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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur

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  • Designation: Professor & Head
  • Qualification: MBBS, MD Community Medicine 
  • Email: prdeshmukh@aiimsnagpur.edu.in
        Areas of expertise
  •  Public Health Nutrition and Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases
  • Newborn and Child Health issues
  • Qualitative research 

 
Membership & Training

  • Life member of Indian Clinical Epidemiology Network (IndiaCLEN)
  • Life member of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine
  • Life member of Indian Statistical Association
  • Life member of Breast Feeding Promotion Network of India
  • Member, Clinical Epidemiology Unit (CEU), MGIMS, Seagram
  • Member of e-groups: MCH forum, AIDS-India, Disease-Surveillance, Food & Nutrition 

Publications

  •  Deshmukh P, Narang R, Jain J, Jain M, Pote K, Narang P, Raj RV, Kumar P, Vijayachari P. Leptospirosis in Wardha District, Central India—Analysis of hospital based surveillance data. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2019 Mar 1;7(1):102-6. 
  • Deshmukh P. Design of cloud security in the EHR for Indian healthcare services. Journal of King Saud university-computer and information sciences. 2017 Jul 1;29(3):281
  • Deshmukh PR, Sinha N, Dongre AR. Social determinants of stunting in rural area of Wardha, Central India. Medical journal armed forces India. 2013 Jul 1;69(3):213-7. 
  • Deshmukh PR, Yadav P, Dongre AR. Rethinking the “Evidence Pyramid”: A shift From Positivism to Pragmatism. Indian Journal of Community Health. 2025 Jun 30;37(3):491-5.
  • Deshmukh P. Chi-square test: A parametric or nonparametric enigma in public health research. Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine. 2024 Jul 1;10(2):71-3. 

Books

Sr.No. Type  Particulars 
1 Book Dongre A, Deshmukh PR. Practical guide: Qualitative methods in health and educational research. Chennai, Notion Press; 2021. ISBN:978-168509-790-5 
2 Book Singh AR, Mehendale A, Deshmukh PR. Stave-off maternal mortality by addressing maternal morbidities. Saarbrucken. Lambert Academic Publishing. 2019. ISBN: 978-613-946267-4 
3 Book Kumar V, Deshmukh PR. Growth in first year of life – a rural birth cohort from Central India. Saarbrucken. Lambert Academic Publishing. 2014. ISBN: 978-365958-533-3 
  •  Chapter in books/modules:  

Sr No  Type  Particulars 
1 Chapter in a book  Bhalwar R, Deshmukh PR. General Principles of infectious diseases epidemiology. In: Bhalwar R, editor. Textbook of Community Medicine: New Delhi: Waltor Kluwer; 2021. P.611-622
2 Chapter in a book  Bhalwar R, Sujiv A, Deshmukh PR. Surveillance of diseases and national integrated disease surveillance program. In: Bhalwar R, editor. Textbook of Community Medicine: New Delhi: Waltor Kluwer; 2021. P.623-632 
3 Chapter in a book  Vaidya R, Sujiv A, Deshmukh PR. Immunity and immunization. In: Bhalwar R, editor. Textbook of Community Medicine: New Delhi: Waltor Kluwer; 2021. P. 633-650 
4 Chapter in a book  Vaidya R, Bhalwar R, Sujiv A, Deshmukh PR. Disinfection and sterilization. In: Bhalwar R, editor. Textbook of Community Medicine: New Delhi: Waltor Kluwer; 2021. P. 651-660 
5 Chapter in a book  Vaidya R, Deshmukh PR, Kalaiselvi S. Malaria. In: Bhalwar R, editor. Textbook of Community Medicine: New Delhi: Waltor Kluwer; 2021. P. 826-836 
6 Chapter in a book  Bhalwar R, Deshmukh PR. Filariasis. In: Bhalwar R, editor. Textbook of Community Medicine: New Delhi: Waltor Kluwer; 2021. P. 837-840 
7 Chapter in a book  Bhalwar R, Kushwaha AS, Deshmukh PR. Rickettsial diseases. In: Bhalwar R, editor. Textbook of Community Medicine: New Delhi: Waltor Kluwer; 2021. P. 869-875 
8 Chapter in a book  Bhalwar R, Deshmukh PR. Zoonoses. In: Bhalwar R, editor. Textbook of Community Medicine: New Delhi: Waltor Kluwer; 2021. P. 876-882 
9 Chapter in a book  Sujiv A, Deshmukh PR. Pandemic management. In: Bhalwar R, editor. Textbook of Community Medicine: New Delhi: Waltor Kluwer; 2021. P. 1107-1111 
10 Chapter in a book  Deshmukh PR, Narang R, Dongre AR, Behere P. Evaluation of diagnostic tests in absence of gold standard – a special reference to GMHAT. In: Behere P, editor. Mental health training for health professionals: Global mental health assessment tool (GMHAT): Gurgaon: Indian Psychiatric Society; 2017. P. 75-92   
11 Chapter in a book  Tendolkar V, Behere PB, Sebastian T, Sharma V, Deshmukh PR. Validity of Marathi version of Global Mental Health Assessment Tool (GMHAT/PC) for diagnosis of persons with psychiatric illness rural Maharashtra. In: Behere P, editor. Mental health training for health professionals: Global mental health assessment tool (GMHAT). Gurgaon: Indian Psychiatric Society; 2017. P. 23-42 
12 Chapter in a book  Deshmukh PR. Community Doctor. In: Jain AP, editor. Textbook of Family Medicine. 2nd ed. New Delhi. Paras Medical Publisher; 2016. P. 30-39 
13 Chapter in a book  Dongre AR, Deshmukh PR, Garg BS: An approach to hygiene education among rural Indian school going children. In: Health Education in India.  Bhaskaran S & Sumati B, editors. Published by The Icfai University Press. 1st ed. 2008.  
14 Chapter in a book  Deshmukh PR, Dongre AR, Gupta SS, Garg BS: Newly introduced WHO growth standards: implications in large scale demographic surveys and child health programs. In “Advances in Pediatrics – Volume I”. Edited by IC Verma. Published by Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2010  
15 Modules (3) for “Bridge Programme in Community Health for Nurses” by IGNOU  Wrote modules on 1. “Urinary Tract Infection management in Primary Health Care setting”, 2.“Management of Blood disorders in Primary Care Settings” and 3. “Management of Heart Conditions in Primary Care Setting” for 2017 
16 Modules (4) for Post-Graduate Diploma in Applied Epidemiology at NIHFW, New Delhi Wrote modules on 1. “Data Analysis”, 2. “Interpretation of statistical analysis”, 3. “Causality” and 4. “Sampling Techniques”. 2016 
17 Modules (6) for “Health Care – Management Advancement Program”  Worked as a Member of Technical Advisory Group for development of “Health Care – Management Advancement Program” – Health Care Management Modules (Aga Khan Foundation, 1999). The group came out with six modules on Health Care Management in 1999. These are 1. Assessing Information Needs 2. Community Needs Assessment, 3. Work Planning, 4. Surveillance and Monitoring, 5. Quality of Care and Management, and 6. Health Financing and Sustainability.  
18 Chapter in a book  Deshmukh PR, Goyal RC, Khan M. Applied epidemiology: an overview- Social, Clinical, Molecular, Genetic, and Pharmacoepidemiology. In: Goyal RC, editor. General Epidemiology for health Professionals. New Delhi. CBS Publishers; 2021. P. 95-112 

Miscellaneous

  • Executive Editor of All India Journal of Medical Sciences (AIJMS)
  • Secretary of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine – Maharashtra Chapter from 2007-2011
  • Member of ICMR-ICAR Committee for the establishment of the Joint ICMR-ICARMAFSU Zoonoses Centre at Nagpur. Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University.
  • Member of Curriculum Development Committee for Advanced Course on Research Methodology, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik
  • Member-Secretary – Research Committee, MGIMS, Sewagram – 2011 onwards
  • Executive Member IndiaCLEN (2012-2015)  
  • Honorary Member of Editorial Board of Journal:
  • a. ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research
  • b. Nutrition and Metabolic Insights
  • c. Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine
  • Treasurer, Academy of Medical Sciences at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram for 2005-2007`
  • Member of Executive Committee, Academy of Medical Sciences at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram for 2010