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Dr Duru Shah's CV




DR. DURU SHAH

MD, FRCOG FCPS FICS FICOG DGO DFP FICMCH

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CURRENT POSITIONS HELD:-

  • Director :Gynaecworld, the Center for Women’s Health & Fertility.1981 onwards
  • Founder & Managing Trustee: Women’s Empowerment Foundation(WE Foundation) 2014 onwards
  • Founder President:The PCOS Society of India, 2015 onwards
  • Trustee:Mumbai Obstetrics & Gynecology Society(MOGS),2017 onwards.
  • Member: International Advisory Panel: Centre for Research Excellence in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. (CRE-PCOS),2017 onwards.
  • Representative:PCOS Society of India to the Federation of Societies of International Societies of Gynaecological Endocrinology (FISGE) 2017 onwards
  • Chair:Special Interest Group (SIG)on Reproductive Endocrinology & PCOS, Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction(ASPIRE)2018 onwards.
  • International Advisor:Special Interest Group (SIG)“Safety & Quality in ART”(SQART), European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology (ESHRE) 2019 onwards.
  • Chair: Indian “Special Interest Group” American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) 2019 onwards
  • Consultant ObGyn.:Breach Candy Hospital, Jaslok Hospital, Hinduja Healthcare, Mumbai.

PAST POSITIONS HELD: - NATIONAL
  • President:The Mumbai Obstetric & Gynecological Society,(MOGS)2002-2003
  • President:The Federation of Obstetric & Gynecological Societies of India, (FOGSI) 2006 – 2007
  • President: Indian Menopause Society(IMS)2008- 2009
  • Chairman:The Indian College of Obstetrics & Gynecology(ICOG)2009 – 2011
  • Chair: “Violence against Women Cell”, FOGSI 2015- 2017
  • President:Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction(ISAR) 2017-2018
  • Consultant:Obstetrician & GynecologistSir Hurkisondas Hospital & Research Centre

PAST POSITIONS HELD: - INTERNATIONAL:
  • Member: Ethics Committee, International Federation of Gynecology & Obstetrics. (FIGO) 2009-2015.
  • Country Representative:FOGSI to the International Federation of Gynecology & Obstetrics. (FIGO) 2010 – 2012
  • Member: Executive Board of International Menopause Society (IMS)2011- 2019
  • Country Representative:Indian Menopause Society(IMS-India) to Asia Pacific Menopause Federation(APMF) 2012 - 2014
  • Chair:Education Committee of the International Menopause Society(IMS) 2014- 2016
  • Director: Digital EducationInternational Menopause Society (IMS) 2016-2018
  • Country Representative:ISAR to the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE) 2016 – 2018
  • Co-Chair: “IMPART” Educational Program at the International Menopause Society (IMS) 2018 – 2019
  • Scientific Meeting Advisor: Asia Pacific Menopause Federation(APMF) 2018 -2019

TECHNICAL CONSulTANT:
  • Member:Coordinating Committee of Project on Emergency Obstetric Care (EMOC) of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India in collaboration with John Hopkins, USA (JHPIEGO).
  • Member:Technical Committee, National Consultation on RCH-II Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health(ARSH): -
  • Lead for FOGSI: for the Development of Standards and Operational Guidelines” the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of India, in collaboration with WHO and UNFPA.
  • National Convenor:“Accreditation Committee” to develop Accreditation criteria for Maternity Homes/Nursing Homes of FOGSI in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Government of India and World Health Organization(WHO).
  • Member:Technical Advisory Committee of FOGSI to Government of India for “Maternal Mortality” 2010
  • Member: Technical Advisory Committee of the Ferrous Sucrose in Pregnant Anaemic Women in India (FeSPAW) Project, by the Public Health Foundation of India in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Government of India.
  • Member:Guideline Critique Advisory Group, The Foundation for Medical Research(FRCH) UK
  • Member:Ethics committee of Majlis (NGO) for Research on Rape Victim Support Programme

AWARDS

  • “Presidential Recognition Award” from the International Menopause Society (IMS) for her outstanding service to the Society, presented at the 16th World Congress on Menopause, Vancouver, Canada, 2018.
  • “OPPI Recognition Award” by Hon. Minister of State, Smt. Anupriya Patel,for outstanding contribution in the field of women’s health, Delhi, India, July 2018
  • One of the 25 power women on the Marie Claire Influencers list 2013 who have inspired change and are advocates of change, India, 2013.
  • The first and only Indian to receive the prestigious “FIGO-Distinguished Merit Award for service towards women’s health”, from FIGO, Rome, Italy- October 2012
  • Awarded the “Indian Medical Association”(IMA) Award for the valuable contribution to Medical Fraternity, Mumbai, July 2009
  • Awarded the “Top 20 women achievers” of the Indian healthcare award, India, March 2008
  • Awarded the “Honorary Fellowship” of the Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (RCOG), London, UK, November 2008
  • Awarded the prestigious “MOGS- Dr. Saroj Desai Excellence Award” for the year 2007-8 by the Mumbai Obstetrics & Gynecological Society. (MOGS) - 2008
  • MOGS- Dr Ganatra Charitable Medical Centre Award for Contribution to Women’s Health by The Mumbai Obstetric & Gynecological Society (MOGS). 2003

ACADEMICS:

  • “The Obstetrician & Gynecologist” the Journal of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG) London.
  • “Climacteric” – the Journal of the International Menopause Society, since 2010
  • Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences-the Journal of the Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (ISAR)
  • Member of the EDITORIAL Board of "Gynecological and Reproductive Endocrinology and Metabolism" -the ISGE new open-access Journal.
  • She has served as the Editor of the “Journal of Midlife Health” of the Indian Menopause Society during 2012-2014.
  • Lectured extensively both nationally and internationally, created excellent academic programs, for postgraduate students and clinicians in the field of Gynaecological Reproductive Endocrinology and Assisted Reproduction.

Her areas of interest are Assisted Reproduction, Women’s Health and High Risk Pregnancy.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES:

Dr. Shah’s passion has always been to focus on “Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health”. Based on her experience, working on various programs such as Growing Up, Kishori and the STAR program she has been able to bring center stage the importanceof ARSH and got it included inthe school curriculum through the MOHFW, Government of India.She is currently focusing her attention on Gender Violence and Women’s Rights through her own NGO “The Women’s Empowerment Foundation”. Dr. Shah and her team have created a unique App called “Tooshytoask” for adolescents on reproduction and sexual health, which is currently available in 5 languages, free to download on both AppStore and Playstore.

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