Ever since my childhood, I wanted to become a doctor. I entered medicine because it is a noble profession and I am proud to be the first physician in my family. Now, I am fortunate to enjoy what I do every day in the office and hospital.
Growing up in Bombay(now Mumbai), India, I learned about medicine at one of the finest medical institutions in India and perhaps the world, GS Medical College and KEM Hospital. After doing my postgraduate training in pediatrics, I went to Australia to study newborn medicine at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney. I then completed my fellowship in the same field at Washington University in St Louis, and I learned to treat complex medical conditions in the neonatal intensive care unit.
During that time, I had the opportunity to work with and learn from Professor Bradley Thach, an international authority on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). After finishing the fellowship at WASHU, I completed the remainder of my pediatric residency training at Christ Hospital and Hope Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn.
I am privileged to be part of this community. I believe there is no such thing as a “silly question” when taking care of patients, and I feel that parents know their kids the best. My practice interests include autism, medical technology, asthma, and neonatal medicine. I welcome the opportunity to care for NICU graduates and children with complex medical problems, both congenital and acquired.
At Southwest Pediatrics, our practice is not a group – it is a team practice where we are proud of our medical nursing and administrative staff. We share a common goal: To do the best for our patients and their families!
In my free time, I enjoy reading nonfiction, work on developing medical products and play table tennis. I am married to Jyotsna, an occupational therapist at Christ Hospital specializing in hand injuries, and we have a son and daughter.
Current Positions
Hope Children’s Hospital (Christ Hospital and Medical Center)
Asst Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Midwestern University
Attending pediatrician, Palos Community Hospital, IL
Silvercross Hospital, Joliet, IL
1997 to Present
Education
Pediatrics & Neonatology
Resident, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital And R.N. Cooper Hospital, Bombay, (India)
1995 to 1989
Registrar in Neonatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
1991 to 1992
Fellow in Neonatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
1992 to 1993
Fellow, Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Newborn Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
1993 to 1996
PLIII in Pediatrics, Hope Children’s Hospital
July 1996
Graduate
MBBS: Seth G.S. Medical College, Bombay
1980 to 1985
DCH: College of Physicians & Surgeons, Bombay
1988
M.D. (Pediatrics), University of Bombay, India
1989
Under Graduate
SCC – Sane Guruji Vidyalaya, Bombay, India
1978 to 1980
HSC – S.I.E.S. College, Bombay
1978
Acadamic Positions/Employment
Lecturer in Pediatrics & Neonatology, K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay
1989 to 1991
Fellow, Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Newborn Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
1993 to 1996
Certifications
Diplomate of National Board of Examinations in Pediatrics, New Delhi, India
1990
PALS Certified
2004
Permanent Medical License, Illinois
1996
Awards and Honors
- 16th Rank Secondary School Certificate Exam
- Distinction in Higher Secondary Certificate Examination, PUNE
- Distinction in Anatomy and Biochemistry in 1st MBBS
- Distinction in Microbiology in 2nd MBBS
- 1st Class in 3rd MBBS
- 2nd Prize, Leprosy Competitive Exam, Acworth Leprosy Hospital, Bombay
- Open Merit Scholarship at SSC
- Post-graduate Merit Scholarship during MD (Pediatrics)
Professional Societies and Organizations
- Life Member, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, New Delhi
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL
- Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Member, American Medical Association
Thesis for Doctorate in Medicine (Pediatrics), Deshpande P.G. Shah M.D.
Etiological Diagnosis of Childhood Pneumonia” Submitted for MD (Pediatrics), University of Bombay, India
1989
American Board Certifications
Pediatrics
1999
Recertification
2004
Neonatal- Perinatal Medicine
2000
Recertification
2007
Publications: Peer Reviewed Manuscripts
DESHPANDE P,KHURANA A,HANSEN P,WILKINS D,THACH B : FAILURE OF AUTORESUCITATION INWEANLING MICE:SIGNIFICANCE OF CARIDIAC GLYCOGEN AND HEART RATE REGULATION:J APPL PHYSIOL 87(1):203-210.1989
Deshpande PG, Walavalkar AR, Shah MD. Afebrile pneumonia syndrome of young infants. Pediatric Pulmonology Update 1988; 1:19-23.
Kagalwala TY, Kothare SV, Deshpande PG, et al. Multiple intrauterine/neonatal infections. Indian Pediatrics 1989; 26:177-180.
Wagle SU, Deshpande PG, Vaidya PG, et al. Rabies exposure during pregnancy. Journal of Obstet Gynecol of India 1990; 40:301-2.
Deshpande PG, Dixit MP, Vaidya PG, et al. Marfan’s Syndrome: A neonatal presentation. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 1990; 36(1):41-43.
Deshpande PG, Wagle SU, Mehta SD, et al. Neonatal osteomyelitis and septic arthritis. Indian Pediatrics 1990; 27:453-457.
Irani SF, Wagle SU, Deshpande PG. Role of intravenous immunoglobulins in prevention and treatment of neonatal infection. Indian Pediatrics 1991; 28:443-449.
Thakker JC, Kothari SS, Deshmukh CT, Deshpande PG, et al. Hypoplasia of nails and phalanges: A teratogenic manifestation of Phenobarbital. Indian Pediatrics 1991; 28:73-75.
Contractor CP, Mehta SD, Wagle SU, Deshpande PG, Irani SF. Bartter’s syndrome: A neonatal presentation. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 1992; 38(1): 41-43.
Deshpande PG, Leslie GI, Arnold JD, Bowen J. Disseminated herpes simples – Type II presenting at birth. Indian Pediatrics 1993; 30:1127-1130.
Abstracts
Deshpande PG, Leslie GI, Arnold JD, Bowen JR. Caloric content of feeds and postnatal growth rate in premature infants. Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health 1993; 29:15A.
Deshpande P. Khurana A, Thach BT. Glucose partially corrects Autoresuscitation defect in weanling SWR mice. Pediatric Research 1994; 35:330A.
Khurana A, Deshpande P., Thach BT. Mechanism of beneficial effects of glucose on Autoresuscitation following hypoxic apnea in mice. Pediatric Research 1994; 35:394A.
Deshpande P, Khurana A, Hansen P, Jennens M, Thach B. Metabolic basis for a developmental Autoresuscitation defect in mice. Pediatric Research 1995; 37:390A.
Conference Presentations
10th Australian Perinatal Congress, Queensland, Australia
August 1992
Society for Pediatric Research, Seattle, WA
May 1994
Society for Pediatric Research, San Diego. CA
May 1995
Neonatal Nutrition Conference, Mead Johnson, Marco Island, Florida
Nov 1995
Committees
Vice Chairman
Dept. of Pediatrics
Palos Community Hospital, Palos Heights
2006-2008
Chairman
Dept. of Pediatrics
Palos Community Hospital, Palos Heights
2008-2010
Member
Pediatric Performance Improvement Committee
Christ Hospital Medical Center and Hope Children’s Hospital
2007-Present
Member
Pediatric Cardiology Performance Improvement Committee
Christ Hospital Medical Center and Hope Children’s Hospital
2007-Present
Chairman
Autism Program Development Committee
Christ Hospital Medical Center and Hope Children’s Hospital
2008-2009
Member
Newborn Committee
Christ Hospital Medical Center and Hope Children’s Hospital
2006-Present
Member
Pediatric Task Force
Development of Hope Children’s Hospital (project 2017)
2006-Present
Member
Christ Hospital PHO Finance Committee
2009-Present
Chairman, 2010 PHO Finance Committee
2010
Mentor
Pediatric Resident Office Rotation Program
2006-Present
Mentor
3rd Year Medical Students: Midwestern University Medical Student, Downers Grove
2007-Present