Doctor Profile

Dr Firuza Parikh, director of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre in Mumbai, has been responsible for the births of 5000 ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) babies. She has lost count now, she tells Verve, who visits her at the hospital where she has been working with IVF and other procedures for over 20 years, bringing hope to infertile couples.

Education

• MBBS – KEM Hospital and Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai, 1979
• MD – Obstetrics and Gynecology – KEM Hospital and Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai, 1982
• Diploma – Gynecology and Obstetrics – College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai, 1982
• Fellowship – College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai, 1984
• Diploma – Family Planning – College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai, 1984
• DNB – Obstetrics and Gynecology -1984
• Post Doctoral Fellowship – Obstetrics and Gynecology – Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, US, 1989
• ECFMG – 1979

Memberships

• President – Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction, 2015
• Member – Monitoring Committee of Network Project, Developing cells and tissue engineering, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Training

• Training – Reproductive Medicine – Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Experience

• Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, Director- Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai , currently working
• Obstetrics and Gynecology, Visiting Professor- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA , 1992

Awards and Achievements

• Outstanding Young Indian Award given by the Indian Junior Chamber.
• The All India Ratna Shiromani Award for pioneering work in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Hindustan Times Woman of the Year Award
• Woman of the Year Award – Zonta International Organization