Dr. Rahul Deshmukh is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, advanced arthroscopy, minimally invasive joint replacement and trauma. He has experience as the assistant physician for the Boston Celtics and the team physician for the Jacksonville Icemen hockey team.
Dr. Rahul Deshmukh is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, advanced arthroscopy, minimally invasive joint replacement and trauma. He has experience as the assistant physician for the Boston Celtics and the team physician for the Jacksonville Icemen hockey team.
Dr. Rahul Deshmukh is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, advanced arthroscopy, minimally invasive joint replacement and trauma. Dr. Deshmukh received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. During his time there, he served as the assistant physician for the Boston Celtics. As a Jacksonville native, Dr. Deshmukh is proud to bring his expertise as a nationally recognized orthopedic surgeon to his local community. He is the current Chief of Orthopedics and Director of Orthopedic Center of Excellence for St. Vincent’s Southside. He also serves as the team physician for the Jacksonville Icemen hockey team.
When he’s not in the office he enjoys many outdoor activities including windsurfing, skydiving, water skiing, sailing, and scuba diving. He also loves to travel the world and learn new languages; he’s currently proficient in Spanish, French, Marathi, and Hindi.
Specialties
Total Shoulder Replacement
Total Hip Replacement
Total Knee Replacement
Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Arthroscopic Meniscectomy
Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction
Arthroscopic Labral Repair – Shoulder
Orthobiologics
Education
Doctor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School 1993-1997
(Boston, Massachusetts)
Bachelor of Science
Biomedical and Electrical Engineering, Duke University 1989-1993
(Durham, North Carolina)
Training
Otto E. Aufranc Fellow, New England Baptist Hospital August 2003 – July 2004 (Boston, Massachusetts)
Sports Medicine Fellow, New England Baptist Hospital February 2003 – July 2003 (Boston, Massachusetts)
Chief Resident/Trauma Fellow, Harvard/Brigham and Women’s Hospital July 2002 – December 2002 (Boston, Massachusetts)
Resident, Harvard Combined Orthopedic Surgery Program July 1997 – June 2002 (Boston, Massachusetts)
Certifications
Medical Doctors License, State of Florida
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
American Board of Medical Specialties
Subspecialty, Sports Medicine
The Deshmukh Team
Ryan Sutton, PA‑C
Brian Tardiff, PA‑C
He's so kind, a great surgeon also!
His ratings from countless patients are top notch and he met my every expectation. Kind, professional, patient, communicative and thorough. I feel lucky to have him as my doctor.
Dr Deshmukh listened to what I had to say about my concerns and condition and was empathic and we both agreed on a treatment that suited me personally.
Excellent care
Very detailed and informative as well as being very kind
The kindest, unjudgemental, professional , very educated knows so Much and doesn't hurry to do unnecessary surgery. I am grateful
Great Dr!
One of the Best Dr’s I have ever been to…so professional.
A talented surgeon and compassionate human! He's the best!
Was very caring. Did great job on this surgery.