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BRIEF PROFESSIONAL RESUME
Personal details :
Name:
Date of Birth:
Sex:
Citizenship:
Telephone:
Fascimile:
Email:
Deshpande Aniruddh Vijay
13.05.1973
Male
Australian
(Res) 0061 0296310709 (Mob) 0061 401098314
0061 2 98453180 sushrudh@hotmail.com
; Aniruddd@chw.edu.au
Qualifications :
Undergraduate -
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Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), January 1996, University of
Mumbai, India.
Postgraduate -
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M.Ch (Paediatric Surgery), July 2002, University of Mumbai, India.
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Diplomate of National Board (Paediatric Surgery), October 2002, New Delhi, India.
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Master of Surgery (General Surgery), January 1999, University of Mumbai, India.
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Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology, University of Sydney, Australia ( formal graduation awaited)
Memberships and Regsitration:
Current:
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Australian Health Practitioner Reguatory Agency: MED0001197577
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Maharashtra Medical Council: no.80606
Past:
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NSW Medical board, Australia (2005-2010)
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Victorian Medical Board, Australia (2004)
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Others:
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Corresponding member, European Society of Paediatric Urology.
 International Children’s Continence Society
Current Appointments:
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Honorary Fellow in Surgery and Urology, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney,
Australia (2009-2011).

Clinical Associate Lecturer, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of
Sydney, Australia (2008-2011)

Visiting Consultant Paediatric Surgeon , King Edward Memorial Hospital, Pune, India
(2009-2011).

Research Fellow, centre for Kidney Research, University of Sydney.
Professional/ Essential Courses
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IELTS (academic) :2005: score=9
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Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST), 2010
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Early Management of Severe Burns (enrolled for October 2011)
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Child Protection:2009
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Paediatric Life Support (PLS), 2004
Career Aims:
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Clinical- Evolve into a academic paediatric surgeon with interest in urology
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Research- Clinical Research into voiding dysfunction in children
Past Appointments and Clinical experience: –
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Period Title
Jan08-Jan 09 Fellow and
Clinical
Associate
Lecturer
Jul07-Jan 08 Clinical
Fellow
Institution/
Country
Children’s Hospital at Westmead,
University of
Sydney, Australia
John Hunter
Children’s Hospital,
NSW, Australia.
Jul05-Jul 07 Senior
Surgical
Registrar
Children’s Hospital at Westmead,
Sydney, Australia.
Description of Clinical Duties

Clinics and Operating theatre lists in General Surgery and Urology

Minimally invasive surgical research

Independent on-call duties for surgical emergencies incl trauma

Clinical outreach services

Operating theatre lists in General surgery and urology

Paediatric General Surgery

Urology

Trauma

burns

Paediatric General Surgery

Trauma
Oct04-Jun 05 Paediatric
Surgical
Regsitrar
Aug03-Aug04 Paediatric
Surgical
Regsitrar
Monash Medical
Centre, Melbourne,
Australia.
Royal Children’s
Hospital,
Melbourne,
Australia.
Jan03-July 03 Lecturer in King Edward
Paediatric
Surgery
Memorial Hospital,
Mumbai, India.
Jul99- Jan03 Accredited
Registrar in
Paediatric
Surgery
King Edward
Memorial Hospital,
Mumbai, India.
Jan96- Jul99 Registrar in Adult
General
Surgery
King Edward
Memorial Hospital,
Mumbai, India.

Paediatric General Surgery

Trauma

Urology

Burns

Paediatric General Surgery

Neonatal surgery

Urology

Undergraduate teaching

Post graduate supervised and structured training in Paediatric
Surgery

Post graduate supervised and structured training in Adult
General
Surgery and Hepatobiliary
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Publications and presentations –
I have published more than 20 papers in peer reviewed journals. In addition, I have presented two posters and 14 oral presentations at various national and international conferences. Most of the above presentations and publications were in the field of Paediatric surgery and Paediatric Urology.
The citations (along with relevant impact factors) have been outlined below-
Publications in peer reviewed journals -
1.
Deshpande AV. Re Pediatric Laparoscopy: Facts and Fictitious Claims. (Letter to Editor). J
Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2011. 16(2): 79.
2.
Deshpande AV, Craig JC, Smith GHH, Caldwell PHY. Management of daytime urinary incontinence and lower urinary tract symptoms in children. J Pediatr Ch Health (in press).
3.
Deshpande AV, Craig JC, Smith GHH, Caldwell PHY. Factors influencing quality of life in children with urinary incontinence. J Urol (in press)
4.
Deshpande AV, Cohen RC, Tsang I, Ambler GA, Fleming SD. The validity of serum FSH in the long term follow-up of varicocele surgery in adolescence. Urol Ann. 2011 Jan;3(1):29-32
5.
Deshpande AV, Alsaywid BS, Smith GHH. Setting the speed limits – Pilot Study of the Rate of Decline of Serum Creatinine after Endoscopic Valve Ablation in neonates. Accepted for publication in the AUA/ World Congress supplement of the Journal of Urology.
6.
Al Saywid B, Saleh H, Deshpande AV , Howman-Giles R, Smith GHH. High Grade Primary
Vesicoureteral Reflux in Boys: Long Term Results of a Prospective Cohort Study. J Urol,
2010, 184: 1598-1603.
7.
Cooke A, Deshpande AV, E. R. Lai hei, S. Kellie, S. Arbuckle, G. Cummins. Ectopic nephrogenic rests in children: the clinico-surgical implications. J Pediatr Surg. 2009
Dec;44(12):e13-6, (IF= 1.557)
8.
Deshpande AV , Thomas G, Roy G et al. Dominant Dorsal Duct syndrome – A Rare cause of
Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis in Children Revisited. Pancreas. 2010 Jan;39(1):97-100
(IF=2.708)
9.
Deshpande AV , Sampang R, Smith GHH. Evaluation of Botulinum Toxin-A in spina Bifida.
ANZ Journal of Surgery, 2010, 80(4): 250-3 (IF=1.388)
10.
Cooke AC, Deshpande AV
, Shun A, O’Loughlin EV. Pneumomediastinum in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010 Feb;26(2):129-31. (IF= 0.746)
11.
Deshpande AV , Erik R. La Hei. Impact of Laparoscopy on the Management of Transverse
Testicular Ectopia. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. June
2009, 19(3): 443-446 (IF=0.912)
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12.
Deshpande AV , Shun A. Laparoscopic treatment of Oesophageal Stenosis due to a
Tracheobronchial remnant in a child- A case report. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech 2009,
19(1): 107-9. (IF=0.912)
13.
Cooke A, Deshpande AV , Cohen RC, Wong C. Hepatic derangement following N-Acetyl cysteine enemas in an infant with cystic fibrosis. J Pediatr Child Health 2008, 44(11): 673-5.
(IF=1.124)
14.
Lean WL, Hutson JM, Deshpande AV , Grover S. Clitoroplasty: past, present and future.
Pediatr Surg Int (2007), 23:289 –293 (IF=0.87)
15.
Deshpande AV , LA Hei ER, Shun A, Martin HC O, O’Loughlin EV. Idiopathic Fibrosing
Pancreatitis in children- A single centre experience
– J Pediatr Surg 2006; 41, 1987-91. (IF=
1.557)
16.
Lee Yow, Deshpande AV , Hutson JM, MCRI Sex Study Group. Lethal Co-morbidity in infants with genital anomaly. Journal of Paediatric Urology 2006; 2, 534-38.(IF=0.96)
17.
Ben Meier D, Deshpande A , Hutson JM. Re-exploration of the acute scrotum. BJU Int 2006
Feb; 97(2): 364-6.(IF=2.704)
18.
Lean WL, Deshpande A , Hutson J, Grover SR. Cosmetic and anatomic outcomes after feminising surgery for ambiguous genitalia. J Pediatr Surg. 2005; 40 (12): 1856-60.
(IF=1.557)
19.
Ting AY, Huynh J, Farmer P, Yong EX, Hasthorpe S, Fosang A, King S, Deshpande A ,
Hutson J. The role of hepatocyte growth factor in the humoral regulation of inguinal hernia closure. J Pediatr Surg. 2005; 40 (12): 1865-8. (IF=1.557)
20.
Deshpande AV , Oliver M, Yin M, Goh TH, Hutson JM. Severe colonic diverticulitis in an adolescent with Williams syndrome. J Paediatr Child Health. 2005; 41 (12): 687-8.
(IF=1.124)
21.
Deshpande AV , Gavali JS, Sanghani HH, Hirugade ST, Borwankar SS. Extrarenal Wilms`
Tumor – a rare entity . Pediatr Surg Int 2002, 18, 543-4 .(IF=0.964)
22.
Deshpande AV , Sanghani HH, Sanghavi BV, Borwankar SS. Delayed Presentation of
Vaginal Agenesis with Anorectal malformation – A Unique Problem. Journal of the Indian
Association of Paediatric Surgeons, 2003, 8, 242-244.
23.
Hirugade ST, Deshpande AV , Talpallikar MC, Borwankar SS. Bleeding Gastric Teratoma –
A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding .Ind J Gastroenterol.2001. 20(4); 158-9.
24.
Bapat RD, Deshpande AV , Kantharia CV. An analysis of Post-cholecystectomy Bile Duct
Injuries – a letter. Ind J Gastroenterol.2001. 20(4);162
25.
Gavali JS, Deshpande AV , Sanghani H, Hirugade ST, Talpallikar MC, Borwankar SS
.Glandular Diphallus with urethral stricture. Pediatr Surg Int. 2002 Jan; 18(1): 70-1.
(IF=0.964)
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26.
Hirugade ST, Talpallikar MC, Deshpande AV , Gavali JS, Borwankar SS. Rapunzel
Syndrome with a long tail Indian J Pediatr. 2001 Sep; 68(9): 895-6.
Published abstracts-
1.
.Ectopic nephrogenic rests in children: the clinico-surgical implications. A. V. Desphande , E.
R. Lai hei, S. Kellie, S. Arbuckle, G. Cummins and A. A. Cooke.Children’s Hospital at
Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales. ANZ J. Surg. 2009; 79 (Suppl. 1) A52
2.
Cooke A, Deshpande AV , Cohen RC, Wong C. Hepatic derangement following N-Acetyl cysteine enemas in a neonate with cystic fibrosis. Presented at the Annual meeting of the
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Hong Kong 2008. ANZ J. Surg. 2008; 78 (Suppl.
1), A94.
3.
Changing trends in the management of Gastroschisis.E. Proudfoot, R. Feltrin, A.
Deshpande and R. Kumar. Page 7 of 11 John Hunter Children’s Hospital, Newcastle, New
South Wales. ANZ J. Surg. 2008; 78 (Suppl. 1), A88.
Oral presentations and abstracts –
1.
Al Saywid B, Saleh H, Deshpande AV , Howman-Giles R, Smith GHH. High Grade Primary
Vesicoureteral Reflux in Boys: Long Term Results of a Prospective Cohort Study. Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics meeting, Washington, 2009.
2.
Deshpande AV, Saywid B, Smith GHH. Setting the speed limits- How fast should the creatinine drop after endoscopic valve treatment in newborns? Presented at the First World
Congress of Pediatric Urology at San Francisco, USA in May 2010.
3.
Deshpande AV , Caldwell PC, smith GHH, Craig JC. Voiding dysfunction in children, towards better understanding and treatment. Oral presentation at the Annual Research conference of the Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, 2009.
4.
Deshpande AV , Cooke AC, Cohen RC. Targeted animal laboratory workshops in paediatric minimally invasive surgery training – an effective training model. Accepted for oral presentation at the Annual Scientific Meetings of Australian and New Zealand Association of
Paediatric Surgeons, Fiji, July 2009.
5.
Cooke A, Deshpande AV , Cummins G, Kellie S, LA Hei ER. Ectopic nephrogenic rests- clinico-surgical implications. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Royal
Australasian College of Surgeons, Brisbane 2009.
6.
Soundappan SV, Deshpande AV , Faraj S, Macey JA. Initial experience with minimally invasive surgery in Paediatric trauma. Oral presentation atTRAUMA 2009 (Combined ATS and TAC annual scientific meeting) March, 2009 Auckland.
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7.
Cooke A, Deshpande AV , Cohen RC, Wong C. Hepatic derangement following N-Acetyl cysteine enemas in a neonate with cystic fibrosis. Presented at the Annual meeting of the
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Hong Kong 2008.
8.
Deshpande AV , Kumar R, Cassey J, Bear J. a severe VACTERL association
– reconstructive challenge for Paediatric urologists. An oral presentation at the Australia and
NZ Paediatric Urology Club Meeting in Canberra, Australia in October 2007.
9.
Deshpande AV , Cohen RC, Tsang I, Ambler G, Fleming SD. Does increase in testicular size after varicocele correction indicate normalisation of testicular function? Accepted for oral presentation at the World Federation of Paediatric surgeons meeting in Buenos Aires,
September 2007.
10.
Deshpande AV , Cohen RC, Tsang I, Ambler G, Fleming SD. Is Serum FSH a sensitive indicator of predicting long-term outcomes of varicocele correction in adolescence?
Accepted for oral presentation at the World Federation of Paediatric surgeons meeting in
Buenos Aires, September 2007.
11.
Deshpande AV, Kumar R, Wright T, Shun A. Laparoscopic Cardiomyotomy for Achalasia in
Children. Oral presentation at the Meeting of the Asian association of Paediatric Surgeons In
New Delhi, November 2006.
12.
Deshpande AV , Sampang R, Smith G. Botulinum toxin in urinary incontinence in children with neurogenic bladder Presented at the Australian paediatric urology Club meeting in
Christchurch, 2006.
13.
Deshpande AV , LA Hei ER, Shun A, Martin HCO, O’Loughlin EV. Idiopathic Fibrosing
Pancreatitis in children- A single centre experience
– Presented at the Pacific Association of
Pediatric surgeons meeting in Taipei, May 2006.
14.
Kelly JH , Deshpande AV . The ‘Kelly’ technique in incontinent epispadias. Presented at the
Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Meeting in Bangalore, October 2005.
15.
Deshpande AV, Cross KM, Pitkin J. Minimally invasive thymectomy in children. Presented at the New South Wales meeting of Paediatric Surgeons in Newcastle, Australia, November
2005.
16.
Wei Ling Lean, Deshpande AV , Grover S, Hutson JM. Anatomical and Cosmetic outcomes of feminising genital surgery. Oral presentation at the Pacific Association of Paediatric
Surgeons Conference, Vancouver 2005.
Contributions to books/ chapters –
1.
Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Trauma Manual, 2004
2.
Paediatrics Manual, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Handbook, Second Edition.
Published by McGraw Hill Medical, 2009 (ISBN 13: 978-007027189-0)
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Poster presentations
–
1.
Deshpande AV, Craig JC, Smith GHH, Caldwell PHY. Factors Influencing Quality of Life in
Children with Urinary Incontinence. European Society of Pediatric Urology meeting,
Copenhagen, 2011.
2.
Deshpande AV, Craig JC, Caldwell PHY, Smith GHH. Ambulatory Urodynamics in Children:
Does it pass the test? European Society of Pediatric Urology meeting, Copenhagen, 2011.
3.
Deshpande AV, Saywid B, Smith GHH. Setting the speed limits- How fast should the creatinine drop after endoscopic valve treatment in newborns? Presented at the First World
Congress of Pediatric Urology at San Francisco, USA in May 2010.
4.
Bidarkar S, Deshpande AV , Cohen RC. Strengths and Weaknesses of porcine models in
Paediatric minimally invasive surgery. Presented at the IPEG annual meeting , Hawai, 2010.
5.
Deshpande AV , Kumar R, Lewis G, Woodford P. Changing trends in bleeding Meckel’s diverticulum. Presented at the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons meeting in Jackson
Hole, USA, 2008.
6.
Deshpande AV, Shun A, Farrell S, et al. Wrap it and patch it! Use of bioprosthetic patch in laparoscopic fundoplication in children. Presented at the Westmead Research Conference,
Sydney, August 2009.
Academic Honours and Awards –

Young Investigator Award presented by the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney,
February 2007.
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Gold medal -Dr.Chinubhai Shankarbhai Patel Medal -University of Mumbai 1999 for securing highest grades in the M.S.(General surgery ) exams held in January 1999.
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Gold medal — Dr. A P Apte Medal-University of Mumbai 1999 for securing highest grades in the M.S.(General surgery ) exams held in January 1999.
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Gold medal — Dr. S R Moolgaonkar Medal- University of Mumbai 1999 for securing highest grades in the M.S.(General surgery ) exams held in January 1999.
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Second rank in the University of Mumbai at the exams for M.Ch (Paediatric Surgery).
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Award for the Best Paper by a Trainee at Maharashtra association of Surgeons
Conference 1998 for “Surgery of Parathyroid Adenoma in primary hyperparathyroidism”
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Gold Medal -Jairamdas Bery Gold medal --University of Mumbai -1993 for securing highest grades in Pharmacology in exams held in January 1993
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Conferences / Courses Attended:

1 st World Congress in Paediatric Urology, San Francisco, USA, May 2010.

Paediatric Urology Club meeting, Perth 2009

2 nd World Congress of the World federation of association of Paediatric Surgeons, Buenos
Aires, Argentina, 2007.

Workshop on Anorectal Malformations conducted by Prof Alberto Pena, New Delhi,
November 2006.

Workshop on Vesicoureteric reflux, hypospadias and intersex conducted by ISHID, New
Delhi, November 2006.

Pacific Association of Paediatric Surgeons (PAPS) Meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, ROC in May
2006.
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Indian Association of paediatric Surgeons meeting , Bangalore, October 2005.

Advanced Paediatric Life Support Course, Melbourne, Australia, August 2004.
Paediatric Minimlally Invasive Surgery Skills Upgradation Workshops conducted :

Workshop in Paediatric laparoscopy and Neonatal Thoracoscopy conducted at the
Children’s Hospital at Westmead, June 2008.
 Workshop in Paediatric laparoscopy Urology conducted at the Children’s Hospital at
Westmead, November 2008.
Teaching and administrative experience :

Invited speaker at the Diploma in Child health- Australian Leaders Award symposium,
October 2010
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Clinical Associate Lecturer, Discipline of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
(2008 todate). Regularly involved in undergraduate teaching.
 Completed the “ Effective bedside clinical teaching course ” at the University of Sydney
 Invited speaker at the GP weekend seminar ‘Spring with Kids’ at the University of Sydney,
August 2009.

Appointed as Deputy Chief Resident Medical Officer , Children’s Hospital at Westmead,
Sydney 2009.

Involved in Clinical Redesign projects at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in 2006.
This project suggested modification of referral system and patient flow of surgical patients.

Worked as the Senior Surgical Registrar , Department of Surgery, from November 2005 to
July 2007. This involved attending to all issues concerning the roster and workforce deployment of the surgical registrars at the Children’s Hospital a Westmead, Sydney.
 Invited speaker at the peri operative nursing seminar ‘Spring with Kids’ at the University of
Sydney, September 2006.
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