About Nova IVF

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. 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.

Dr. Jasmine Kaur Dahiya is an expert in IVF and endoscopy surgery. Dr. Kaur is a graduate of Govt. Medical College, Amritsar and has several years of experience as a Registrar and faculty at Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana. Her training in IVF is from Pulse Hospital, Ahmedabad and she is trained in endoscopy from Aesculap, Bombay and CICE Paris. She is working as an IVF specialist in Jalandhar for over 16 years now.

Dr. Kaur is a regular participant at several international, national and local conferences held by ESHRE, ASRM, ISAR, NARCHI, FOGSI, IFI and IMA. She is a member and office bearer in many of these forums. Her research publications include Serum prolactin levels in infertile females and Gonorrhea in Punjabi Women.

Dr. Kaur is also a recipient of IMA award by National IMA - Women empowerment award 2018. She is first women to be elected into the Punjab Medical Council in 102 years of its history. She has been conferred the position of “ Honorary IMA Professor” in the year 2020.

Currently she holds the Posts of Member PMC, President WDW – IMA Punjab, Vice President FOGSI, Jalandhar, Sec ISAR Punjab Chapter.

Dr. Jyoti Tripathi is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility, Indore. She has been active in the field of Reproductive Medicine for 15+ years and has been specialising in Infertility Management for 10+ years.

Her focus areas include cases involving advanced age, recurrent implantation failure, recurrent miscarriages, poor ovarian reserve and thin endometrium. She believes in helping couples with poor sperm parameters and poor ovarian reserve to conceive with their own gametes wherever possible. She has completed 1500+ IVF cycles during her decade-long stint as a fertility expert.

Publications

• Comparison of Pap Smear and Colposcopy In Screening Cervical Lesions (Thesis For DNB)

Dr. Kalyani Shrimali is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility, Indore. She began her stint as an IVF specialist in 2009 and has 11+ years of experience in helping couples realise their dream of parenthood.

Till date, Dr. Kalyani has performed more than 3000 Oocyte Retrievals and Embryo Transfers and can independently perform hysteroscopic guided procedures and laparoscopies. Her major areas of interest are Multiple IVF failures and Poor Ovarian Reserve and she is adept at managing recurrent pregnancy loss and recurrent implantation failure cases.

Publications

Thesis :

• Study of Menstrual Abnormalities in Perimenopausal age group as thesis project during DNB program

Papers Presented :

• Paper presentation on Active Management of Third Stage of Labor at 26th All Indian ISOPARB–AFG Congress in 2010 at Mumbai
• Paper Titled “Three-year experience with an Indian In-vitro Fertilization Gestational Surrogacy Program at Rotunda, Mumbai” at the 19th Annual Meeting of Middle eastern Fertility Society held at Dubai UAE in October 2012
• Paper Titled “Immediate ambulation versus 30 minutes bed rest after Embryo Transfer” at the 19th Annual Meeting of Middle eastern Fertility Society held at Dubai UAE in October 2012
• Elective Cryopreservation –Newer Efficient Approach to Prevent OHSS in High Risk patients
• Conversion of High Response IUI to IVF is An Effective Alternative To Cycle Cancellation – ASPIRE 2017 30 March – 2 April 2017, at The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia

Textbook Chapters :

• Pre-embryo Transfer Cervical Flushing – Review Article in IVF Lite International Journal May 2014
• Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Including IUI Programs - Intrauterine Insemination Edited by Dr Gautam Allahbadia; Third edition 2014
• Clinical significance of antral follicle count and anti-Mullerian hormone predicting the stimulation outcome- Manual of ovulation induction and ovulation stimulation protocols edited by Dr. Gautam N Allahbadia; Third edition 2016
• Protocols for Poor Responders – Handbook of Ovarian Stimulation – Infertility Management series edited by Dr Juan A Garcia -Velasco/ Dr Manish Banker 2018
• Stimulation protocols for Intrauterine Insemination - Handbook of Ovarian Stimulation –Infertility Management series edited by Dr Juan A Garcia -Velasco / Dr Manish Banker 2018

Dr. Karishma Dafle is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility, Pune. She has been specialising in the field of Reproductive Medicine for over a decade and believes in ethical and evidence-based treatment for her patients.

Her areas of interest include Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and recurrent implantation failure cases.

Publications

• Publication in Indexed Journal – Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences

M.D. (OBG), FRCOG (London, UK), DFSRH (UK), Fellowship in Assisted Conception (Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK), Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology (St. George’s Hospital, London, UK) Dr. Lakshmi Chirumamilla, an esteemed professional, has been working as a consultant at Nova IVF. Fertility Clinics, Hyderabad, since the August of 2014. While she has 15 years of experience in infertility, before which she worked in the field of gynecology for 6 years, both in India and the United Kingdom she has helped bring over 10,000 babies come into this world.

Her areas of interests include male infertility, women with poor ovarian reserve, endometriosis, Recurrent IVF / Implantation Failure and cost-effective IVF - Minimal stimulation IVF and Natural cycle IVF.

However Dr. Lakshmi holds a reverence of experience in dealing with patients with cases of infertility, including polycystic ovarian syndrome and fibroids too. Dr. Lakshmi is also trained to diagnose and treat male factor infertility, which often goes unnoticed in many infertile couples. She has always put patient care first, giving the joy of becoming parents to those to whom such opportunities seemed bleak.

She also performs fertility enhancing surgeries like hysteroscopies, both diagnostic and operative to ensure quality in patient treatment. Along with which, she also holds impressive surgical experience in procedures such as sperm retrieval through PESA (Percutaneous epididymal sperm Aspiration) and TESA (testicular sperm Aspirations). Dr. Chirumamilla is also a mentor to a new fellow every year, helping pass on her own abundance of knowledge to the future generation, making her become an integral part in the education of many a doctor.

Dr. Chirumamilla is an invited speaker at many national and local level conferences and actively takes part in conducting infertility and IUI workshops for fellow gynecologists. She has been publishing research papers in prestigious publications in India and abroad.

• ‘Pre-conceptional Evaluation of Infertile Couples’, in the book ‘Nova IVI Textbook of Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technology’, which was officially released in the year of 2019.
• ‘Micronutrients and food supplements in infertility’ - Handbook on drugs in Infertility – published in 2020.

Dr. Latha. V is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility, Peelamedu, Coimbatore. She has over 21 years of experience in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Infertility Management and has helped thousands of couples realize their dream of parenthood.

She majorly focuses on patients who are poor ovarian responders or have faced recurrent implantation failure or pregnancy loss.

Dr. Lavanya is a fertility specialist with has over 6 years of experience in the field of obstetrics & gynecology and fertility medicine. She is well trained in fertility treatment which includes ultrasound for IUI and IVF monitoring, IUI, Oocyte retrieval and embryo transfers. Her areas of interests include poor responders, OHSS, multiple failed attempts, recurrent pregnancy loss and male infertility.

An infertility specialist with 11 years of proven experience in the field of reproductive medicine/ART.  Dr. Madhupriya has presented various OBGY & infertility/advanced laparoscopy papers in OGSSI, FOGSI, AICOG, IOG. She is the recipient of Dr. Jagadeeswari Mishra award for the best paper presentation, 2007 OGSSI. She is the co-author of infertility manual ‘Insights into Infertility Management’. Her other publications are ‘Pain Relief in Labour’, paper on ‘Reproduction’ in IJCP journal and ‘Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy’ in BJOG supplement. Her major areas of interest include Biological Heir for patients with poor ovarian reserve patients, Oncofertility and Androfertility.

Dr. Mahesh Koregol graduated from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum and received his MBBS in Karnataka University. He completed his MS in Obstetrics & Gynaecology from Kasturba Medical College (Manipal University), Mangalore. Dr. Mahesh has specialised in Reproductive medicine through Fellowship from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS).

For more than 10 years Dr. Mahesh Koregol has been practicing infertility and reproductive medicine and is an expert in handling IVF, ICSI, ovulation stimulation, male fertility, TESA, PESA etc. and has helped more than thousands of infertile couples to conceive.

Dr. Manish Banker is a world-renowned infertility specialist and the Medical Director of Nova IVF Fertility Clinics, one of India’s largest group of IVF clinics. Trained in Australia and Germany he is one of the pioneers of fertility treatment in India and his career spans over 3 decades and treated over 20,000+ successful IVF pregnancies.

He has done his under graduation and post- graduation with honors, from VS Medical College and Hospital, Ahmedabad. After completing his studies, he had advanced training in IVF and Endoscopy in Australia and Germany. He has been one of the pioneers in IVF in India and started his IVF practice in 1996.

He was conferred the prestigious Dr. B. C. Roy National Award for the year 2017 by the Medical Council of India in the category of “ to recognize the best talent in encouraging the development of specialties in different branches of medicine”.

Dr. Banker is the Course Director and PG teacher for the 2 year Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine offered by the National Board of Examinations and is also the Course Director of the 1 year fellowship in ART offered by Nova IVF fertility.

He has been the President of the Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (ISAR) and Chairman of the infertility Committee of Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India (FOGSI). He sits on the International Affairs Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Board of Directors of Pacific Rim Society of Reproductive Medicine and Surveillance Board of IFFS. He is a Member of the Draft Committee for ART Bill of India, I. C. M. R., Ministry of Health and is the Regional representative for the International Committee for Monitoring ART (ICMART), a WHO affiliate.

He has also been a Founder Board Member of Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproductive Endocrinology (ASPIRE)- 2006 - 2008. He was the Scientific Co-chair of IFFS 2016.

He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences (JHRS) and Clinical and Experimental and Reproductive Medicine (CERM)and a reviewer for RBM Online.

Dr. Banker has delivered numerous orations and talks at International and National Conferences, has to his credit numerous publications and has contributed many chapters to text books. He has published the National ART Registry of India for more than 10 years.

Dr. Manisha Jain is an OBG and Fertility specialist with over 8+ years of experience in infertility, ultrasonography and fertility enhancing laparoscopic surgeries. She completed her fellowship in Reproductive Medicine and Clinical Endocrinology under the aegis of Indian Fertility Society. from Udaipur. She has been performing various fertility treatments which includes ovum pickup, embryo transfer, diagnostic procedures such as ultrasound, hysteroscopy etc and has special interest in infertility and high-risk pregnancy cases. She is also working on various research projects and takes part in most of the national and international conferences. She has presented papers and given lectures on various platforms.

Dr. Meenakshi Mehta is a Fertility a at Nova Ind IVF Specialist with VF Fertility, Hisar. She has been an active in the field of Reproductive Medicine for 9+ years and has helped many couples conceive successfully via ART.

Apart from guiding women during menstrual periods, pregnancy and labor, threatened abortion, childbirth and post-partum conditions, she is adept at handling complicated cases like recurrent implantation failure and pregnancy loss.

Dr. Meenakshi Priya is a Fertility Consultant at Nova IVF Fertility, Coimbatore. She has 7+years of experience as an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and is specialised in Reproductive Medicine.

Her areas of interest include oncofertility, recurrent IVF failure and enabling women with poor ovarian reserve to conceive using their own eggs when possible.

Publications

• Effectiveness of Laser assisted hatching in Frozen Embryo Transfer- International Federation of Fertility Societies, Delhi (2016)
• Prostatic Massage: A Non-Invasive, less expensive alternative method for Sperm Retrieval in patients with an Ejaculation- ACE, Cochin, Kerala (2015)
• E- journal: Partial Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (2013)
• A Curious Case of Heterotopic Pregnancy -YUVA FOGSI (South Zone), Trichy, Tamil Nadu (2013)
• A Case of Transitional Papillary CA of Cervix -ISCCP, National Conference-PSG, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (2012)

Dr. Mona Shroff is an IVF and Fertility Specialist at Nova IVF Fertility, Surat. She has been specialising in Reproductive Medicine for over 16 years and has helped thousands of couples conceive successfully via Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART).

She excels at treating couples of advanced age or those who have faced recurrent implantation failures and miscarriages with the latest ART methods.

Publications

Posters and Papers:

• Septic abortion: FOGSI National conference, Bhuvaneshwar, 2003
• VBAC: West Zone conference on labor & delivery, 2005
• Poster on Harmful & ineffective practices in labor: West zone conference on labor & delivery, 2005
• Oocyte Vitrification: Sibling study comparing outcomes of Fresh vs Frozen oocytes, SAFOG, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2019
• Co-Author: Case series of Ovarian Torsion after ART, Won second prize in ISAR, Mumbai 2019
• Paper published: Successful live birth in a couple with poor ovarian reserve and severe teratozoospermia (acephalic spermatozoa syndrome) with ICSI and MACS (Magnetic Activated Cell Sorting), Acta Scientific Women’s Health, Vol 2, Issue 2, Feb, 2020

Chapters in books:

• Invitro Maturation, Nova IVI Textbook of Infertility and ART
• Regional books on Patient awareness (Latest Mavjat Ni Majha: 2020 Feb)
• Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: With Dr Pankaj Desai (In print)