Our Doctors
Satyak was founded by doctors. Dr. Ninad Baste visits every working day and supervises the health of every resident.
Dr. Ninad Baste
Founder. Psychiatrist and dementia care consultant
- Qualifications
- MBBS, MD (Psychological Medicine)
- Training
- Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai
A wish to understand patients’ needs during illness, and to help them through it, led Dr. Ninad Baste to specialise in psychiatry after his MBBS. He earned his MD in psychological medicine from Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai. His areas of interest include neurocognitive medicine and counselling, and he is a dementia care consultant in Pune.
He served as President of the Indian Psychiatric Society, Pune Chapter. He has been a postgraduate guide and associate professor at Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, and served on the editorial board of the Annals of Indian Psychiatry, the journal of the society’s West Zone.
At Satyak he visits on all working days, supervises the health of residents and treats dementia and psychological illness.
Dr. Trupti Baste
Co-founder. Leads administration
- Qualifications
- BDS
- Training
- Government Dental College, Mumbai
Dr. Trupti Baste has a deep commitment to working for older people and to making a difference in elder care administration. She looks after the running of Satyak, including administration and accounts, and her aim is to make Satyak a great place to work as well as to live.
Families often mention her by name for the professional and transparent way Satyak is managed.
Dr. Swapnil Deshmukh
Co-founder. Psychiatrist, dementia and geriatric psychiatry
- Qualifications
- MBBS, MD (Psychological Medicine)
- Training
- B.J. Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Pune
- Experience
- More than 15 years
Dr. Swapnil Deshmukh is a psychiatrist in Pune with more than 15 years of experience. A gold medallist through his MBBS, he chose psychiatry for his postgraduate study and earned his MD at B.J. Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Pune.
He works actively in dementia and geriatric psychiatry. He has served as Secretary (2012 to 2013) and President (2017 to 2018) of the Indian Psychiatric Society, Pune Branch, and has contributed research on neurostimulation therapies, new drug evaluation and other areas of psychiatry.
Dr. Swati Deshmukh
Co-founder. Anaesthetist, pain and palliative care
- Qualifications
- MBBS, Diploma in Diabetology
- Training
- B.J. Medical College, Pune
Dr. Swati Deshmukh is an anaesthetist, intensive care consultant and pain therapist, with a special interest in pain management and palliative medicine.
She looks after the medical wellbeing of Satyak’s residents on a daily basis. She loves building relationships with residents and takes great satisfaction in knowing her team is improving their quality of life. One family remembers her for managing their mother-in-law’s diabetes with care and a smile.
The Care Team
Behind the doctors is a team of nurses, attendants, a physiotherapist and kitchen and housekeeping staff. Nurses and attendants are on duty day and night, and attendants are each resident's everyday point of contact.