Bengaluru, July 07: Supertails, India’s comprehensive pet care platform, today announced the appointment of Dr. Prathmesh Deshmukh as its Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO). Dr. Deshmukh will lead clinical training, define standards of care, and drive the medical vision behind Supertails’ rapidly growing network of clinics across the country ensuring that pet parents receive the same rigorously trained, consistent standard of veterinary care no matter which Supertails clinic they walk into, in any city.
Dr. Deshmukh brings over 15 years of clinical and academic experience in veterinary neurology and neuroimaging. A graduate of Bombay Veterinary College, he trained further at the University of Sydney and the European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies (ESAVS). In 2014, he co-founded Acumed Veterinary Specialty with his wife, Dr. Deepti Deshpande – India’s first and only AiCVIM Cardiology Diplomate building it into a practice that combined specialist neurology referrals including MRI-led diagnostics and advanced procedures with everyday veterinary care such as vaccinations, check-ups and surgery, all under one roof.
He has been Lead Speaker at the Indian Society of Veterinary Medicine (ISVM) Conference and Co-Investigator on the Indian Canine Epilepsy Project with North Carolina State University. He is also the co-founder of “Antibiotic Vigilantes,” an initiative raising antibiotic resistance awareness among Indian veterinary professionals.
Dr. Deshmukh first engaged with Supertails as a consultant, training the clinical team, before taking on a deeper role structuring its healthcare division. As CVO, his mandate is to build a uniform standard of care across every Supertails clinic and design the clinical protocols underpinning the company’s expansion into new cities.
Speaking on his appointment, Dr. Prathmesh Deshmukh, Chief Veterinary Officer, Supertails, said: “I’d rather build veterinarians than simply employ them. A place that looks after its doctors will always look after its patients better, and this role gives me the scale to shape how medicine is practised across every Supertails clinic. Making excellent, consistent care the default rather than the exception.”
Vineet Khanna, Co-founder, Supertails, said: “For a pet parent, the hardest part of an emergency isn’t finding a clinic, it’s not knowing what kind of care they’ll get once they’re inside it. Dr. Prathmesh has spent over a decade building and mentoring in veterinary neurology, and more recently helping us structure our clinical teams. With him defining our protocols and training every veterinarian who wears a Supertails badge, a pet parent can walk into any Supertails clinic, in any city, and trust that their pet will get the same rigorous, fear-free standard of care. As we grow beyond Bengaluru, that trust is non-negotiable.”