Dr. Prashant Deshpande, MD MBA FAAP, has been in pediatric practice for the last 26 years. He joined Southwest Pediatrics in 1996 after his residency at Advocate Christ Medical Center and Hope Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn ,IL . He is a Board Certified in Pediatrics and Neonatology with completing fellowships in Neonatology at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney ,Australia, and St Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University in St Louis. During his fellowship at Washington University in St Louis, he did basic research on understanding the causation of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Dr Deshpande holds faculty and clinical medicine appointments at Advocate Children’s
Hospital in Oak Lawn, Palos Community Hospital ( Now Northwestern Medicine ),
Silver Cross Hospital, New Lenox , and Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. He
teaches medical students and pediatric residents at both offices. He holds an
academic position as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics ,at Midwestern
University in Downers Grove, IL. He has authored many scientific articles in peer
reviewed and on-line journals.
Dr Deshpande has completed his executive MBA in 2018 from the prestigious Quinlan School of Business from Loyola University in Chicago.
Dr Deshpande’s primary interest is in Telemedicine in the Primary Care office and is a committee member of the Telemedicine Committee at Advocate Aurora Health Care, IL.
Dr Deshpande is an entrepreneur and an inventor. He has successfully developed a FDA approved handheld portable Telemedicine device which is able to transmit a patient’s vitals and allows for the real time examination of patients.
Dr Deshpande recently launched the YouTube Channel “Dr D’s Table Talk” , with a mission to communicate medical facts to educate parents and patients about various
medical conditions. He has published online articles for patient education on
topics such as Colic and Neonatal Jaundice. His mission is to deliver the “Triple Aims” of health care which are, patient focused high quality health care while reducing health care costs.
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
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- 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
