After graduating as Valedictorian of his class at the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, Dr. Deshmukh went on to complete his undergraduate degree with honors at Harvard University. He attended Cornell University Medical College, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. As a medical student, he became interested in the field of Radiation Oncology, and spent time during his vacations in Jacksonville with Drs Paryani, Wells, and Johnson. He ultimately completed his residency in Radiation Oncology at Stanford University Medical Center, California.

Dr. Deshmukh's clinical interests include lymphomas, breast cancer, and head and neck cancer, and Gamma Knife therapy for brain neoplasms. He is Chairman of the Radiation Oncology Department at Baptist Medical Center and is a Clinical Instructor involved in teaching residents in the Mayo Clinic Radiation Oncology residency program. He is a member of the Duval County Medical Society, Florida Medical Association and the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, and is Board Certified in Radiation Oncology.
After work, Dr. Deshmukh enjoys tennis, sailing, jogging, and music, and sharing time with his medically oriented family: His father practices neurology and his mother is an anesthesiologist in private practice. Even his siblings could not avoid the medical "bug": Abhijit's two younger brothers have completed their M.D.'s at Harvard Medical School as well! His younger brother Rahul also returned to Jacksonville after his training and is a local orthopedic surgeon.