Rajesh R Deshmukh is a Consultant Eye Surgeon with Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. He completed his Ophthalmology training from Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and University Eye Hospital in Bristol. He later undertook a sub-speciality fellowship in the field of cataract surgery from Moorfields Eye Hospital London and in the field of retinal disorders from the University Eye Hospital in Bristol.

Mr Deshmukh is an expert cataract surgeon and has trained many Ophthalmologists in cataract surgery since 2013. Being a high volume cataract surgeon, he performs more than 1000 cataract surgeries annually with complication rate (PCR) less than 0.5% as opposed to 2%, which is a national benchmark.

He also specialises in medical retinal disorders and has lead the diabetic retinopathy services for Moorfields at Darent Valley hospital in Kent.

Mr Deshmukh has worked as a facilitator for the World Health Organisation (WHO) and conducted teaching workshops in four of the five regions in Sultanate of Oman. He has also worked as research investigator in various trials conducted on Cataract Surgery and Medical Retina and has published his work in high impact peer reviewed journals, including the AJO, JCRS, MEACO and EYE.