Name: Dr. Nandita Palshetkar
Qualification: MBBS, MD - Obstetrics & Gynaecology, FCPS - Mid. & Gynae, Fellow of Indian College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FICOG)
Designation: Gynecologist
Experience: 35+ years
Services: In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Caesarean Section (C Section), IUI: (Intrauterine Insemination), IVF: (In Vitro Fertilization), ICSI: (Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection)
Dr. Nandita Palshetkar is among the pioneers of IVF specialists in India who specializes in ART (Assistive Reproductive Technologies) and has helped more than 25,000 hopeful parents achieve their goal of becoming parents. She has been accredited with an IVF success rate of 35-45% in cycles initiated in women under 35.
She combines her high level of knowledge and medical expertise with the most sophisticated IVF treatment-related technology to increase the success rates in Infertility treatments.
She also provides treatments for uterine issues, and surgeries fibroid removal, Hysterectomy, gallbladder surgery in pregnancy, etc.
Dr. Nandita Palshetkar understands that parenthood is a dream of countless individuals and couples, and sometimes they cannot realize it due to various conditions or limitations. This is why she regularly organizes training camps to impart her knowledge and skills to doctors all over India. She has trained more than 5000 gynecologists in infertility management over the last 15 years.
She is also passionate about learning new treatments and more advanced technologies in the IVF domain so that she can continue honing her specialty and helping as many people achieve their dream of parenthood as possible.
Education & Fellowships
- MBBS - Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai, 1985
- MD - Obstetrics & Gynaecology - University of Mumbai, Mumbai, 1993
- FCPS - Mid. & Gynae - College of physicians and Surgeons Mumbai, 1993
- Fellow of Indian College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FICOG) - Indian College of Obstretrics and Gynaecology, 1995
Additional Ongoing medical education
- IVF & Micromanipulation Training at the University of Ghent - Belgium, 1989.
- Alpha School of Embryology - Naples, Italy, 1999.
- IVF & ICSI Training at Melbourne IVF Centre - Australia, 2001.
- Observer, Department of Genetics, UZ Ghent - Belgium, 1995.
- Participant in Embryology Workshop Annual ESHREE Conference - Vienna, Austria, 2002.
- Workshop on Gynae Oncology – Monaghan, Ireland 3 days, 1993.
- Training in USG & FHR Monitoring Wadia Hospital - Mumbai, 1993.
- Training in Cytology Cama Hospital – Mumbai, 1993.
- Endoscopy workshop HN Hospital & The Royal Free Women’s Hospital, 1994.
- Ovarian Tissue Freezing in Copenhagen with Dr. Claus Anderson, Dec'06.
- Vitrification workshop at Prague.
- Training in Ultrasonography & Foetal Heart Rate Monitoring, Wadia Hospital - Mumbai.
- Workshop on Gynaecological Oncology, KEM Hospital - Mumbai.
- Workshop on Endoscopy conducted at the 1993 World Congress on Endoscopy.
- Workshop on Breast Feeding, LT Medical College – Mumbai, 1993.
- Public forum 2003 organized by Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh - Maturtavcha Aadunik Kalpana
Expertise
Dr. Nandita is highly proficient in the following treatments and procedures:
| In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) | Intra-Uterine Insemination (IUI) | Artificial Insemination | Caesarean Section (C Section) | ICSI: (Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection) | Embryo freezing |
| Egg and Embryo Donation | Assisted Laser Hatching | Blastocyst Culture | Surrogacy | IMSI | Cryopreservation |
| Ovarian Tissue Bank | Embryoscope | Oocyte Freezing | Laparoscopic Surgery (Obs & Gyn) | LAH | PESA |
| TESA | Myomectomy | Hysterectomy (Abdominal/Vaginal) | Laparotomy for Ovarian Tumors | Reproductive Surgery | ERA |
Contributions to creating a pool of IVF specialists in India
- Trained over 1500 Gynecologist in the area of Assisted Reproductive Technology (IVF treatment and other methods of helping couples achieve pregnancy)
- Organized First Indo-Italian Workshop on Advanced Infertility Management, 1999 (Creating international awareness and expertise in IVF treatments)
- ART 2000 -Second Indo-Italian Workshop on Advanced Infertility Management, 2000 (Regular interaction with experts worldwide on IVF treatments)
- ART 2001 -Third Indo-Italian Workshop on Advanced Infertility Management, 2001 (Regular discussions, training, and feedback on the subject of IVF treatments)
- Third Indo-German workshop on ART, Mumbai, 2002 (IVF doctor in Mumbai trained IVF doctors in Europe)
- International Congress on Infertility, FOGSI-MOGS, IUI, 2003 (exchange of ideas on various subjects related to infertility management and IVF treatments)
- Workshop - Bruno, Aby Lewin, Gunasheela, Himanshu (a team of dedicated IVF researchers in Mumbai)
- World Congress on Practical Infertility Management & Human Reproduction: Organizing Secretary, 2004 (Administrative role in IVF treatment seminars)
- International Conference on Applied endocrinology, drugs & instrumentation, Goa, Chairperson, Scientific Committee' 04 (Not just IVF treatments but a more comprehensive range of contributions)
- Organizing secretary of Update on Infertility, MOGS, 2005 (Administrative and research contributions continue)
- Organized Perinatology workshop for FOGSI, talk on Evidence-based management of Preterm Labour (Not just inducing pregnancy but managing it to the conclusion)
Experience
Dr. Nandita Palshetkar has over 37 years of expertise as an infertility specialist. She is an infertility specialist consultant at:
- Lilavati Hospital And Research Centre
- Bloom IVF Centre - Fortis Hospital, Mohali
- Bloom IVF Center, Bangalore
- Babies And Us Fertility IVF Centre, Opera House, Mumbai
- Babies And Us Fertility IVF Centre, Bandra West, Mumbai
- Fortis Bloom IVF Centre, Fortis Memorial Research, Gurgaon
- Fortis Bloom IVF Centre, Fortis Lafemme Hospital, Delhi
- Bloom IVF Centre, Bandra West, Mumbai
Achievements
- Established assisted laser hatching in India in 1998.
- Credited with the first laser-hatched twins in India.
- Achieved pregnancy in a 60-year-old woman in 2000, the oldest woman to achieve pregnancy in India.
- Achieved pregnancy for a woman using the sperm of her hemiplegic husband (paralyzed).
- Delivered the first baby in India with three mothers - i.e. with help of a test-tube baby and surrogacy techniques.
- Established the spindle view technology in India to prevent damage to the genes during test-tube baby procedures.
- Launched the first egg and ovarian tissue bank in India.
- Established IMSI (Intracytoplasmic Morphologically Selected Sperm Injection) - a new technology for improving results in Male Infertility, for the first time in India.
