Background
Akerkar, Shashank Murlidhar was born on January 14, 1977 in Satara, Maharastra, India. Son of Murlidhar Waman and Vidya Murlidhar Akerkar.
Akerkar, Shashank Murlidhar was born on January 14, 1977 in Satara, Maharastra, India. Son of Murlidhar Waman and Vidya Murlidhar Akerkar.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Grant Medical College, Mumbai, India, 2000. Doctor of Medicine in Internal Medicine, Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, 2004.
Research fellow in rheumatology Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College & King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, 2004—2005, lecturer rheumatology & internal medicine, since 2005.
Member of Bone and Joint Decade India (life Late Shree Amrut Mody Unichem–BJD India Research fellow 2003), Indian Rheumatology Association (life Young Scientist award 2004).
Married Prajakti Shashank Dhargalkar, December 24, 2004.