Dr. Harshvardhan Ajay Deshpande
Experience: | 14 years |
Education: | Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College |
Academic degree: | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) |
Area of specialization: | I am a doctor trained in both Family Medicine and Surgery, which honestly makes my day-to-day work a bit of a mix between long-term care and hands-on interventions. I did my MBBS from JNMC Wardha back in 2011, then DNB in Family Medicine at MGIMS Sewagram in 2016 — that time really shaped how I see community health and patient continuity. Later, I went on for DNB in Rural Surgery at St. Stephen’s Hospital Delhi in 2022, which… was challenging but gave me a lot of perspective on resource-limited care. I also did fellowship in Geriatric Medicine, because older patients need a very different kind of attention, and Fellowship in Industrial Health which is another world of its own. Had certified training in Diabetes Mellitus management — you’d be surprised how many complications can be prevented if you just catch patterns early — and training in GI Endoscopy from TMH, Mumbai. Each piece of this somehow fits together in the way I treat patients now, though not always neatly. |
Achievements: | I am someone who likes to keep learning even when work gets hectic. During my residency I did research work that honestly taught me as much about patience as it did about data. Got a commendation from the National Board — didn’t expect it at the time, but it meant a lot. Also presented a paper at an International Geriatric conference in Banglore… nervous as anything but worth it for the discussions that came after. |
I am a Board Certified Specialist Family Physician and also a Board Certified Surgeon, with 14 years of clinical work behind me — though honestly it feels like more some days. I trained across multiple specialities, sometimes switching settings so fast I’d still be thinking about one case while walking into another completely different one. That’s probably what shaped the way I approach patients now… I don’t just see a symptom in isolation, I try to connect the dots between different systems and situations. Family medicine taught me the value of continuity — you see people over years, sometimes whole families, and you learn the subtle changes that don’t show up in lab results but matter just as much. Surgery gave me the discipline of precision, of making decisions when there isn’t much room for hesitation. Somewhere between those two worlds I found the balance I like — thinking long-term but acting decisively when it’s needed. I try to stick to evidence based medicine because without that you’re just guessing, and guessing can be dangerous. But evidence doesn’t mean forgetting the person in front of you. I’ve seen protocols that look perfect on paper fail for a patient who had other priorities or limits, and I’ve had to adjust. It’s about matching the science to the person, not the other way round. Working across fields also means I sometimes pick up on things that might be missed — like a skin change that’s actually linked to an internal condition, or a chronic cough that turns out surgical. It’s a bit like having two toolkits in the same bag… though that does make my bag heavier than I’d like. Patients often tell me I ask too many questions, maybe I do, but that’s because missing details early can cost more later. I keep my approach direct, sometimes informal, but always thorough. And while my typing in patient notes may have the odd typo or missing comma, my focus in diagnosis and treatment stays sharp. If I had to sum it up, my goal is simple: give care that’s smart, practical, and genuinely useful to the person who’s trusting me with their health.
