birth_place awards spouse article_title name occupation
india padma shri geethanjali ramakant krishnaji deshpande
 ramakant krishnaji deshpande oncologist
ramakant krishnaji deshpande

dr. ramakant krishnaji deshpande is an indian surgical oncologist , known as the pioneer of thoracoscopic surgery at the tata memorial hospital .
the government of india honoured him , in 2014 , with the award of padma shri , the fourth highest civilian award , for his contributions to the fields of medicine .
