- Departments
- Department of Pathology
Specialties
- Cancer Center
- Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Oncology
- Clinical Interests
- Gastrointestinal pathology
- Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
- Locations
- Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Medical Education
- MBBS, Jawaharlal Institute, University of Pondicherry
- Residency, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Residency, Henry Ford Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Board Certifications
- Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
- Accepting New Patients
- Yes
- Insurances Accepted
- Aetna Health Inc.
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Biography
Associate Pathologist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Pathology
Harvard Medical School
Director, Tumor Repository
Massachusetts General Hospital
Email: vdeshpande@partners.org
Dr. Deshpande's research has focused on surgical pathology in the areas of gastrointestinal and connective tissue diseases. His contributions to the field of IgG4-related disease have been instrumental in establishing diagnostic criteria, as well as pioneering new treatments for this disease. Dr. Deshpande has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, editorials, reviews and book chapters and has been an invited speaker at major national and international pathology meetings. Dr. Deshpande serves on the editorial boards of the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Diagnostic Histopathology.
Research
Resarch interests include:
- The pathology and biology of pancreatic tumors
- IgG4-related disease.
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