Associate Editor
Dr. Vijay Deshmukh, Director, Deshmukh Institute of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Aurangabad, one of its kinds in the country. Formerly as an Associate Professor & Head of the Department Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College & Hospital, Aurangabad-431001 and Professor & Head, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, YCDental college, Ahmednagar, MS, India Currently Dr.Viay Deshmukh is giving his services as a Professor & Head, Department of Dentistry, Indian Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Badnapur, Jalna, MS,India He having Academic excellence of about 24year’s, a renowned academician and gold medalist of Bombay University, India In 1990 he had Master in Dental Surgery (Oral & Maxillofacial surgery) from Bombay University, during graduation he was recipient of Dr. S.H. SHETH MEMORIAL AWARD and Dr. KEKI MISTRY AWARD of International College of Dentist. A landmark achievement in year 1997, received International Fellowship of JAPAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION for study in MICROVASCULAR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, at Shizuoka City Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan for the period of 3 months. In 1997 he was awarded with T C WHITE VISITING SCHOLARSHIP OF ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS OF GLASGOW for study in MICROVASCULAR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY which was carried out at prestigious Canniesburn Hospital, Scotland, Glasgow for the period of 3 months and honored as a VISITING SCHOLAR of Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow. Dr.Viay Deshmukh has more than 47 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PAPERS, delivered 154 Guest Lectures & KEY Note Addresses, at State, National & International level, including faculty of ENT, General Surgery and Plastic Surgery. In 2002 delivered oration at the 1st annual meeting of the Sri Lanka Association of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery held in Kandy. Sri Lanka. He is four times recipient of best scientific paper award at the annual national conference of the Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons of India. Dr. Deshmukh had written a chapter on “Odontogenic Infections of Head & Neck” in a textbook of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery edited by Vinod Kapoor. His areas of interest are oral Cancer, Head & Neck Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr.Vijay Deshmukh is Life member of Indian Dental Association, Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons of India and Indian Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery. He is also annual member of International Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons.
