Consultant obstetrician and gynecologist, India

“I stand for and believe in accessible, quality reproductive health care for all women. I aim to break the stigma around female health by advocating an inclusive and open practice of obstetrics and gynecology.”

Areas of expertise

Obstetrics
Gynecology
Infertility
Laparoscopic surgery

Career

Kanaiya Clinic – Consultant
Consultant obstetrician and gynecologist at clinics in Mumbai, India
Surya Hospital – Visiting consultant
Premaa – Founder
AlphaMD – Chief medical consultant and advisor, 2022–2024
Savage – Chief medical officer, 2022–2023
Dr. N.Y. Tasgaonkar Institute of Medical Science – Senior registrar, obstetrics and gynecology, 2022
D.Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre – Senior registrar, obstetrics and gynecology, 2021

Education

Society of Critical Care Medicine – Fellowship in fundamental critical care in obstetrics, 2023
World Laparoscopy Hospital – Fellowship in minimal access surgery, 2021
Eva Women’s Hospital – Advanced fellowship in minimal access surgery, 2022
World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons – Fellowship in minimal access surgery, 2021
D. Y. Patil University, School of Medicine – Master of Science in obstetrics and gynecology, 2018–2021
D. Y. Patil University, School of Medicine – MBBS, 2012–2018

Academic memberships

Member of the World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons
Member of Mumbai Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society Youth Council
Member of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India

Awards and achievements

The Mumbai Obstetric & Gynecological Society – H. Desa Award for best thesis, 2022
Journal of MAR Gynecology and Urology – Board of editors
South Asian Medical Students Association – Member of advisory panel
Speaker and chairperson at various national and international gynecology conferences
Organized camps and developed protocols for public health programs to screen and treat malnutrition in school children at Shindewadi BMC School and other municipal schools across Mumbai, India

Appearances and publications in other media

The Swaddle,

06 Sep 2021

How Social and Medical Biases Keep Low‑Income Indian Women from Getting Postpartum Mental Health Care

The Swaddle,

01 Jun 2022

The Issue with Seeing PCOS as Just a ‘Period Problem’

NSS IIT Patna,

08 Dec 2021

Guest Lecture by Dr. Esha Chainanai: NSS IITP Guest Lecture #1

Tinder,

28 Mar 2024