Dr Rajkiran K. Deshpande is a Transplant Surgeon in Sarjapur Road with over six years of experience in kidney and pancreas transplantation, vascular access surgery, and multiorgan retrieval. He has a certification in FEBS and has trained at Manchester Royal Infirmary and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
He has performed and assisted in 150+ renal transplants, including living and deceased donor cases. Patients visiting a leading Organ Transplant Hospital in Bangalore benefit from his expertise in AV fistula creation, graft creation, and PD catheter placement. As an experienced Organ Transplant Surgeon in Bangalore, he follows evidence-based practices aligned with international guidelines and actively contributes to research and academic work.
- Kidney transplantation (living and deceased donor)
- Multiorgan retrieval and organ preservation (DBD and DCD donors)
- Vascular access surgery: AV fistula creation, grafts, and complex revisions
- Peritoneal dialysis access: catheter insertion, management, and complications
- Pancreas & Islet cell transplantation ( as a part of dual organ SPK and SIK transplant )
- Transplant outpatient care and long-term follow-up
- Use of patient safety protocols and international transplant guidelines
- Multidisciplinary team-based transplant planning and decision-making
- Surgical mentoring, simulation-based training, and transplant education
- FEBS- Fellow of European Board of Surgeons- Transplant Surgery- European Board Certified
- NORS- National Organ Retrieval Service- Lead Trainer- Certified by NHSBT, Organ Transplant UK.
- Faculty to teach Surgical Skills to Postgraduate Students and Health Professionals- SSSHP/ and BSS- Basic Surgical Skills / MRCS/ ATLS- Royal College of Surgeons –UK
- Robotic Surgery- Portsmouth, UK- Certified
- Fellowship- Transplant surgery (Kidney/ Pancreas, Endocrine, Multiorgan procurement and Dialysis access surgery) – Manchester Royal Infirmary Hospital, UK
- Fellowship-Renal Transplant and Vascular access Surgery- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK
- ECFMG- United States Medical Licensing Examination – Certified
- MRCS- Member of Royal College of Surgeons – Glasgow, UK – Postgraduate qualification
- FRSPH- Fellow Royal Society of Public health – London- UK
- DNB- Diplomate of National Board – General Surgery- Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore.
- MBBS- Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore- Manipal University
- Memberships: British Transplant Society- BTS, UK
- European Society of Organ Transplant – ESOT, UK/ Europe
- American Society of Transplant Surgery- ASTS, USA
- Fellow of Royal Society of Public Health, London, UK
- Association of Breast Surgeons of India- MABSI
- Associations of Surgeons of India- ASI
- Karnataka Medical Council (KMC)
- General Medical Council, GMC- UK
- Member of Royal College Surgeons, Glasgow, UK
- National Board of Doctors, New Delhi- MANBD
- The European Society for Hybrid Molecular and Translational Imaging- ESHMIT
- Surgical Society of Bangalore (SSB), India
1) Invited by Dr. Snyder, PhD – Director SRTR (Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients) Transplant Database, USA as a Guest Speaker for The National Critical Issues Forum – NCIF – 2024 – ASTS – American Society of Transplant Surgeons – The Alliance, USA – “Utilization of Artificial Intelligence in Organ Donation & Transplantation; who is Using It? What Does the Future Hold?”
2) Attended Yorkshire – Leeds – Cadaver Donor Laparoscopic Nephrectomy Course – 2024
3) Attended Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians Recognized Guy’s Hospitals Kidney Transplant Symposium – Guy’s & St Thomas Hospital NHS Trust, December 2023
