Dr. Neeraj Deshpande is an outstanding academician and an astute clinician in the specialty of Periodontology working as Professor in Department of Periodontology, K.M.Shah Dental College, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara. He has more than 16 years of Clinical and Academic Experience. He has completed his Masters in Dentistry from Prestigious Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal. He is also MBA in Hospital Administration and Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Law and Ethics. He has recently completed PhD in Education from Navrachana University. He has won various awards and accolades for his clinical work, academic excellence and research. Ile has lectured extensively at various national and international levels on. Ile has more than 60 publications in national and international journals to his credit. He is member of various professional bodies and currently serving as treasurer of Indian Society of Periodontology. He is on Editorial and Review board of various national and international journals.