Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad is an Indian politician and retired pediatric surgeon.

[5] Karad was born in Chikhali, Latur district, Maharashtra on 16 July 1956.

His father was Kishan Rao and his mother was Gayabai Kishanrao Karad.

[6] Karad provided emergency medical aid to a passenger suffering from vasovagal syncope while flying onboard IndiGo Flight 171 from Delhi to Mumbai on 16 November 2021.

[9][10] Karad, and another member of Parliament Subhash Bhamre, again provided emergency medical aid to a passenger while flying onboard Air India Flight 443 from Delhi to Aurangabad on 17 June 2022.