Dr. Nandita P. Palshetkar

Gynaecology, IVF, Minimal Invasive Surgery( Laproscopic Surgery)

MD, FCPS, FICOG, FRCOG (UK)
• MD (Obstetrics & Gynaecology) – Grant Medical College, Mumbai
• FCPS – College of Physicians & Surgeons, Mumbai
• FICOG – Fellow, Indian College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
• FRCOG (UK) – Fellowship honoris causa, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, London (2021)
• Advanced training in IVF and embryology – University of Ghent (Belgium), Alpha School of Embryology (Naples, Italy), Melbourne IVF (Australia) and Copenhagen (Denmark)

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Experience

35+ years of clinical experience in IVF, reproductive medicine and gynaecological endoscopy
Scientific Director & Head, Bloom IVF Unit, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai
Medical Director, Bloom IVF – 10 centres across India
Pioneered several reproductive technologies in India: ICSI (1996), laser-assisted hatching (1998), Spindle View (2006), oocyte, embryo and ovarian tissue freezing (2007), Embryoscope time-lapse embryo monitoring (2012, first in Asia), IMSI, blastocyst culture, in vivo vaginal culture, metabolomics, non-invasive PGT-A and single-sperm vitrification
Clinical focus: endometriosis, recurrent implantation failure, fertility preservation, PCOS and obesity medicine in reproduction
Delivered 103 orations and more than 1,000 lectures at national and international conferences
Has trained thousands of gynaecologists in IVF and endoscopic surgery

Leadership & Professional Roles

Past President – FOGSI (2019; presidential theme “We for Stree – Safer, Stronger, Smarter”)
Past President – ISAR, IAGE, AMOGS, MOGS and MSR
FOGSI Representative to FIGO; Member, FIGO Committee on Health Systems Strengthening & Respectful Maternal Care
Project Head – FIGO AMPLI-PPHI India project on postpartum haemorrhage prevention
Co-Chair – Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility (REI) Committee, AOFOG
Chair – ISAR Special Interest Group on Fertility Preservation
Member – State Supervisory Board, PCPNDT Committee (Maharashtra)
Member – ROTTO-SOTTO Uterus Transplant Committee
Member – Committee on the ART and Surrogacy Bill
Member – Government of India Committee on Midwifery Care in Childbirth

Areas of Expertise

IVF / ICSI and advanced embryology
Fertility preservation – egg, embryo and ovarian tissue freezing
Endometriosis and adenomyosis-related infertility
Recurrent implantation failure and recurrent pregnancy loss
PCOS, obesity and infertility
Hysteroscopy and laparoscopy
Donor egg and embryo programmes

Awards and Recognition

2024 – Lifetime Achievement Award – IOG Dr. Stya Paul Awards, New Delhi
2024 – ISSRF Lifetime Achievement Award
2024 – BIG IMPACT Award for Contribution to Women’s Health, Mumbai
2023 – Lifetime Achievement Award – IFS Fertivision
2023 – Times Healthcare Leaders Award
2021 – Fellowship honoris causa – Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (FRCOG), London
2021 – Dr. B. N. Purandare Outstanding Service Award – MOGS
2021 – CME Dronacharya Award
2021 – FOGSI Dr. D. C. Dutta Prize
2021 – ICOG Vidya Bhushan Award
2020 – Golden AIMS Award
2019 & 2020 – CSR Award for Women & Child Health
2019 – Inspiring Gynaecologist of West India – ET Health
2019 – IMA Award for Contribution to the Medical Field
2019 – CME Excellence Educator Award
2019 – Felicitation by the Municipal Corporation for social health campaigns
2018 – Women Super Achiever Award – Femina
2018 – Empowered Women Award – IMA
2018 – Inspiring Gynaecologists of India – The Economic Times
2014 – Bharat Gaurav Award – House of Commons, London
2013 – Frost & Sullivan Best IVF Service Provider Company of the Year, India – awarded to Bloom IVF

Research and Publications

Author of more than 100 research papers and book chapters, and editor of 25 books in obstetrics, gynaecology, endoscopy and assisted reproduction.
Selected Publications:

Oocyte cryopreservation – current scenario and future perspectives: a narrative review. Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. 2021;14(4).
First live birth after single-sperm freezing with a novel sperm vitrification device (Sperm VD). Indian Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 2021;11(1).
Successful outcome in a patient with recurrent implantation failure using non-invasive PGT-A. Polymorphism. 2021;7.
Return to ART practice: the post-coronavirus disease era. Journal of Reproductive Healthcare and Medicine. 2021;2(Suppl 1):S2–S6.
Comparative analysis of surgically retrieved sperm in obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia treated for infertility. Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. 2020;13(3):201–208.
Oocyte vitrification: a comparative analysis between fresh and cryopreserved oocytes in an oocyte donation programme. Fertility & Reproduction. 2020;2(1):9–13.
Hysteroscopic metroplasty in women with primary infertility and septate uterus: reproductive performance after surgery. Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2012.
Intracytoplasmic morphologically selected sperm injection (IMSI) vs ICSI: a retrospective analysis. International Journal of Infertility and Fetal Medicine. 2011.
Metformin throughout pregnancy in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: safety and advantages. International Journal of Infertility and Fetal Medicine. 2011.
Prognostic factors affecting success of oocyte donation. Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. 2009.
Selected Books (Editor / Co-editor)
Palshetkar’s Textbook of Hysteroscopy (Jaypee, 2015)
Smart Obstetrics and Gynaecology Handbook (Jaypee, 2016)
Labour Room Protocols (Jaypee, 2017)
Textbook of IUI & ART (Jaypee, 2015) – Co-editor
FOGSI Focus on Recent Advances in Infertility (2021) – prize-winning FOGSI publication
Dasgupta’s Recent Advances in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Volume 15 – Editor
Series Editor, FOGSI Manuals – Hysteroscopy, Laparoscopy, Adolescent Gynaecology, Operative Delivery, Imaging, and others

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