Vikram Deshpande is a Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and Head of GI & BST Pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Pathology, specializing in gastrointestinal pathology. Deshpande is a prominent voice in global pathology, advocating for equitable WHO tumor classifications that consider resource limitations alongside molecular advances.

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