Dr. R.K. Deshpande

Dr. Ramakant Krishnaji Deshpande is the Promoter-Director and current Executive Chairman of the Asian Institute of Oncology as well as the Director of the Charity organization Asian Cancer Foundation in Mumbai.
He is a leading Cancer Surgeon -well known in the country and internationally, specially known for his pioneering work in the field of Thoracic
He has established the minimally invasive method of Thoracoscopy as a method of surgery both for diagnosis and therapy for various thoracic Cancers like oesophageal cancer, lung cancer, mediastinal tumours
from 1982 onwards till date at Bangalore and Mumbai and popularized the same through lectures, demonstrations,
He has also pioneered surgeries for carcinoma upper third of oesophagus, surgical management of Trachea-bronchial fistulas, Trachea-bronchial stenting and established department of Robotic surgery at the Asian Cancer Institute at Mumbai in 2015.

DEGREES:

Vijayashree Award by International Friendship Society - New Delhi in 2000
Saraswat Bhushan Award on 28th December 2002 at Mumbai
Canara Ratna Award in 2009 at Kumta
Lifetime achievement award at the Indian National Critical Care Society Annual Meet at Jaipur in 2014
Padmashree award by the President of India in 2014, Karnataka
Vidhayadhi raj Award in 2014 by the H.H. Partagali Math Swamiji
"Saviour Award" in Oncology by Doc N Doc Publications in 2014
Game changer award from the HR Society India 2015
Vocational Excellence Award by Rotary Club Dharwad in 2015
Vasantrao Naik Pratishthan Award in 2015
Green ply Prabhhodan Award at Kolkata in 2019
Life Time Achievement award by Zee Maaza TV in 2019
"Rolling Stone Award" by Society of Peritoneal surface malignancies in Feb 2020