Dr. Hrishikesh D Pai

MBBS, MD – Obstetrics and Gynecology, M.Sc – Clinical Embryology and Andrology
Director – IVF & Infetility

IVF Specialist- 32 Years of Experience

Doctor Profile

Dr. Hrishikesh D. Pai M.D., F.C.P.S., F.IC.O.G., MSc (USA) has been in the field of IVF since 26 years. He did his one year fellowship in Reproductive Biology from the University of Melbourne Australia, in 1989. He is the scientific director of Two IVF units in Mumbai- ‘The Babies & Us’ Fertility, IVF & ICSI Centre at Opera House & ‘The Advanced Fertility Centre’ At the Lilavati Hospital, Bandra. He is one of the pioneers in the field of Micromanipulation in India. His was the third unit in India to have started the procedure of MicromanipulationICSIin1996inMumbai.
He has received training in Preimplantation genetics at the two leading institutes in the world-the Verlinsky unit in Chicago & the Az Vub in Brussels. His unit was the third unit in India to have started Preimplantation genetics diagnosis in 1998. He has also been instrumental in establishing the first Assisted Laser Hatching Unit in India. The unit has delivered one of the first few laser hatched twins in India in the year 1999. He has helped to start many IVF units all over India-New Delhi, Gurgaon, Mohali, Guwahati, Jallandhar, Raipur, Kakinada, Nagarcoil, Amritsar, Vijaywada, Allahabad, Kanpur to name a few.

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS:

Gynaecologist, and Head of IVF Unit, Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, Gynaecologist, Fortis La Femme Hospital, New Delhi,

Education

MD – Obstetrics & Gynaecology – University of Mumbai, Mumbai, 1985
Fellowship in Reproductive Biology – Royal Womens Hospital Melbourne,Australia, 1990
Masters in Clinical Embryology & Andrology – Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2007
MBBS – University of Mumbai, Mumbai, 1981

Experience

1991 – 2007 Assistant Honorary Consultant at K Bhabha Municipal general hospital
1993 – 2007 Assistant Honorary Professor at Dr D Y Patil Medical College
2009 – 2010 Founder and Executive editor at Journal of gynecological endoscopy and surgery
2012 – 2014 Founder Chairman at ISAR

Memberships

President of indian society for assisted reproduction
Secretary general of FOGSI
Assistant Treasurer International Federation of Fertility Societies( IFFS )
Organizing secretary IFFS world congress Noida
Chairman AICOG 2013 Mumbai
Chairman Maharashtra Chapter of ISAR
President Mumbai OBGYN Society
President –Indian Association of Gynecological Endoscopists (IAGE)
Senior Vice President FOGSI

Awards and Recognitions

Best Intern’s Prize, G S Medical college, Mumbai University – 1983
MD Gold Medallist, University of Mumbai – 1985
Herculean Desa prize for the best thesis – 1986
Best paper prize at the All India conference – 2001Rajiv Gandhi Rashtriya Ekta Award
Recipient of the RK Excellence Awards – 2010
Best Doctor’s Award by IMA, Mumbai – 2002
Recipient of 21st LIONS Gold Award – 2015
Received the Medscape India Unite for care National award for excellence in Gynaecology – 2014
Received FERTICON 2015 Life Time Award for excellence in the field of Assisted Reproductive Techniques – 2015
Received the Navshakti award for yeomen service in medicine in 2008 – 2008
Received the FROST & SULLIVAN 2013 as the Best IVF Company of the year in India Award – 2013