Dr. Indira Hinduja

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Dr. Indira Hinduja

Experience :
54 Years
Education :
MBBS M.D. Ph.D. D.G.O. D.F.P.
Department :

Introduction

  • House Physician(June 1967 to November 1967), Department of Pediatrics, BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Topiwala National Medical(TNM) College, Bombay.
  • House Surgeon (December 1967 to May 1968), Department of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, TNM College, Bombay.
  • Registrar ,(June 1968 to November 1968), Department of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, TNM College, Bombay.
  • Registrar, (December 1968 to November 1969),Preventive and Social Medicine, BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, TNM College, Bombay.
  • Registrar, (December 1969 to June 1972) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, TNM College, Bombay.
  • Senior Registrar (June 1972 to November 1973) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology King Edward Memorial (KEM)Hospital and Seth GS Medical College, Bombay.
  • Tutor (December 1973 to March 1976) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, KEM Hospital and Seth GS Medical College, Bombay. During this period was promoted as Assistant Professor for 9 months in leave vacancy of Assistant Professor in Department of Obst. and Gynaec of KEM Hospital & Seth GS Medical College, Bombay.
  • Reader (Assistant Professor) (1st April 1976 to 20th August 1987). Department Of Obstetrics. & Gynaecology of KEM Hospital, Seth GS Medical College, Bombay.
  • As a Reader In-Charge of Department of Post Partum Programme from March 1977 to March 1979. During this period organised number of female sterilisation camps all over Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and Madhya Pradesh. I was awarded by Bombay Municipal Corporation for excellent work in the field of Family Welfare.
  • Professor ( 20th August, 1987 till 14th July, 1991) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, KEM Hospital, Seth GS Medical College Bombay.
  • HONORARY OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNAECOLOGIST (15th July 1991-till date.) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre.

Fellowships and Memberships

  • Life member, Bombay Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society.
  • Life member, Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists.
  • Life member, Indian Association of Sex Educators, Counsellors and Therapists.
  • Life member, Indian Fertility Sterility Society.
  • Life member, Indian Society for the study of reproduction and fertility.
  • Life member, Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Societies of India.
  • Life member, Society of Assisted Reproduction and Infertility.
  • Life member, Endocrine Society of India.
  • Life member, Association of Medical Consultants.
  • Life member, National Association for Voluntary Sterilization of India.
  • Member, National Academy of Juvenile and Adolescent Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
  • Member, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.
  • Member, American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
  • Member, Indian Medical Association.
  • Member, Indian Association of Medical Women.

Awards and Achievements

  • LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (27th December 1999) by Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecological Society of India.
  • International woman's day Award (8th March 2000) by the Mayor of Bombay.
  • Dhanvantari Award (22nd October 2000) by The Governor of Maharashtra
  • 53rd Jhulelal Chetichand Mela, Millennium Award, March 2001.
  • 'Women Achiever Awards' for outstanding contribution in the field of medicine by Bombay West Ladies Circle No. 10. and Free Press Journal---30th March 2001.
  • Indira Appreciation Memento 2001 Crusader Trophy for Medicine---5th April, 2001
  • Special Award by Western Sindhi association punchayat. May, 2001.
  • Vocational Excellence Trophy for outstanding contribution in the field of Infertility and Reproductive Endocrinology by member of The Rotary Club of Mumbai, Northend. 19th October 2001.
  • Bhagini Sanskar Parishad Award for noble inherent to the society in the areas of medical – 12th April 2002.
  • Award in medicine, by Stree Mandal Mumbai, Centurion year celebration - 19th September, 2002.
  • Memento Trophy and cash reward Rs. 11,000/ = by Sahyog Foundation – 4th May 2003.
  • Felicitation of legends in gynaecological surgery & practice, by Indian society of Minimal Access and Gynaecological Endoscopic urogynaecological Surgery (Images) Mumbai – 12th July, 2003.
  • The Great Women Achievers Awards 2004 in Medicine/healthcare, Organized by Whirlpool & GR8! Publications Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai- 29th February, 2004.
  • Award given by Dada J.P. Vaswani, on the occasion of Golden Jublee Celebration and Foundation Day Celebration of the K.C. college organised by Staff and students on 19th June 2004
  • "Lux Sahyadri Hirkani Award" "A Woman with difference" organised by Doordarshan Kendra Mumbai on 27th November 2004.
  • "Award for Achievement in Medical Field for the year 2004" presented at the function of 1st anniversary of "world of Priyanka" on 12th Jan., 2005
  • Felicitation by ISAR 2005 at International Congress on Assisted Reproductive Technology and Advances in Infertility Management for Achievements Feb, 2005.
  • "Award Jeevan Bharti" for outstanding contribution in the field of medicine, on the occasion of International Women's day, organised by Life Insurance Corporation of India, on 8th March 2005.
  • Felicitation by the Chairman and Managing Director of Dena Bank on their 68th foundation day celebration for achievement in medical science on 26th May, 2005 at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi.
  • Awarded in "Assisted Reproductive Technologies" by Virk Hospital Centre, organised by Images 2005 on 12th June 2005.
  • "Prerana Award" to mother (creator) - 1st IVF, organised by Doordarshan Kendra on 16th June, 2005.
  • "Qimpro Platinum Award' organised by Qimpro foundation on 12th Jan., 2006 at Mayfair in Mumbai.
  • "Savitrichya Leki" award organized by Mahila & Balvikas Vibha Maharashtra Govt., inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minishter Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh on 8th March 2006 on the day of international woman's day.
  • "Mahila Sanghtana Sthapana" award organized by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief Mr. Rajsaheb Thakre on 27th Sep., 2006 at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai.
  • LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, awarded by International Conference on Reproductive Health & 20th Annual Meeting of the ISSRF held on February 8, 2010 at Jaipur.
  • "IVF – yesterday, today & tomorrow" invited for the Celebration of Nobel Prize 2010 for IVF therapy / Felicitation to Dr. Robert Edwards at Trivandrum, Kerala on 21st Jan 2011 (Friday)
  • Felicitation of "Padmashree Award" By The President of India (Hon. Smt. Pratibhadevi Singh Patil) on 24th March, 2011.
  • Felicitation and Award received by Governor of Maharashtra on 1st May, 2011 at Darbar Hall, Raj Bhavan, Malabar Hill , Mumbai, the function was organized by Vasantrao Naik Agriculture Research and Rural Development Foundation .
  • LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" from Image Welfare Achievers Forum in their 15th National Seminar on Individual Contributions Towards India's Cultural Development on 12th Oct, 2011 at Mumbai.
  • LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" from 9th Annual Conference of India Fertility Society, Fertivision 2013 held at Indian Habitat Centre, Lodhi Rd, Lodi Colony, New Delhi, DL 110003 on 6th Dec. 2013
  • LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" from Sathyabama University, Chennai as the *INSPIRING ICON* for the year 2014 in acknowledgment of her exemplary contribution to her lifetime achievements towards Women's Health in India organized by FEMFEST 2014, on 21st Feb. 2014.
  • Exceptional Women Achievers Award – 2014 (EWA) organized by the President FICCI FLO & Golden Maharashtra Development Council 15th March, 2014 Y. B Chavan Centre, Nariman Point, Mumbai in presence of Governor Shri Shankar Naryan and Chief Minister Shri Prithviraj Chavan of Maharashtra
  • Felicitation and award for towering performance and contribution in "Medical"sector, on celebration of women's day 8th March, 2015, organized by Nationalist Congress Party on the occasion of 75th Birth year of Hon. Shri Sharad Pawar at Yashwantrap Chavan Prathishthan, Nariman Point, Mumbai.
  • "Lifetime Achievement Award" received from MGM Medical College, Aurangabad in the event of Scientific Programme of Infertility to Maternity on 28th March, 2015 at Rukhmini Auditorium & Albert Einstein Hall JNEC, MGM Campus, N-6, CIDCO, Aurangabad.
  • "Award for Excellence in medicine" by Sadguru Mangeshda Kriya Yoga Foundation on 24th Oct. 2015.
  • Zee: Indian Women Awards 2016 in MEDICINE category organized by Zee Media on 18th Jan., 2016, at Eros Hotel, Nehru Palace New Delhi
  • "Dr. Subhas Mukherjee Award -2012. by ICMR on 19th Jan., 2016 at Jawahar Lal Nehru Auditorium of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
  • "Lifetime Achievement Award" from Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (ISAR) at the event of 21st National Conference at Brilliant Convention Centre, Indore on 26th Feb., 2016
  • "Maharashtra Kanya Gourav Puraskar" on 7th March, 2016 at Rangswar Yeshawantrao Chavan center, Mantralaya, Mumbai, received from Dr. Manohar Joshi

Unique Contribution

Research Projects Completed:

  • Development of Reproductive Technologies- IVF-ET, GIFT,ZIFT,ICSI,PGD.
  • Established for the first time in India the technique of In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer as a Collaborative efforts between King Edwards Memorial Hospital and Institute of Research in Reproduction (ICMR).
  • These efforts resulted in a birth of India's first scientifically documented IVF baby (Test-tube baby) on 6th August 1986.
  • Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer (GIFT) technique was developed successfully and India's GIFT baby was born on 4th January 1988.
  • Oocyte donation programme in cases of premature ovarian failure. First baby was born on 24th Janaury, 1991.
  • Cytogenetic study in couple having unexplained infertility, male infertility-Bad obstetric history.
  • Human chorionic villous sampling in high risk pregnancy with history of genetic disorders in past or family history of congenital anomalies.
  • Study of chromosomal anomalies in couples belonging to cases having H/O repeated fetal losses or susceptible to fetal loss. Cytogenital study was supported by Research Society of KEM Hospital.
  • Induction of Ovulation.
  • Administration of Clomiphene Citrates, human menopausal gonadotropin, pure follicular stimulation hormone and human chorionic gonadotropins in different combination and dose regime.
  • Effect of oral contraceptives prior to ovarian stimulation its effect on follicular response to stimulation protocol.
  • Influence of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone on stimulation of multiple Follicles.
  • Varying time interval of gonadotropin administration and its effect on oocyte maturation and fertilization in vitro.
  • Human Oocyte.
  • Ultrastructure of immature, mature, atretic, normally fertilized and abnormally fertilized oocyte.
  • Correlation between steroid hormones and protein contents of follicular fluid and maturation of oocyte.
  • Protein synthesis by granulosa cells surrounding oocyte and fertilizing ability of oocyte.
  • Constituents of oocyte environment, study of the follicular fluid for the presence of gonadotropin, steroid hormones, glycosaminoglycans, total protein and glucose.
  • Inhibin in follicular fluid and its correlation with maturation, fertilizing ability of oocyte.
  • Intraovarian factors contributing follicular maturation, fertilization and atresia.
  • Effect of injection of purified human follicular fluid on mice follicles.
  • Male Infertility
  • Ultrastructure of sperm in infertile male
  • Decondensation of sperm in vitro in infertile male
  • Study of fertilising potential of sperm. Hypoosmotic test, acrydine orange test, zona free hamster egg penetration with human capacited sperms.
  • Cytogenetic Study of Oligospermia
  • Unexplained Infertility- Immunological factors responsible of infertility by reducing fertilization potential of gametes.
  • Intra Uterine Insemination of washed spermatozoa and its outcome in terms of pregnancy.
  • Early Pregnancy Factor.
  • Presence of early pregnancy factor in culture fluid and serum as a marker for early embryo implantation.
  • Early diagnosis and prognosis of choriocarcinoma and vesicular mole by estimating early pregnancy factor in serum.
  • Vitamin Carrier Protein.
  • Riboflavin-carrier protein (RCP) in follicular fluid and its correlation with oocyte maturation.
  • Presence RCP in fallopian tube in different phases of menstrual cycle.
  • Testing of efficacy of ZK 98.299 as a synthetic progesterone antagonist.
  • Micromanipulation of Gametes.
  • Microfertilization by injecting a sperm in perivitalline space of oocyte ooplasm.
  • Intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
  • Microbiopsy of mice embryo.
  • Prevention of sex linked diseases.
  • Inhibin in endometrium during various phases of the ovarian cycle.
  • Hypertrophy of Pituitary during different phases of menstrual cycle.
  • Pituitary size and its correlation with follicular size and levels of gonadotropins and steroid hormones.
  • Molecular studies on defects in human sperm. Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre.
  • Genetic evaluation of male infertility (Y deletion). Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre
  • Ongoing Research Projects:
  • Microdeletion of Y chromosomes in males (collaboration with TIFR)
  • Sperm function tests and fertilization in vitro.
  • Role of Centrosome in fertilizing potential of the sperm. (collaboration with IRR, ICMR).
  • Receptive genes in endometrium useful for implantation. (collaboration with IRR, ICMR).
  • To establish human embryonic stem (HES) cell lines without mouse embryonic fibroblast feeder layer and to identify factors secreted by MEF layer that prevents differentiation of HES cells in-vitro. National Institute for Research and Reproduction.
  • Purification and characterization of human sperm adhesion molecular identified by polyclonal /monoclonal antibodies and their role in infertility.
  • Factors regulating endometrial receptivity in nonhuman primate

List of Publications:

  • Hinduja, I. N., Asgaokar V.S. (1969) Single dose of Chloramphenicol in treatment of Enteric Fever. Current Medical Journal., 4, 102-105.
  • Hinduja, I. N., Shah S.K. (1969) Ovarian Tomours. Current Medical Journal., 4, 311-314.
  • Hinduja, I. N., Thakur S.S. (1971) Septic Abortion (Criminal Abortions). Indian Journal of Obstet. and Gynaecol., 21, 251.
  • Hinduja, I. N., Joglekar, S.J. (1974) The comparative study of Coagulation Mechanism in Mid-trimenster Abortions Induced by Prostaglandins and Hypertonic Saline. Indian Journal of Obstet. & Gynaec. 24, 432.
  • Hinduja, I. N., Mehta, A.P. (1976) Anaerobic Infections in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Proceeding of the Third All India Congress of Medical Microbiologists, pp. 323.

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