidence based practical management of Pediatric Infectious Diseases; chapters.
• Pediatric colour Atlas 2023, 2nd edition
• Algorithms in pediatric practice, pediatric nephrology chapters
• Interpretation is more important than doing the test: DMSA scan Journal of Pediatric Infections
• IAP Infectious Disease Colour Atlas 2013, pediatric nephrology
• Parthas Textbook of Pediatric Fundamentals
• IAP Colour Atlas 2012 Pediatric Nephrology
• Pearls in Pediatric Nephrology (handbook in Pediatric Nephrology) 2008
• Primary Fanconi syndrome. Indian Pediatrics 34(6):547-9, 1997 June
• Microscopic polyarteritis with renal and cerebral involvement. Paediatric Nephrology (2000) 15:134-135
• An audit of RCP guidelines on DMSA scanning after urinary tract infection in Archives of Disease in Childhood April 2001, Vol 84, No 4, 324-327
• Hypertension: a cause of growth impairment in Journal of Human Hypertension 2002, 16: 363-366
• Improved efficacy of basiliximab over antilymphocyte globulin induction therapy in paediatric renal transplantation in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2002, 17: 1304-1309
• Acute renal tubular dysfunction in association with salmonella enteritidis in Indian Pediatrics 2004, volume 41: 395-396
• Ondansetron for paediatric uraemic pruritus: a case report in Pediatric Nephrology 2004, 19: 694-696
• Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis in monozygotic twin boys in Pediatric Nephrology 2004, August
• Pulmonary thrombosis in steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome in Pediatric Nephrology
• Laparoscopic kidney biopsy in obese children in Pediatric Nephrology
• Congenital nephrotic syndrome associated with congenital disorder of glycosalation sent to Pediatric Nephrology
• DMSA scanning after UTI: Evaluation of the national Abstract) in Pediatric Nephrology 13: C18, 1999
• Value of DMSA scanning after UTI: Evaluation of the national Abstract) in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Supplement 1 Page A23.
• The role of Capnography in monitoring mechanically ventilated children (Abstract) in Abstract of papers of XXXIII National Conference of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics.
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