About Nova IVF

Dr Pallavi Agarwal is an Infertility and IVF Specialist with over 9 years of experience in treating couples with fertility issues and 15+ yrs of experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. She is a skilled endoscopic surgeon and has performed over 1500 surgeries. Dr Pallavi has been handling high risk pregnancy patients and has over 500 vaginal hysterectomy cases during her OBG stint. As an academician she has trained postgrad and fellowship students in various fertility procedures and surgeries. She has been a faculty in various conferences and was also a Teacher of FNB program in Bansal Hospital, Bhopal. She has been an associate professor since 2013 in SAIMS, Indore.

1. Ovarian Calcification Mimicking Vesicle Calculus, Pallavi Agrawal, Pratibha Singh, Santosh Kumar Agrawal, Neeta Natu, Kamal Malukani- Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences/ Volume 2/ Issue 17/ April 29, 2013 Page-2929
2. Hysteroscopic diagnosis and successful management of an acquired uterine arteriovenous malformation by percutaneous embolotherapy. J Midlife Health. 2013 Jan-Mar; 4(1): 57–59.
3. Bladder neck leiomyoma presenting with acute retention of urine in an elderly female- J Midlife Health. 2014 Jan-Mar; 5(1): 45–48.
4. Multiple giant cervical polyps: a case report with literature review- Indian journal of basic and applied medical research; June 2014vol-3, issue-3, P.338-343
5. Body Mass Index and Its Role in Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy- International Scholarly Research Notices - Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 787604, 5 pages
6. is farming a occupational hazard for severe male factor infertility – original article – Indian journal of basic and applied medical research June 2016 vol 5 issue 3 p 372-376
7. Perinatal outcome in assisted reproductive pregnancies: comparative analysis of reduced verses unreduced gestation. International journal of reproductive medicine vol 2016 article ID 7404609, 6 pages
8. Pregnancy Predictors after Intrauterine Insemination in Cases of Unexplained Infertility: A Prospective Study.Ishita Ganguly,1 Aparna Singh,1 Shilpa Bhandari,1 Pallavi Agrawal,1 and Nitika Gupta1.Volume 2016 |Article ID 5817823 |https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/5817823.
9. Gupta N, Bhandari S, Agrawal P, Ganguly I, Singh A. Effect of endometrial cavity fluid on pregnancy rate of fresh versus frozen in vitro fertilization cycle. Journal of human reproductive sciences. 2017 Oct;10(4):288.
10. Singh A, Bhandari S, Agrawal P, Gupta N, Munaganuru N. Use of clomiphene-based stimulation protocol in oocyte donors: a comparative study. Journal of human reproductive sciences. 2016 Jul;9(3):159.
11. Bhandari S, Singh A, Agrawal P, Ganguli I. Findings in diagnostic laparoscopy in patients with unexplained infertility. Fertility Science and Research. 2015 Jan 1;2(1):29.12
12. Agrawal SK, Chipde SS, Agrawal P. Laparoscopic heminephrectomy in non-functioning right moiety of a horseshoe kidney: Technical challenges and method to deal with. Journal of natural science, biology, and medicine. 2014 Jul;5(2):491.13 –
13. Bhandari S, Ganguly I, Agrawal P, Bhandari S, Singh A, Gupta N. Comparative analysis of perinatal outcome of spontaneous pregnancy reduction and multifetal pregnancy reduction in triplet pregnancies conceived after assisted reproductive technique. Journal of human reproductive sciences. 2016 Jul;9(3):173.
14. Agrawal P, Dhengle S, Chittawar PB. Preoperative Predictive Factors in Cervical Cerclage: Our-Experience. Indian Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2021 Oct 28;11(3).

Dr. Abhinay Singh Sengar has over 7+Yrs of experience in OBG and Fertility Medicine. He has Performed over 300 ovum pickups and Embryo transfers. His areas of interest include Male Infertility, Repeated Implantation Failure and Repeated Pregnancy Loss, PCOS, Hysteroscopic and Laparoscopic surgeries. He formulates treatment plan for couples seeking fertility treatment to ensure a positive outcome.

Dr. Aindri Sanyal is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility East, Uttam Kumar Sarani, Kolkata. She entered the field of Gynecology and Obstetrics in 2004 and has more than 11 years of experience as an IVF Specialist.

Passionate and determined about Artificial Reproductive Technology, she has been consistently performing around 15 to 20 IVF cycles every month.

Publications

• Presented a poster on "Could Oxidative Stress Be Responsible for Poor Oocyte Competence in Women with Polycystic Ovaries" at the Annual Conference Of American Society Of Reproductive Medicine during FNB training (2009)

Dr. Ajantha Boopathi is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility, Anna Nagar, Chennai. She has an experience of 14 years in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is trained in reproductive medicine in the UK. She has worked at the London Womens’s Clinic, a leading fertility clinic in the UK.

With an overall experience of 5 years in treating fertility her areas of interest include male infertility, recurrent IVF failure and enabling women with poor ovarian reserve to conceive using their own eggs when possible.

Also interested in teaching she is a MRCOG part 3 clinical skills course faculty. She also helps the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to facilitate the MRCOG part 3 course regularly.

Publications

• Boopathi A, Kushtagi P. HELLP Syndrome in a Government District Hospital on the west coast in south India. International Journal of Biomedical Research 2014; 5 (7): 446-449.
• Boopathi A, Nayak SR,Rao A , Rao B. Oxytocin versus Methylergometrine in the Active management of third stage of Labour. Open Journal Obstet Gynecol 2014; 4:666-671.

Dr. Akash Surana completed his M.S from PDVVPF’s Medical College, MUHS university, Nasik, was the topper in that. After completing M.S, he completed his FNB in Reproductive Medicine for which he had secured an All India rank of 10 in the entrance exam for same. After which he got trained in Laparoscopy by doing a fellowship program. He has worked as an Independent Infertility Consultant in various cities which includes Pune, Bangalore and in Mumbai. He has won many awards for his paper and poster presentation in national and international conferences and also has articles published in renowned journals. He is extremely passionate about his work. He is a member of IAGE and ISAR. His dedication to patient care & health and his passion for work has earned immense popularity among his patients.

Dr. Ambika Devi completed her MBBS from the prestigious Stanley Medical College Chennai. She went on to pursue her MS(OBG) from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka. An illustrious student she was awarded Dr. Chandrashekara Muralidhar Gold Medal for proficiency in Clinical Surgery and Lt. Col. V. Mahadevan Memorial Gold Medal for proficiency in Surgery in Feb 2005. She stood 1st in her Post-graduate exam in KMC, Manipal. She later specialized in reproductive medicine and completed her Fellowship at SRMC, Chennai. She has underwent training in gynec endoscopy at Pune.

Dr. Ambika Devi’s areas of interest include decreased ovarian reserve, thin endometrium, recurrent IVF failure and androfertility. She has an experience of over 15 years in Obstetrics and gynecology and fertility treatment. She has attended various CMEs and workshop related to OBG and reproductive medicine. Her dissertation was on Comparison of saline infusion sonography and hysterosalpingogram in diagnosis of female factor infertility. She has also presented a Case report on Role of PRP in premature ovarian insufficiency, at OGSSI Clinical meeting 2021.

Dr. Aneesha Grover is a fertility specialist with Nova Southend IVF & Fertility, Gurugram. She has 18+years of experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Fertility Treatment. Dr. Aneesha has been passionate about fertility medicine, and this led to her to pursue clinical embryology and course in clinical ART. She has also presented paper at the 6th World congress and XIV India Conference on Reproductive and Child Health Care that was held in Delhi. She has published research papers on fertility during her PG program.

Her research includes topics such as to assess serum Anti Mullerian Hormone (AMH) level as a biomarker for oocyte quality and to study the impact of blood and mucus in transfer catheter on IVF outcomes.

Her areas of interest include Male Infertility, Low AMH for women (Advanced Maternal Age).

Publications

• Aneesha M Grover, Sonia Malik, Ved Prakash, Vandana Bhatia. “To assess serum Anti Mullerian Hormone (AMH) level as a biomarker for oocyte quality”, Fertility Science and Research, Vol 7 (1), 2020, Pg 78-84.
• Balpreet Kaur, Ved Prakash, Sonia Malik, Vandana Bhatia, Aneesha Grover, Deepu Gupta. Role of daily ejaculation for four consecutive days in improving sperm DNA fragmentation index. Fertility Science and Research, Vol 7(1), 2020, Pg 85-91.
• Sarabpreet Singh, Aneesha Grover, Abhinav Dudeja. Lab Protocols in Hepatitis C. In “ART in Viral Infections”, Eds: Sweta Gupta, Surveen Ghumman, Evangel publishers; 2021.
• Sazda Khatoo, Sonia Malik, Ved Prakash, Aneesha Grover. Influence of sperm morphology in ICSI cycle outcome: a retrospective study. ”, Fertility Science and Research, Vol 9(1), 2022, Pg 23-28.

Editing

• Helped in editing chapter Embryo Grading in 11th Edition of Nexus, a publication by Indian Fertility Society, June 2019
• Balpreet Kaur, Ved Prakash, Sonia Malik, Vandana Bhatia, Aneesha Grover, Deepu Gupta. Role of daily ejaculation for four consecutive days in improving sperm DNA fragmentation index. Fertility Science and Research, Vol 7(1), 2020, Pg 85-91.
• Helped in editing a book titled “Demystifying Obstetrics and Gynecology”, edited by Dr Mini Sood and Dr Charu Lata, First Edition, AITBS Publishers, 2006

Dr. Anil Jasani is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility, Surat. He has been specialising in Reproductive Medicine for over 10 years and has helped thousands of couples battle infertility successfully.

His major focus areas include male infertility, endometriosis, reproductive endocrinology and PCOS and recurrent implantation failure.

Dr. Anindita Singh is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility East, Uttam Kumar Sarani, Kolkata. She has an overall experience of 18+ years as a Medical Practitioner and has been specialising in Reproductive Medicine for the last 7 years.

Dr. Anindita has helped bring happiness into the lives of many couples battling infertility with her excellent diagnostic skills and expertise in ART methods. Till date, she has been part of 200+ IVF cycles and has achieved 120 + successful IVF pregnancies. Her areas of focus include PCOS, Male infertility and Endometriosis.

Publications

• Case Report of two cases of conjoined twins, in Indian Medical Journa
• Presented a paper at ISAR 2017 Annual Conference on " Dual trigger of oocyte maturation with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist and human chorionic gonadotropin to optimize IVF outcome"
• Presented a Poster on a Case Report on “A Case of Successful IVF Pregnancy in a patient with Secondary Amenorrhea due to Asherman’s Syndrome” at BOGSCON 40 in January 2015

Dr. Anuradha is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility, Raipur. She has an extensive experience of 14 years in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is trained in Endoscopic Surgery, Urogynaecology, Ultrasonography from various prestigious institutes across India. Dr. Anuradha is passionate about reproductive medicine and she successfully completed over 2000 cycles.

Dr. Anviti Saraf is a fertility specialist at Nova Southend Fertility & IVF in Noida. She has over 7+ years of experience (Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Reproductive Endocrinologist, Infertility Specialist. Her areas of interest include treatment of poor ovarian responders, Recurrent implantation failure, Recurrent pregnancy losses, Endometriosis, PCOS, Male Infertility. Dr. Anviti Saraf also performs hysteroscopic and laparoscopic surgeries for the management of fertility related surgeries.

Publications

• Abstract titled “Is dual trigger superior to conventional hCG trigger in poor ovarian responders?” published in BJOG journal, vol 128, issue S2, pg. 230-242;1223. https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1471-0528.18_16715
• Comparing effectiveness of Transcervical foley catheter versus intracervical Dinoprostone gel for induction of labor. Sch J App Med Sci2016; 4(11A):3920-3925.
• Tips for healthcare workers during COVID pandemic. LIFE +ve magazine June 2020, Milann hospital.

Dr. Apurva Satish Amarnath is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility, Kalyan Nagar. Her decade-long prowess in Reproductive Medicine has enabled her to explore every facet of Assisted Reproductive Therapy (ART) and the evidence-based practices that can help couples conceive successfully.

Her areas of interest include using the multi-pronged approach in the management of PCOS, endometriosis, recurrent implantation failure, recurrent pregnancy loss, poor responders and male infertility. She also focuses on fertility preservation, which allows women to freeze their eggs, so they can use them to have biological children in the future.

Publications/Research Interest

• Successful outcome of pregnancy with aplastic anemia: A case report. Sunil Kumar K. S, Laxmi V. Yaliwal, R. M. Desai, Prajna Kumari, Apurva. S. A. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences/ Volume 2/ Issue 12/ March 25, 2013.
• Ruptured rudimentary horn of the unicornuate uterus at 16 weeks of pregnancy: A case report. Sunil Kumar K S, Laxmi Vijay Yaliwal, Apurva Amarnath, Prajna Anchan. Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jun;2(2):248-250.

Dr. Arya is a fertility specialist from Palakkad, Kerala who has over 8 years of experience in the field of obstetrics & gynecology and fertility medicine. She is well trained in human endocrinology and fertility treatment. Her areas of interests include Polycystic ovarian syndrome, Endometriosis, Oncopreservation, Male infertility and Recurrent pregnancy loss.

Subfertility is not just a medical diagnosis but a severe personal crisis with crippling social implications. Dr. Arya believes in the role of Reproductive Medicine doctor to be empathetic with the couple while being rooted on sound scientific principles to deliver the best effort for a successful pregnancy. With over a hundred positive pregnancy outcomes in a year Dr Arya brings compassion and expertise to the forefront of fertility treatment.

Publications:

• Rajendran A, Agarwal S, Madhuprakash S, Rao KA. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Carrier Discretion to Prenatal Care—Report of a Case. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2018;9(1&2):25-26.
• Agarwal S, Rajendran A, Mannem H, Rao KA. Bilateral Ovarian Torsion: A Rare Complication Ovarian Stimulation in In Vitro Fertilization. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2018;9(1&2):22-24. 
• "Impact of pre-maturation culture on zygote morphology in IVM- An early clue to embryo competence" – Accepted in press IJIFM_21_57_R1.
• “Textbook of Assisted Reproduction”, Editor: Dr Kamini Rao, Jaypee Publishing. Chapters - Recent trends in ART, Embryo Transfer.
• Textbook of Obstetric Emergencies, Editor: Dr Kamini Rao, Jaypee Publishing. Chapter – Amniotic fluid emergencies.
• Textbook of Gynaecological Emergencies, Editor: Dr Kamini Rao, Jaypee Publishing. Chapter – Fibroid uterus.
• Chapter in FOGSI textbook on Twins, 2016

Dr. Aswati Nair did her MBBS from Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai (1999-2005) and was the recipient of J.R.D. Tata merit scholarship in all the 3 professional years. She did her MD in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from S.S. Medical College, Madhya Pradesh (2006-2009).

She has a wide experience in the fields of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Infertility. Her profound interest in infertility made her pursue FNB Reproductive Medicine wherein she was one of the toppers in the entrance examination conducted by the National Board of Examinations. She has a vast experience in the field of male infertility, and is proficient in most techniques of surgical sperm retrieval. She has also successfully completed the training course in laparoscopy conducted by the surgical disciplines at AIIMS, New Delhi.

She has made numerous presentations at various national and international conferences and received the best paper award at ISAR, Kerala chapter for her original research work on the use of embryo glue in patients with recurrent implantation failures.

She has a special interest and expertise in treating women with endometriosis, recurrent IVF failures and recurrent pregnancy losses and male infertility cases. She is dedicated, compassionate and up to date with her knowledge in reproductive medicine, and has several successful cases to her credit. She aims to work out protocols for development of low cost IVF so as to make it more accessible to the masses.

She is a life time member of Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction (ISAR) and the Indian Fertility Society.

Dr. Aviva Pinto Rodrigues is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility, Basveshwaranagar. She has a wealth of over 25 years’ experience in the field of Reproductive Medicine.

Her areas of interest include Mild Stimulation Protocols especially in patients with diminished ovarian reserve and treating patients with Recurrent Implantation Failure using the Endometrial Receptivity Assays. She has successfully achieved pregnancies in many complicated and long-standing cases of infertility involving endometriosis, repeated implantation failure and recurrent pregnancy loss. She has also helped a patient with Swyer Syndrome conceive successfully (one out of the 50 cases reported worldwide).

She is also an Author of Nova IVI Textbook of Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technology: Prevalence and symptomatology of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

Dr. Bharati Dhorepatil is a Gold Medalist from Government College Miraj-1982 , Pioneering & Formation of an independent maternity hospital & IVF center in Pune. Has helped more than 10,000 couples conceive. She completed her fellowship and is also a Post-graduate Fellow guide to train many young gynaecologists in the field. She has a lot of innovations on her name like the IGD Score (Individualize Gonadotropin Dose) to individualize ART treatment, Green IVF (Natural Cycle IVF), Labour Program designed to optimize C-Section to a great mark. She has done pioneering work in Microlaparoscopy in India.

She has been the front runner in prestigious medical organisations like IMA, FOGSI, IFS, POGS . She was involved in many patient education programs like Health talks & Blogs about Women's Health, Infertility, Cancer prevention Education, Breast Cancer awareness, Menstrual Hygiene. Promoted by IMA and POGS through the tag line "CARE for Her " which is still being used by the Association. Has conducted 17 campaigns, first of which was ‘Save Girl Child’ campaign. She has also actively worked against 'cervical cancer'. During the tenure of IMA, she has worked in several parts of Rural India spreading awareness about polio in schools. She has taken the responsibility of women of rural India and has helped more than 10,000 women prevent cervical cancer. For this noble cause, many institutions extended their support and she was also recognized on international platforms.

Dr. Bharati Dhorepatil has been awarded and recognized on a lot of platforms . She has been the vice president of FOGSI, 2016. She has been the National Co-ordinator of FOGSI - FIGO conference. She has been awarded with FOGSI star awards in 2016 , Pune Women ICON in 2015, Punya Bhushan in 2014, Gaurav Puraskar in 2010. Dr Bharati Dhorepatil is spiritually inclined doctor, who believes in treating patients combing “Body & Soul”. Dr Bharati Dhorepatil is Vice-President of Indian Fertility Society.

Dr. Charumati Pekhale has over 15+ years of experience in OBGY and Fertility Medicine. She has played a key role in setting up centres for fertility brands including establishing clinical protocols. She is skilled in offering personalized treatment plan for couples seeking fertility treatment. She was in-charge of training academy in Bloom IVF and has trained gynecologists in DNB and FNB program in IVF. She has contributed to various chapters which includes Newer trends in ART, Textbook of IUI and ART, TOG conclaves ISAR & FOGSI and Hysteroscopy update.

Dr. Esha Sharma is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility East, Siliguri. One of the most sought-after doctors in Eastern India, she has a wealth of 15+ years of experience as a gynaecologist and IVF expert.

She specializes in Infertility assessment, Gynecological problems care and treatment, Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Sperm Freezing, Egg Donor, Hysteroscopy, Reproductive Medicine Normal and Cesarean delivery procedures.

She has a success rate of 42% in IUI and 76% in IVF.

Publications

Papers Presented

• Presented case study titled “A case control study of Gene Environmental Interaction in Fetal Growth Restriction with special reference to Organochlorine Pesticides” for Best Research paper Awardee in Annual conference of Association of Obstetricians & Gynecologists of Delhi (AOGD) in Nov 2010

Papers Published

• Esha Sharma, Md. Mustafa, Rahul Pathak, Kiran Guleria, Rafat S. Ahmeda, N.B. Vaid, B.D. Banerjee. A case control study of gene environmental interaction in fetal growth restriction with special reference to organochlorine pesticides. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 161 (2012) 163–169.

Textbook Chapters

• Obesity in Obstetric Intensive Care Patient. Narendra Malhotra, Esha Sharma, Jaideep Malhotra, and Neharika Malhotra Bora.: Principles of Critical Care in Obstetrics. Vol II (Springer 2016) Page:317-322.
• Spine and Joint Disorders in pregnancy. Kiran Guleria, Esha Sharma. A practical Guide to Third trimester of Pregnancy and Puerperium (Jaypee)
• Jeffcoate’s Principles of Gynaecology. Chapter 8: Spontaneous Abortions (Including Recurrent Loss) pg. 143-156
• Minimal Access Surgery and Endoscopy for Gynecologist (FIGO Sep 2019). Modern hysteroscopy and Hysteroscopic surgery.pg 93-102

Dr Gunjan Sabherwal is an Obstetrician, Gynaecologist & Infertility Specialist with over 23 years of clinical experience. Dr. Gunjan’s training and experience has equipped her well to handle variety of cases pertaining to her field. She is also well-versed with treating complex gynaecological and reproductive issues pertaining to

• Reproductive endocrinology (hormonal problems in adolescents and young women like PCOD, Endometriosis, menstrual disorders, hirsutism, hyperprolactinemia, ovarian cysts)
• Fertility problems
• Vaginismus
• High risk pregnancy and Recurrent miscarriages (BOH)
• Ovulation Induction and monitoring
• Assisted Reproductive Techniques (IUI,IVF,ICSI)
• Male infertility
• Fertility enhancing surgeries (Laparoscopic ovarian drilling, ovarian cystectomy, adhesiolysis, tubal patency, Tubal recanalisation, Myomectomy, Hysteroscopic procedures as septal resection, polypectomy, cavity enhancement)

Dr. Gurpreet Batra is a fertility specialist with 4 years of experience in the field of reproductive medicine and 12 years in OBG. She is well trained in fertility treatment which includes ovulation induction, IVF, IUI, gynaecological ultrasound, operative hysteroscopy and laparoscopy. Her areas of interests include Infertility, adolescent health, PCOD and preventive oncology.