Mahesh Shriram Deokar, B.V.Sc. & A.H., M.V.Sc
Associate Professor of Anatomy
Biography
Dr. Mahesh Shriram Deokar received his BVSc & AH (DVM) degree in 2001 and Master’s in veterinary Anatomy, MVSc, in 2004 from Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai, India. Dr. Deokar is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Anatomy from St. Georges University, School of Graduate Studies.
Since 2005, Dr. Deokar is a full-time faculty member of School of Veterinary Medicine and now serving as Associate Professor of Anatomy. Earlier, he worked with Vista Processed Foods Pvt. Ltd. as a Quality Assurance Officer for poultry health and poultry processing for one and a half year.
Dr. Deokar started his research as a master’s student and performed Gross anatomical, histological and histochemical studies. His Master’s research is on “Prenatal development of the female reproductive organs of the sheep.” He is currently working on the reproductive biology of the mongoose with his Ph.D. research project on Male reproductive organs. Dr. Deokar is also a member of the group which has its primary research focus on Reproductive Biology of the Birds and Reptiles and involved in other departmental projects.
Contact Information
Areas of Interest
- Gross Anatomy
- Developmental Anatomy
- Histomorphology
- Electron Microscopy
- Cytoskeletal proteins
- Histochemistry and Immunohistochemistry
- Reproductive Biology
- Spermatogenesis
- Spermiogenesis
Affiliations
- World Association of Veterinary Anatomists (WAVA)
- American Association of Veterinary Anatomists (AAVA)
- American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
- Registered veterinary practitioner - Maharashtra State veterinary council, affiliated to Veterinary Council of India.
Selected Publications
- Aire TA, ; du Plessis L, Rennie E, Gupta SK, Deokar MS, Spermatid differentiation, with particular reference to acrosomogenesis, in the passeridan bird, Carib grackle (Quiscalus lugubris)
- Aire TA, du Plessis L, Deokar MS, Rennie E, Gupta SK, Structural features of the spermatozoon of a passeridan bird, the Carib grackle, Quiscalus lugubris. Tissue and Cell 49 (2017) 233–238
- O’Connell K, Chikweto A, Tiwari KP, Deokar MS, and Sharma RN, Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in donkeys (Equus asinus) from Grenada, West Indies. Journal of Animal Research: v.6 n.3, (2016) 371-377.
- Ozegbe PC, Aire TA, Deokar MS, The cytoskeletal proteins in the contractile tissues of the testis and its excurrent ducts of the passerine bird, Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus). Tissue and Cell 44 (2012) 22–31O’Connell K, Chikweto A, Tiwari KP, Deokar MS, and Sharma RN, Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in donkeys (Equus asinus) from Grenada, West Indies. Journal of Animal Research: v.6 n.3, (2016) 371-377.
- Chikweto A, Kumthekar S, Tiwari K, Nyack B, Deokar MS, Stratton G, Macpherson CNL, Sharma RN, and Dubey JP, Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Pigs, Sheep, Goats, and Cattle From Grenada and Carriacou, West Indies. J. Parasitol., 97(5), 2011, pp. 950–951
- Deokar MS, Dhande PL, Patil AD, Gaikwad SA, Histomorphological and Histochemical changes in the Ovary and Oviduct in Prenatal Sheep (Ovis aries) Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy 17(1 & 2): June and December 2005.
- Deore RP, Patil AD, Dhande PL, Gaikwad SA, Thakur PN, and Deokar MS, Comparative Histomorphological Studies on the Tongue in Indian Goat. Journal of Bombay Veterinary College. 10 (1 & 2) (2002) 19 – 22.
Selected Projects
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