Dr. Ashok Desai is a renowned Orthopedic Surgeon practicing in Pune, India for more than 30 years. He joined Orthopedic Department in J.J. Hospital, Mumbai, a premier institute of India. He received his basic training in Orthopedics under the able guidance of Professor K.S. Masalawala and Professor J.C.N. Joshipura, two of the pioneering Orthopedic Surgeon on India.,He received extensive experience in trauma, correction of congenital deformities & in poliomyelitis. He gained vast experience in treatment of infectious diseases of bones & joints including TB spine. Presently he heads the Department of Orthopedics at Poona Hospital & research center, a recognized Post Graduate teaching Institute and multi-specialty hospital for tertiary care.