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
Always very kind and professional and right to the point.
He's the best dr. I would not go anywhere else
I had an appointment 4/17/24. Dr.Deshmukh was very thorough and explained my options for a knee replacement. I am in good hands.
Absolutely the best. Extremely thorough, takes time to explain, and suggests conservative approaches.
Dr Deshmukh is the best! Very calm, caring and highly skilled. I have had three replacements, two shoulders and one knee, and have had no issues what so ever. I am pain free now and off routine pain meds or NSAIDS. I am a retired nurse and would not go to anyone else. Highly recommend!!
I felt like we were heard. He explained everything clearly and was kind. He showed genuine concern and he had a plan to help my daughter with a shoulder injury.
He’s the best!
The best!
Dr. Deshmukh was my wife's doctor in 2008 an she said he is the best, I now agree!
I saw Dr. Murphy a month ago and he said that I needed my knee so I set up an appointment with Dr. Deshmukh I provided an MRI on my visit to Dr. Murphy and he took another x-ray when I was there now Dr. Deshmukh wants another MRI. So I had one Dr. telling me I needed my knee replaced and the other Dr. telling me I needed an MRI I explained to him that I was in severe pain he did not offer me anything to help the pain except to make an appointment with SOS pain management which will probably be another month. I would not recommend this Dr. Deshmukh to anyone. Joe Kuehl