Poornima Deshmukh

Dr. Deshmukh completed her anesthesia training from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in June of 2004. She was the chief resident of the program during her last year of residency. She is board certified in Anesthesiology . Before she came to the United States in 1997, she has completed an anesthesiology residency in India and is board certified in India too. She has been with Liberty Anesthesia since July of 2004 and is the Director of Obstetric Anesthesia at Centrastate Medical Center. Her training emphasized pediatric anesthesia during her training in India as well as in the US. She is known for very good patient care, attention to detail especially in difficult cases and great procedural skills.

Dr. Deshmukh lives in the area with her husband and her two children. Her interests are cooking, dancing, music and most of all, getting involved in her kids' activities.