About Nova IVF

Dr. Aanchal Garg is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility, Lucknow. She has been active in the field of Reproductive Medicine for 16+ years and has had the privilege of getting trained and working with the pioneers of IVF in India.

She strongly believes in ethical and transparent practices and ensures that her patients are involved in the decision-making process of determining the treatment methods best suited for them. Her areas of interest include recurrent miscarriages, low ovarian reserve, PCOS and repeated IVF failures.

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. Amuthavani has over 6+ years of experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Infertility Treatment. She has fellowship in laparoscopy and minimal access surgery and performs surgery for male and female related fertility issues. Dr. Amuthavani has interest in gynaecological endoscopy, infertility and reproductive endocrinology. With special interest in human embryology she aims to improve pregnancy success rate in IVF and costs that are affordable.

Research

• Undertook a 3-year randomized controlled study on maternal risk factors for neonatal sepsis in special reference to maternal genital tract colonization as thesis for Masters' degree
• Undertook a study on GNRH agonist trigger in oozyte and embryo quality
• Efficacy of buserlin addition to LPS in standard protocol in increasing CPR in FET cycles-A prospective pilot study
• Study on HCG value post trigger in relation to oocyte maturity and embryo quality

Dr. Ananthalakshmi is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility, Poonamallee, Chennai. She has an experience of 8+ years of experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and is trained in reproductive medicine. She has performed ovulation induction, IUI, IVF and HSGs too. She also performs diagnostic hysteroscopies and laparoscopies in infertility patients. Her special interests include endoscopy, minimal stimulation, low ovarian reserve and fertility preservation especially oncofertility. Dr. Ananthalakshmi's research interests are minimal vs conventional stimulation.

Publications

• Retrospective Study of Ectopic Pregnancies in ART cycles. Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction – National Conference, March 2020.
• Critical Evaluation of Possible Determinants of IUI Success Rates. Chettinad International Fertility Colloqium, September 2019
• A Rare Presentation of Granulosa Cell Tumour. RCOG World Congress, March 2014
• A Rare Case of Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumour of the Fallopian Tube. eJournal, Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, April 2013
• Incidence of Ovarian Tumours in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Tamilnadu. Yuva FOGSI, August 2012.
• Incidence of primary caesarian section in multigravida. August 2011, Dakshin south pole 2011, Kanyakumari.

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. Apurva Satish Amarnath is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility, Kammanahalli. 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. 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. 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. Gayathri Reddy Patlolla is a Fertility Specialist at Nova IVF Fertility, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. She has a cumulative experience of 13 years is the field of Gynaecology, Infertility and Laparoscopy and is an expert in the field of Reproductive Medicine with high success rate with numerous IVF Pregnancies to her credit.

Dr. Gayathri’s treatment ranges from basic to the most advanced treatments as per the need of the couple ranging from Basic Infertility workup for a couple, follicular monitoring, Pelvis Scan, Natural trying cycles, Intra uterine Insemination (IUI), In vitro Fertilization (IVF), Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), Male Infertility Workups, Sperm Donor Program, Egg Donor Endometrial Receptivity Assay (ERA), Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), Egg Freezing, Embryo Freezing.

Dr. Gayathri Reddy Patlolla has special interest and is skillful in handling patients with Recurrent IVF Failures, Thin Endometrium, Poor Egg Reserve, Low AMH, Multiple Miscarriages, Age above 35 years, PCOS, Tubal Infertility, Endometriosis and Adenomyosis.

She provides a comprehensive range of services for infertility and is also known for her personalized attention to the patient’s problem, dedication and transparency in every step of the treatment process keeping in mind patients emotional status and economical constraints and provides them an individualized treatment as per the patient’s individual needs which is very cost effective with high success rates.

Dr. Gayathri Reddy Patlolla is patient centric and has a very patient friendly, understanding & empathetic approach towards her patients. She has a keen interest in Academics & Research and is consistently updating herself with the latest developments in the fertility treatments through seminars, Conferences, etc., where she is an active member and she practices evidence based medicine which enhances the success rate of her infertility cases significantly.

Dr. Gayatri Satpathy is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility East, Uttam Kumar Sarani, Kolkata. She has 8 years of experience in the field of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility. She has huge interest in the area of Reproductive Medicine, Early pregnancy and Laparo-hysteroscopy.

Publications

• Satpathy, G Rani, A, Tripathi, P, Poojita & Kulshreshta, A, ‘A survey of knowledge, attitude and belief towards pregnancy induced hypertension among pregnant women attending Sir Sunderlal Hospital, BHU, Varanasi’, World journal of pharmaceutical research, volume 5, issue 4, 1664-1671.
• Jain, M & Satpathy,G, ‘Pregnancy with single fetal demise- two case reports’, Indian obstetrics and gynaecology, Vol.6, No.2, 17-20.
• Pandey, U, Satpathy, G, ‘Pregnancy Outcome in Cases of Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid’, Indian Jounal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Volume 5, Number 4, Pages 539-542
• Kumar I,Verma A,Matah M & Satpathy G, Utility of multi-parametric MRI in caesarean section scar characterization and preoperative prediction of scar dehiscence: a prospective study, Acta Radiologica, volume 58, issue 7, <https://doi.org/10.1177/0284185116675659>
• Satpathy G, Kumar I, Matah M, Verma A. Comparative accuracy of magnetic resonance morphometry and sonography in assessment of post-cesarean uterine scar. Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2018;28(2):169–174. doi:10.4103/ijri.IJRI_325_17
• Authored chapter “Dehydroepidandrosterone” in the book “Handbook of Drugs in Infertility”, Publication date 1.1.2020

Dr Gunjan Sabherwal is an Obstetrician, Gynaecologist & Infertility Specialist with over 23 years of clinical experience. Dr. Gunjan’s training and experience have 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.

Beyond her expertise, Dr. Gunjan is cherished by patients for her empathetic listening ear
and her warm presence. Her pleasant and warm nature and ready to help attitude adds to her experience and qualifications.

• 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. Haritha was associated with the IVF and Reproductive center of Maulana Azad Medical College and associated LNJP Hospital. Her areas of clinical interest lie in management of Poor Ovarian Reserve, Recurrent Implantation Failure, Reproductive Endocrine disorders and Male infertility. She believes in providing individualised patient care based on evidence-based medicine that can help couples conceive successfully.

Publications

• Prediction of Ovarian Response with Ovarian Response Prediction Index (ORPI) During Controlled Ovarian Stimulation in IVF #Journal of Infertility and Reproductive Biology, 2020, Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages: 16-19  
• Association of Red Cell Distribution Width with the Presence and Severity of Preeclampsia #International Journal of Science and Applied Research, 3(5), 2016; 64-69.
• Author of Chapter – Etiopathogenesis of Male Infertility in #Textbook – Principles and Practice of Assisted Reproductive Technology (2nd Edition) by Dr. Kamini A Rao.
• Author of Chapter – TRAUMA in PREGNANCY in #Textbook – Obstetric Emergencies by Dr. VyshnaviRao.

Dr. Hima Deepthi is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility, Hyderabad since the inception of the fertility center in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. She is an OBGYN and IVF Specialist and laparoscopic surgeon with 15 years of experience and has helped thousands of childless couples conceive due to her commitment to work .She has hands-on training in Infertility Management, IVF and advanced Assisted reproductive technology( ART) methods. Apart from IVF, her areas of specialisation include laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgeries. Her passion for Reproductive Medicine( Infertility and IVF ) has also inspired her to undergo an advanced fertility training in USA.

Dr. Hima Deepthi ’s special interest is on cases that involve advanced age, poor egg reserve, endometriosis, Intra-uterine Insemination (IUI) or In-vitro fertilization (IVF) failures and provides donor (egg, sperm, embryo) services to indicated patients. She has also helped a lot of patients conceive via advanced fertility services like PGT-A (genetic screening of embryos) and ERA (uterus receptivity).

She is an IVF specialist who believes in treating patients with a human touch. She has been treating all kinds of patients, starting with simple fertility consultations to the most advanced fertility treatments, thus helping thousands of patients to conceive.

Dr. Indumati Joy has over 10+ years of experience in treating couples with fertility. She is well experienced in IVF procedures including oocyte retrieval and embryo transfers. She has experience in treating male fertility – Testicular biopsy, TESA and PESA for indicated severe male factor infertility patients. Dr Indumati also performs endoscopy – Diagnostic and Operative Laparoscopy, Hysteroscopy and Fertility enhancing surgeries.

Publications

• Published a review article on “Gestational Diabetics –Maternal and Fetal outcome “ in the journal of obstetrics and gynaecology in May 2010.
• Presented a paper on “Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome” at GESI- Gynaec Endocrinological Society of India at the third Annual congress at Pune on 4th of May 2013.
• Presented a paper on “ Proximal tubal occlusion in hydrosalpinx and the IVF outcome” in the KISAR chapter of the ISAR in 2013 in Mysore.
• Presented a paper in ISAR in 2014 in Ahmedabad and a Poster in the RCOG congress 2014 held at Hyderabad.
• The topic being” The outcome of the individualized GnRH Antagonist protocol with the fixed Antagonist protocol in IVF/ICSI/ET cycles. The above paper was published in the ISAR journal.
• Published a case report on “Vulval lieomyoma” in Indian Journal of clininal Practices in September 2015.
• Published case report on “ successful pregnancy outcome following Cryo Preservation of embryos in a patient with ovarian cancer” in 2015in IFFS.
• Published a case report on “Pregnancy out come in a multi gravid with SLE and peripartum Cardiomyopathy”. In 2015 RCOG conference.
• Presented a paper on “ Diagnostic Dilemmas in SLE patients during post partum period in RCOG conference in 2016.
• Presented a paper on “A rare case of uterine varices encounted during caesarean section in RCOG conference 2016.
• Co presented an oral presentation on dual trigger in IVF /ICSI cycles in ISAR 2016 in Indore.
• Presented a paper on recurrent implantation fsilure and panel discussion on fertility enhancing surgeries in ISAR 2018 held in Mumbai.
• Presented on optimization of IUI in the Erode chapter of TAPISAR in September 2019.

CO Author & Guide for the following scientific presentations

• Morphology of oocyte & ICSI outcome retrospective study in tertiary care ART centre in 2015 in ISAR conference.
• Comparison of Day 2 versus Day 3 embryo transfer in frozen embryo transfer cycles In IFFS in 2016.
• The attitude of staff nurses towards the infertility couples attending the tertiary IVF centre – IFFS conference in 2016.
• Obesity & Semen parameters IFFS conference 2016.
• Role of antrogen modulators in poor responders in IVF /ICSI cycles ISAR 2016.
• Role of monitoring Serum progesterone values in the mid luteal phase in frozen replacement cycles IFFS conference.
• High Serum estrodiol values on the day of ovulation trigger & its impact on ICSI outcome – A prospective study accepted in ISAR 2017.
• Atosiban – Oxytocin receptor Antagonist- Its role in patients undergoing frozen embryo replacement with previous IVF failure accepted in (ISAR 2017).
• Comparison of subcutaneous vs intra muscular progesterone injections in luteal support in fresh & frozen embryo transfer cycles.
• Individualizing the IVF stimulation protocols based on the Poseidon criteria.
• Intrauterine HCG injections on the day of oocyte retrieval increases the pregnancy rate in poor responders- A prospective study.
• Does AMH have a predictive role among the oocyte donors in IVF cycles.
• Prevalence of calcium Deficiency and its impact on fertility among men visiting a tertiary fertility centre.