About Nova IVF

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. 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. 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. 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 over 14+ years of experience in treating couples with 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 of reproductive medicine, and has several successful cases to her credit. She aims to work out protocols for the development of low-cost IVF so as to make it more accessible to the masses.

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

Dr. Avantika Vaze (Parab) has completed her undergraduate and postgraduate education in gynaecology and obstetrics from Mumbai. She had completed her fellowship in Infertility and Reproductive Medicine. She has also completed certification on Fertility Preservation by ASRM.

She has been a fertility specialist in Mumbai and Thane for over 10+ years. She has done several IUI, IVF, donor egg cycles and also fertility preservation for cancer patients.

Her areas of interests are diminished ovarian reserve, endometriosis, recurrent Implantation failure and social as well as oncological oocyte cryopreservation. She believes in transparent, ethical practice and evidence-based medicine.

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. Haritha was associated with the IVF and Reproductive center of Maulana Azad Medical College and associated LNJP Hospital. She has 8+ years of experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Fertility Medicine. 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. Indraneel Ashok Jadhav completed his MBBS from DY Patil Medical College, Kolhapur and went on to pursue his Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynecology from Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences. Later he completed his DNB in Obstetrics and Gynecology from Dr. TMA Pai Hospital, Udupi, Karnataka. Since his interest was in Reproductive Medicine he completed his Advanced Fellowship Program in Reproductive Medicine from Udaipur. He also completed his Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery from Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India and Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery - Gynaecology from Rangnath Hospital.

He has over 6+ years of experience in OBG and Reproductive Medicine. His areas of interest include multiple IVF failures and male infertility.

Dr. Indumati Joy has over 13+ 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.

Dr. Krithika Devi is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility, Chennai. With an overall experience of 25 years, she happens to be one of the most experienced fertility specialists in Nova’s pan-Indian pool of doctors.

She excels in the field of Andrology and Reproductive medicine including observership programmes done in Bangalore Assisted Conception Centre and Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. 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.

Publications

• Presented Research papers in ISAR 2010,2011,2012,2019 on topics of Sperm Agglutination, Low Responders in IVF, Agonist vs Antagonist protocol, Single embryo transfer.
• Published article about Azoospermia in ATMA Journal from USA.
• Published Research Article- First Post embryo Transfer Beta HCG Level and Pregnancy Outcome in an Assisted Reproductive Technology Programme. International Journal of Infertility and Fetal Medicine, Vol.3.
• Authored the chapter titled 'Frozen Embryo Transfer Protocols' for the Handbook on Ovarian Stimulation.
• A faculty member at ISAR National Conferences.

One of the most awarded specialists in academics during her Post -graduation which includes 3 gold medals presented by the Honourable Vice-president of India, Dr .Janani has presented various research papers and published in reputed international journals. Well trained in fertility under various mentors she is adept in performing all types of assisted reproductive procedures. She also performs surgical procedures for women seeking fertility treatment.