Nandita Palshetkar

Nandita Palshetkar (born 30 October 1963) is a medical director and IVF & Infertility specialist in India.[1] Dr Nandita Palshetkar is the president of Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) elected in 2019. She is also the 1st vice president of FOGSI.[2][3][4]

Nandita Palshetkar
Born (1963-10-30) 30 October 1963
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
EducationMBBS, MD, FCPS, FICOG
OccupationMedical Director,
Known forIVF & Infertility, President FOGSI
Medical career
Sub-specialtiesIVF & Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Techniques
Websitehttp://www.nanditapalshetkar.com/

Indian television producer, film producer and director Ekta Kapoor successfully get a baby through egg freezing under the consultation of Dr. Nandita Palshetkar.[5][6]

Former Miss world Diana Hayden gave birth to a baby through egg freezing under the consultation of Dr. Nandita Palshetkar.[7][8][9]

She is the IVF and Infertility director at Eight Bloom IVF centers in India including Fortis Bloom IVF Centers (New Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Mumbai), Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre Mumbai,[10] PalshetkarPatil Nursing Home Mumbai, D.Y. Patil Medical College and Sakra World Hospital Bangalore.[11][12]

Dr Nandita is also an invited speaker and faculty since 1994 on various events, hospitals and medical institutions in India.[13][14][15][16]

Early Life & Career

Nandita was born to Patil family in 1963. Her father D.Y. Patil was the governor of Bihar and west Bengal from Nationalist Congress Party. She did her schooling from Hill Grange High School, Mumbai. She was A grade student and her keen interest in athletics and won the best athlete award at the school. She did her MBBS and MD from Grant Medical College, Mumbai.

After her post graduation she further specialized in IVF & Micro-manipulation and PGD from the University of Ghent, Belgium, Alpha School of Embryology Naples, OVERIAN TISSUE FREEZING Copenhagen, Denmark. She researched on various topics of IVF & Infertility during her specialization.[17] Her research also includes Embryo transfer.[18][19]

Contributions (First Time)

Dr Nandita started ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection) for males with low sperm count in 1996 first time in India. She introduced Assisted Laser hatching and blastocyst culture for improving pregnancy rates at the Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, 1998.

She achieved birth by combining Egg donation and Surrogacy i.e. child with 3 mothers in the year 2004. Dr Nandita introduced Spindle view technology to increase ICSI pregnancy rates in 2005 and introduced oocyte freezing & Embryo freezing by vitrification in 2006. She did ovarian tissue freezing for young women undergoing Chemo/radiation in 2007.

Dr Nandita is the very first doctor in India who introduced Intracytoplasmic Morphologically Selected Sperm Injection (IMSI) in 2008 and introduced INVO first time in India, In Vivo Vaginal Culture in 2008.

Nandita Palshetkar did installation of IVF-Metabolomics Machine first time in Asia & Fifth in the World at Lilavati Hospital IVF Centre, Mumbai in 2010. She also introduced Embryoscope at Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai in 2012 and Spindle Check technology in 2017.

Positions held
  • President All India Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AICOG), 2019
  • First vice president of FOGSI in 2011 and President in 2019
  • President of Mumbai Obstetric & Gynaecological Society (MOGS), 2016-2017[20]
  • Immediate Past President of Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists (IAGE), 2017-2018[21]
  • Vice President of ISAR[22]
  • Past Chairman of Maharashtra Chapter of ISAR[23]

Awards & achievements
  • The Economic Times Awards for "Inspiring Gynaecologists of India"– Doctor's Day Conclave June 2018, Hyatt Regency, New Delhi
  • Doctor's Day Award “IMA EMPOWERED WOMEN AWARD” in July 2017 at Chennai.
  • Femina Presents 5th World Women Leadrship Congress & Awards 2018 for “Women Super Achiever Award”, Taj Lands End, Mumbai.
  • India's Most Valuable & Admired Gynecologist 2017[24]
  • The TIMES NETWORK National Award for Outstanding contribution in Healthcare Fertility and IVF, TajLandEnd, Mumbai 2017
  • The Golden Globe Tigers Award 2017 for Outstanding Contribution in Healthcare - Fertility & IVF in Malaysia, 2017[25]
  • Star Group Super Achievers Award for the Best Fertility & IVF Group of the year 2017 at TajLandsEnd, Mumbai 2017.
  • The LRS Asia One “World’s Greatest Leaders 2016-2017 Asia & GCC, Dubai 2017
  • Bharat Gaurav Award 2014 at House of Commons, London[26]
  • Gr8 Women’s Achievers Award in Medical & Health Care 2011[27]
  • BHARAT EXCELLENCE AWARD” & GOLD MEDAL, 2009, at "Economic Growth & National Unity" Conference
  • Kumud Tamaskar Prize, Ovarian Aging, A Ray of Hope, 2003
  • Corrian Award, 1st Runner Up – Minihysteroscopy, 2006
  • Received an award for the best woman achiever in gynecology held by MAYOR OF Mumbai Shraddha Jadhav in 2010

Philanthropy

Dr Nandita Palshetkar is actively involved in Social & Community Services. During her tenure as President of MOGS, she along with the help of the council, has been in charge of organising and executing educational awareness activities for the young, conducting Pap smear Camps across the city, working at a grass root with NGOS such as Salam Balak Trust, and Sneha Foundation.[28]

Nandita has also been actively involved in the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India to provide fixed day assured, comprehensive and quality antenatal care to pregnant women on 9th of every month.[29]

She has been instrumental in organizing various rural health Camps & Organ donation Drives. Her role in the ARMMAN Project in collaboration with ARMMAN in creating programs for antenatal care for pregnant women with HIV.

Dr Nandita supported ‘She’s Ambassador’ Programme 2017 a PVR Nest initiative which was designed to develop leadership skills and increase health awareness among the girls. The program has inspired over 50,000 girls from 50 Schools across Mumbai to bring change within themselves and their communities and act as “Health Ambassadors” for others.[30][31][32][33]

Bibliography
  • Textbook of Hysteroscopy By Nandita Palshetkar, Publisher: JP Medical Ltd, 2013
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  7. "It's commendable that Diana Hayden has come forward to talk about egg freezing: Dr. Nandita Palshetkar". The Indian Express. 13 January 2016.
  8. Sharma, Swati (26 May 2018). "Wait for Mr Right, freeze your eggs". The Asian Age.
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  19. Parihar, Mandakini; Allahabadia, Gautam (2003). Infertility : Principles and Practice. BI Publications Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9788172252045.
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  25. Bhatia, Dr R. L. "The Golden Globe Tigers Awards".
  26. "Bharat Gaurav Award !! Bharat Gaurav Lifetime Achievement Award !! Award Ceremony of Bharat Gaurav !! Bharat Gaurav Award Photos !! Bharat Gaurav Lifetime Achievement Award Photos !! Award Ceremony of Bharat Gaurav Video !!!". LearnDash.
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  32. "MOGS, PVR Nest reach out to 50 BMC schools to train girl students on menstrual health". www.pharmabiz.com.
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