Dr. Sunitha Mahesh

More than two decades of experience as a practicing OBG Consultant with a strong base of working in high-risk tertiary care hospitals and specialty care infertility institutions in a wide range of positions with responsibilities of patient management, counseling, creating support systems, departments, and managing administrative role in hospital systems.

Presently working in a renowned and path-breaking institution – Milann – the Fertility Centre (previously known as Bangalore Assisted Conception Centre) since 2008 as Senior Consultant, has been recognized as a responsible and dedicated doctor providing medical care with compassion beyond the expectation of patients.

FIELD OF EXPERTISE-

Highly motivated and focused on Maternal-Fetal Medicine with a special interest in managing high-risk pregnancies and ART conceptions. As a practicing Fetomaternal Medicine specialist, also have skills in performing fetal scans with a keen interest in interventional procedures.

Able and gentle teacher with experience of working in medical college, presently providing training to the fellowship doctors posted to Feto Maternal Medicine department.

Has keen interest in participating in opinion-making media interactions on Social and Medico-Legal issues of present-day society.

Has been an active member of the RIF and RPL specialty clinic since 2016 and has been able to guide and manage patients with adverse obstetric outcomes.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION-

1. Topper in Anatomy in 1^st MBBS in BMC
2. Outstanding student in MBBS 1997
3. Graduated Post Graduate Diploma in Ultrasonography with 3 Gold medals
4. Felicitated by Lions’ Club, JP Nagar and by Mahila Sangha, Bangalore

Presentations and publications –

1. Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality – A Paper Presented at Karnataka State Obstetrics and Gynaecology Conference at Belgaum, Karnataka, India, 2001

2. Vaginal Hysterectomy for Uterine Didelphys – A Paper Presented at the event of “Gnanavarsha” in 2006.

3. Ovarian Fibromatosis – A Paper Presented at BSOG Scientific Meet “Back to Basics”, conducted at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India, 2007

4. Participated in a panel discussion on Benign Breast Diseases at CME held by BSOG, Bangalore, 2007
5. Gynaecological Disorders- Presentation at Jain University, Bangalore, 2011
6. Common Obstetric and Gynaecological Diseases- Presentation at HP systems, Bangalore, 2014
7. Faculty of LIFE conference 2012 to 2018
8. Presented talk on ART pregnancies and complications at Belgaum, Perinatal CME
9. Attended and participated in various national conferences
10. As an Executive member of SMFM, I have conducted various CME at national and international levels.
11. Presented paper on preliminary analysis of ROBUST study at ISSHP conference at Amsterdam 2018
12. Conducted workshop in Critical Care Obstetrics at AICOG-2019
13. Presented talk on “Recurrent Pregnancy Loss- A Tricky situation” at Gestosis- Lucknow- 2019
14. Presented talk on Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy at OOO- Bangalore 2019
15. Presented talk on Medicolegal aspects of Teenage Pregnancy at Gnanavarsha 2020
16. Has participated as a panelist in various Webinars held during the pandemic years
17. Co-author of ROBUST study published in Pregnancy Hypertension- An International Journal of Women’s Health Hypertension- March 2021
18. Has authored a chapter on Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in Text Book of Obstetric Emergencies- 3^rd Edition
19. Has authored FOGSI- checklist on Maternal Collapse
20. Is presently the concept builder for the Web-based training module of PEN (I) – Pre-eclampsia Education of Nation (India) in association with ISSHP
21. Peer reviewer of International Journal of Infertility and Fetal Medicine since 2014

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

1. Basic Ultrasound Training in OBG, Mediscan Divakar’s Hospital, Bangalore, India
2. Doppler in Obstetrics, certificate course from FMF, UK
3. NT certification from FMF- UK
4. Certificate of Competence in Infertility Management from Gynecology Academy, Nagori Institute, Ahmedabad
5. Certificate Course in Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technology- from American Society for Reproductive Medicine

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 02^nd March 1974

MEDICAL COUNCIL REGISTRATION- KMC-50138