About

A paediatrician who kept following the problem past the bedside

Dr Satish Deopujari has practised paediatrics in Nagpur for over three decades, but his work has never stayed inside a clinic. A recurring frustration with imported, expensive respiratory equipment led him into ventilator design; a need to teach faster led him into mobile apps; a concern for rural infant mortality led him into public health campaigns. Today he holds academic, clinical and engineering titles simultaneously — and treats them as one continuous practice rather than three separate careers.

He is Director of Shree Child Clinics in Dhantoli, Professor Emeritus at Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, and Adjunct Professor of Practice in Mechanical Engineering at VNIT Nagpur — a combination that reflects the interdisciplinary approach behind PranaSetO₂, the Oxygen Helmet and the Lung Museum.

Education

M.B.B.S. (Hons), Nagpur University
M.D. Paediatrics, Nagpur University
D.C.H., Nagpur University — University Topper
MNAMS, National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Current Portfolios

Director, Shree Child Clinics, Dhantoli, Nagpur
Professor Emeritus, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur
Adjunct Professor of Practice (Mechanical Engineering), V.N.I.T. Nagpur
Adjunct Professor (Paediatrics & Respiratory Physiology), DMIHER Nagpur
President, Society of Paediatric Cardiac Critical Care, PGI Chandigarh

Hon. Director, Centre of Excellence (AI in Medicine & Applied Computing), DMIMS Nagpur
Director Academics, Nelson Mother & Child Care Hospital, Nagpur
Member, Planning & Monitoring Board, D.Y. Patil Education Society
Editorial Board, Journal of PICC India & Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Member, Editorial Committee, RUHS (Rajasthan University of Health Sciences)

Career Timeline

Selected milestones

1998–2000
Founder Chairman, National Paediatric Intensive Care Chapter
Also President, IAP Nagpur (1998–99) and Chairman, ISCCM Nagpur (1998–2000).
1999
Founding the first national PICC conference
Kicked off the annual Pediatric Critical Care conference cycle and the state PICC chapters that followed it.
2010
Arya Charitable Trust & First National Sepsis Conference
Co-founded ACT as chief advisor; organised India's first conference dedicated to paediatric sepsis.
2014
MEMS pressure sensor with BITS Pilani
Presented at the ASME World Congress of Mechanical Engineering, Houston.
2016
Lifetime Achievement Award, Pediatric Intensive Care Chapter (IAP)
Also delivered talks at Johns Hopkins Baltimore and KK Hospital Singapore around this period.
2019
President's Award, NNF India
Delivered the oration at the NNF national conference, Bengaluru.
2021
PM Udani Award & Maharashtra IAP Lifetime Achievement Award
2023
Biomedical Engineer of Indian PICU
1st Youth National Paediatric Intensive Care Conference. First Lung Museum opens at DMIMS.
2024
Global Nagpur Award & "Innovation of 2024," Norfolk
Hosted by Michigan Children's Hospital, Norfolk General Hospital and Johns Hopkins in the USA.
2025
Special Presidential Excellence Award, PEDICON 2025
Plus two new patents granted, including a Peak Inspiratory Pressure measurement method that won first prize in the USA.