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Dr. Anand S. Deshpande [MD (Pathology)]
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+91-8860606766 | +91-9910655125About Dr. Anand S. Deshpande [MD (Pathology)]
Dr. Anand S. Deshpande is Transfusion Medicine Specialist and Currently Working as Consultant - Transfusion Medicine in the Transfusion Medicine (Blood Centre) Department at P. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai, India.
He is having more than 25 years of experience in the field of transfusion medicine and immunohaematology.
He has completed his MD (Pathology) from Nagpur University, Senior Residency in Haematology from PGIMER, Chandigarh, and training in peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
Profile Highlights :
- Dr. Deshpande leads transfusion medicine at P. D. Hinduja Hospital's Blood Centre, where he has introduced several services that were firsts for the region. He set up the Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAT) laboratory for screening donor blood units, the first such laboratory in Maharashtra, and was instrumental in setting up the HLA laboratory, which now carries out tissue typing using molecular techniques.
- He has established therapeutic apheresis procedures including therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and therapeutic erythrocytapheresis (TEA), the hospital being one of the first centres in India to perform TEA. He also introduced screening of patients for unexpected red blood cell antibodies, making it one of the first centres in Mumbai to offer this test. These services improve the safety of transfusions and support transplant, haematology and critical care patients.
- Dr. Deshpande is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National Institute of Immunohaematology, ICMR, Mumbai. He received the BGRC Oration of the Mumbai Haematology Group in 2007 and the Dr. H. M. Bhatia Award Oration at NIIH, ICMR, in 2019, along with several best paper and best poster awards from the Mumbai Haematology Group and the Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology.
- His publications include a simplified review of the human leukocyte antigen system in the Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine and case reports in the Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, and he is Section Editor for a book on fetal and neonatal haematology and oncology. He has also secured ISBT Harold Gunson Fellowships for his students at international congresses.
Areas of Expertise :
- Transfusion Medicine
- Blood Banking
- Therapeutic Apheresis
- HLA Typing
- Nucleic Acid Testing of Donor Blood
- Immunohaematology
- Blood and Blood Component Transfusion
- Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
- Therapeutic Erythrocytapheresis
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection
- HLA Typing for Transplantation
- NAT Screening of Donor Blood
- Red Cell Antibody Screening
- Blood Grouping and Cross-matching
List of Treatments
- Blood and Blood Component Transfusion
- Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
- Therapeutic Erythrocytapheresis
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection
- HLA Typing for Transplantation
- NAT Screening of Donor Blood
- Red Cell Antibody Screening
- Blood Grouping and Cross-matching
- Management of Transfusion Reactions
- Platelet Apheresis
- Immunohaematology Investigations
- Neonatal and Fetal Transfusion Support
Work Experience
Currently Working as Consultant - Transfusion Medicine in the Transfusion Medicine (Blood Centre) Department at P. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Past Experience :
- Senior Resident, Haematology - PGIMER, Chandigarh
- Trainee, Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
- Scientific Advisory Committee Member - National Institute of Immunohaematology, ICMR, Mumbai
Education & Training
- MD (Pathology) - Nagpur University
- Senior Residency in Haematology - PGIMER, Chandigarh
- Training in Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant - University of Minnesota, USA
Awards & Recognition
- Dr. H. M. Bhatia Award Oration - NIIH, ICMR, Mumbai (2019)
- BGRC Oration Award - Mumbai Haematology Group (2007)
- Best Poster Award - 26th National Conference of ISBTI (2002)
- H. M. Bhatia Award (Best Free Paper) - Mumbai Haematology Group (2000, 2002)
- Dr. Hiranandani and Dr. Desai Award (Best Poster) - Mumbai Haematology Group
- J. K. Sanghvi Award (Best Free Paper) - Mumbai Haematology Group (1998)
- Scientific Advisory Committee Member - NIIH, ICMR
Associated Hospitals
🏨 P. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai
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P. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai, India
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Dr. Anand S. Deshpande practice?
Dr. Anand S. Deshpande practises as Consultant - Transfusion Medicine at the Blood Centre of P. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai, India.
What does Dr. Anand S. Deshpande specialise in?
He specialises in transfusion medicine and blood banking, including therapeutic apheresis, HLA typing and NAT screening of donor blood.
What services has Dr. Anand S. Deshpande set up?
He set up the first NAT laboratory in Maharashtra, the HLA laboratory and therapeutic apheresis services including plasma exchange and erythrocytapheresis at P. D. Hinduja Hospital.
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