Duru Shah
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Biography
Duru Shah is a Mumbai-based gynaecologist and academic. She is the founder and president of PCOS Society and a promoter of women's health and adolescents health in India. Shah is also the guide for postgraduate students in Obs. Gyn. for Doctorate of Medicine at Mumbai University. She is the scientific director of Gynaecworld and the Gynaecworld Assisted Fertility Center, Mumbai. Dr Duru Shah has authored five books and published various research articles. Shah is also the promoter of Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. She is a member of the editorial board of The Obstetrician & Gynecologist (TOG), Climacteric and the Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. In 2000, Dr Shah initiated adolescent reproductive and sexual health project called "Growing Up". Dr. Shah is also the founding member and trustee of the Women’s Empowerment Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 2014 that focuses on gender violence and women’s rights.
Publications (books)
- Practical Infertility Management (2002) ISBN 9788125022060
- The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (2004) ISBN 9788125026334
- Fetal Attraction (2005) ISBN 9788179923528
- Clinical Progress in Obstetrics & Gynecology (2009) ISBN 9788184482157
- Pregnancy and You Plan, Prepare Push! (2016) ISBN 9788184958782
Positions held
- Past President of the Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction (ISAR) - 2017-2018
- Past President of the Indian Menopause Society
- Chair of the Special Interest Group (SIG) on Reproductive Endocrinology at ASPIRE
- Chair of the Indian Special Interest Group (ISIG) at ASRM
- Chair of the Indian College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ICOG)
- Technical expert to the Ministry of Health, Government of India and WHO
- President of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI),
- President Mumbai Obstetric and Gynaecological Society (MOGS)
Awards and recognition
- Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecology– November 2008.
- First Indian to receive international FIGO Distinguished Merit Award (2012)
Philanthropy
She initiated project Kishori-a program for urban slum Dharavi. It focussed on community-based adolescent empowerment.