Educational Qualifications
- 1986 M.D. Bombay University. This is a postgraduate degree in Gynecology, and is the equivalent of being Board Certified.
- Advanced training in IVF from UCSF, San Francisco, USA.
- 1987 D.N.B. National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
- As a medical student, I studied at Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Yale; which is why I know exactly how the US medical system works (and why it's broken !)
Resume :- Dr Aniruddha Malpani - cv - kem hospital
We have founded HELP, the Health Education Library for People www.healthlibrary.com, which is India’s first Consumer Health Education Resource Center. Am a fervent believer in Information Technology; and using the internet to empower patients.
We have authored many books, including: Using Information Therapy to Put Patients First; and Patient Advocacy – Giving Voice to Patients. You can read all our books at www.thebestmedicalcare.com
I am an angel investor is a number of startups, including Evobi , Plus91 and PEAS. You can read more about my angel investing activities at www.solidarity.in
Educational Distinctions, Honours, Prizes
- First on the Merit List for entrance to a Medical College in Bombay. Won the Bai Gangabai Sunderdas Scholarship for 1978-79.
- Awarded the National Talent Scholarship from the National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi, from 1978 to 1983.
- Won the Dorab Tata Special Merit Prize from the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Bombay.
- Awarded the Dr Shirwalker General Proficiency Scholarship for Human Anatomy and Physiology at College Competitive Examination, 1979-1980.
- Secured Distinction in Anatomy; and Physiology in the First M.B.,B.S. Examination. Highest Marks in Anatomy in Bombay University.
- Received the Chaturbhaj Sunderdas Scholarship for the highest marks in Anatomy, 1979.
- Won the Dr Shirwalkar Second Prize in Surgery in College Competitive Examination, 1980.
- Won the First Prize in the Leprosy Essay Competition in Bombay, organised by the Ackworth Leprosy Society.
- Won the Dowager Lady Patkar Gold Medal for securing the highest marks on the grand total at the Final M.B., B.S. Examination in Bombay University, 1982.
- Won the Motiben Dalvi Gold Medal for securing the highest marks on the grand total at the Final M.B., B.S. Examination in Bombay University, 1982.
- Won the Dr R S Poredi Gold Medal for the highest marks in Medicine in Bombay University, 1982.
- Won the Dr Vishnu Juvekar Prize for the highest marks in Medicine in Bombay University, 1982.
- Won the Shri Kund Bhalja Prize for Medicine, for the highest marks in Medicine in Bombay University, 1982.
- Won the Dr P F Soonawala Prize for the highest marks in Medicine in Bombay University, 1982.
- Won the Dr Keikhushroo Kanga Scholarship for the highest marks in Medicine in Bombay University, 1982.
- Won the Pandit Dube Scholarship for the highest marks in Medicine in Bombay University, 1982.
- Won the Dr Ganesh Kurulkar Prize for the highest marks on the aggregate in Bombay University, 1982.
- Won the Sohrab Hakim Memorial Prize for standing first in competitive examination in Ophthalmology in K.E.M. Hospital,1982.
- Won the Dr N A Purandare Prize for standing first in the competitive examination in Gynecology and Obstetrics in K.E.M. Hospital, 1982.
- Won the Mrs Desa Memorial Prize for standing first in Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Final M.B.,B.S. Examination in K.E.M. Hospital, 1982.
- Won the Krishnaji Datey Prize for standing first in Medicine at the Final M.B.,B.S. Examination in K.E.M. Hospital, 1982.
- Won the H.H. Sir Limbdi Prize for getting the highest number of aggregate marks in the Final M.B.,B.S. Examination, in K.E.M. Hospital, 1982.
- Selected for the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) Talent Search Scheme Fellowship in the All-India Competitive Examination held in 1985.
- Won the Dr Adi Dastur Prize of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Bombay for the highest marks in Clinical. Subjects in the D.G.O. Examination, 1986.
- Won the Dr B N Purandare Prize of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Bombay for the highest marks in the D.G.O. Examination, 1986.
- Won the Dr R D Pandit Research Prize awarded by the Federation of Obstetric and Gynecologic Societies of India for the best Thesis in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1986.
- Awarded the Bombay Obstetric and Gynecologic Society M Shah. Travelling Fellowship for 1988-89, to observe advanced work in obstetrics and gynecology in Indian centres.
- Awarded the Federation of Obstetric and Gynecologic. Societies of India Ethicon Travelling Fellowship to observe advanced work in obstetrics and gynecology in Indian centers, 1989.
- Have been featured in many newspapers and magazines.
- Started India's first support group for infertile couples, Infertility Friends
- Founded India's first and only free patient education library, HELP
- Started India's first sperm bank in 1991; and achieved India's first pregnancy after PGD in 1999.
- Authored 3 books, including How to Have a Baby, How to Get the Best Medical Care; and Successful Medical Practise.
Publications
- Measurement of cervical dilatation.
- Letter to the Editor. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Vol 151, pp 147, 1985.
- Pins for the neurologic examination.
- Letter to the Editor. New England Journal of Medicine.
- Vol 315, pp 1618, 1986.
- The effect of calcium anatagonists on uterine contractions.
- The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India.
- Vol 38, pp 15-17. 1988.
- Second trimester abortion with ethacridine lactate plus carboprost-- which is the best time to administer the carboprost?
- Adv Contracept (1988 Jun) 4(2):151-7
- Vaginal hysterectomy for high-risk patients under local anaesthesia.
- J Gynec Surgery 8: 65-67, 1992.
- Vaginal hysterectomy for the management of menstruation in mentally retarded women.
- International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
- 1991, 35 (8): 319 - 321.
- Routine prophylactic oophorectomy at the time of vaginal hysterectomy in postmenopausal women.
- Arch Gynecol Obstet (1992) 251(2):87-91
- Obstetric Ultrasound Database System.
- Computers in Biology and Medicine. 1991.
- New technique for managing second trimester intrauterine fetal death.
- Int J Gynaecol Obstet (1989 Mar) 28(3):295-7
- Maternal effect proteins.
- Letter to the Editor. Fertility Sterility. 55: 847, 1991.
- Wasted Disposable Medical Materials.
- Letter to the Editor. New England Journal of Medicine. 325: 739, 1991.
- Sperm Cryobanking for Therapeutic Insemination by Donor.
- Bombay Hospital Journal. 32: 76-79, 1990.
- Simplifying Assisted Conception Techniques to Make Them Universally Available - a view from India.
- Human Reproduction. Vol 7, N 2. 1992, pp 49-50.
- Office Techniques for Sperm Processing to Enhance Male Fertility.
- Bombay Hospital Journal. Aug 1990.
- Guest Editor, Invited to edit special issue of Bombay Hospital Journal on Infertility. April 1993.
- Testicular sperm extraction with ICSI as rescue treatment for severe male infertility.
- Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India.
- TSEICSI - The end of male infertility?
- Internet Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. http://www.obgyn.net.
- Sperm Cryobanking for AID.
- Invited article. Biomed. Oct-Nov 1993. pp 42-45.
- A New Technique to End Male Infertility.
- Invited article. Biomed. Jul-Aug 1996.pp 68-69.
- Sperm Cryopreservation for Sperm Banking.
- Invited to author this Chapter in the book, Infertility Update, published by the Federation of Obstetric and Gynecologic Societies of India, Dec 1994.
- Making IVF Affordable.
- Medicine Digest. October 1993. pp 9 - 14.
- How the Family Physician can Help the Infertile Couple.
- Family Physician's Digest. April-May 1994. pp 29-35.
- Active Management of Infertility.
- Bombay Hospital Journal. Vol 35 Number 2. April 1993. pp 11-12.
- Ultrasound guided procedures for treating infertility.
- Bombay Hospital Journal. Vol 35 Number 2. April 1993. pp 67-70.
- How the GP can help the infertile couple.
- Bombay Hospital Journal. Vol 35 Number 2. April 1993. pp 164-165.
- Retrieval of epididymal sperm.
- Fertil Steril (1996 Feb) 65(2):448
- Microinjection using Testicular Sperm - A new Treatment Option for treating Azoospermic men.
- Indian Journal of Urology. (Sept 1997) 14: 45-47.
- Correlation between testicular histology and outcome after intracytoplasmic sperm injection using testicular spermatozoa
- Hum Reprod (1996 Nov) 11(11):2567
- Doctor.com: Why should a doctor have his own website?
- J Postgrad Med. 2001 Jan-Mar;47(1):40-1.
- HELP - the Health Education Library for People, India's first Consumer Health Education Resource Centre.
- Health Expect. 1999 Mar;2(1):71-72.
- Health library in India works to empower patients.
- BMJ. 1999 Sep 18;319(7212):785.
- Putting new drugs to good use.
- Hum Reprod. 1999 Feb;14(2):572.
- Inappropriate use of new technology: impact on women's health.
- Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1997 Jul;58(1):159-65.
- Invited by the Obstetric and Gynecologic Societies of Gwalior, Indore, Surat, Bombay, to give talks on Infertility.
- Invited by Bombay Obstetrics and Gynecologic Society to give Plenary Guest Lecture on Cryopreservation in Assisted.
- Reproductive Technology in the Bombay Ob/Gyn Society.
- Annual Conference, 1995.
- Invited to present Workshop on Promoting Patient Choice - An International Perspective, organised by the King's Fund at an International Conference on Promoting Patient Choice held in London in October 1997.
- Invited to give lectures at many IVF conferences as a faculty member and expert.