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Hrishikesh Pai
Born
Hrishikesh Dattatreya Pai

(1960-02-09) 9 February 1960 (age 66)
Maharashtra, India
Alma mater
  • Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, University of Mumbai
  • Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne
  • Jones Institute, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Occupations
  • Gynaecologist
  • obstetrician
  • reproductive endocrinologist
Years active1985–present
Employers
Known for
Awards
  • Honorary FRCOG (2019)
  • IMA Eminent Physician Award (2022)
  • ISAR Lifetime Achievement Award (2020)
  • ISSRF Lifetime Achievement Award (2019)

Hrishikesh Dattatreya Pai (born 9 February 1960) is an Indian gynaecologist, obstetrician and in vitro fertilisation (IVF) specialist. He served as the 61st president of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) from 2022 to 2023,[1][2] and is the founder and medical director of the Bloom IVF Group, which operates IVF centres across India.[3] He is a Regional Trustee for Asia–Oceania at the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO).[4]

Pai is credited with introducing several assisted reproductive technologies in India, including assisted laser hatching, oocyte cryopreservation, ovarian tissue freezing and intracytoplasmic morphologically selected sperm injection (IMSI).[1][3] In 2019, he was awarded the Honorary Fellowship ad eundem by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London.[3][4]

Early life and education

Pai was born on 9 February 1960 in Maharashtra, India. He completed his MD in obstetrics and gynaecology from Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, University of Mumbai, in 1985, where he was awarded a gold medal.[3][5] In 1987 he held an ICMR research fellowship in ultrasound at the BYL Nair Hospital and TN Medical College, Mumbai.[3] He undertook a clinical fellowship in reproductive biology at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, in 1989–1990, and later completed a Master of Science in clinical embryology at the Jones Institute, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, in 2006.[3][5]

Career

After his fellowship in Melbourne, Pai began practising assisted reproductive technology in India in 1991.[1] He is the founder and medical director of the Bloom IVF Group, which operates multiple IVF centres in cities including Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi, Gurugram and Mohali.[3][5] He practises as a consultant gynaecologist at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai.[5]

Pai has held an honorary adjunct assistant professorship in clinical embryology and andrology at the Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA, until April 2023, and serves as professor of reproductive medicine at D. Y. Patil University, Navi Mumbai.[3][4]

Pioneering procedures

Several assisted reproductive technologies are reported to have been introduced to India by Pai, including assisted laser hatching, spindle view, ovarian tissue freezing, oocyte cryopreservation and IMSI.[1][2][5] In 2012 he introduced time-lapse embryo imaging (the Embryoscope) in Asia.[3]

Society leadership

Pai was installed as the 61st president of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) on 22 October 2022, succeeding S. Shantha Kumari, and served the 2022–2023 term.[1][2][6] As president, he launched the "Badlaav" campaign on women's health advocacy and the "Freedom from Anemia" roadshow.[3][6]

He has also served as president of the Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (ISAR), the Mumbai Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society (2008–2009), the Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists and the Maharashtra Chapter of ISAR.[3][4] Internationally, he is a Regional Trustee for Asia–Oceania at FIGO and was a board member of the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS).[4] He is a member of the steering committee of the World Health Organization Global Summit on postpartum haemorrhage.[4]

Pai is chief administrator of FOGSI's Manyata programme, an initiative for upgrading maternal care quality in private hospitals, run in partnership with MSD for Mothers, the MacArthur Foundation and Jhpiego.[4]

Selected publications

  • Ory SJ, Devroey P, Banker M, Brinsden P, Buster J, Fiadjoe M, Horton M, Nygren K, Pai H, Le Roux P, Sullivan E. (2014). "International Federation of Fertility Societies Surveillance 2013: preface and conclusions". Fertility and Sterility. 101 (6).[7]
  • Dalal R, Pai H, Palshetkar N. (2014). "Comparison of transabdominal versus transvaginally guided embryo transfer in oocyte recipient cycles: a prospective randomised trial". BJOG.[8]
  • Palshetkar N, Pai H, Pai R. (2011). "Perinatal outcome after multifetal reduction: A study of 12 cases". Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India.[9]

Awards and honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Rajput, Kajal (22 October 2022). "Dr Hrishikesh Pai takes charge as President FOGSI". Medical Dialogues. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Dr Hrishikesh Pai takes charge as FOGSI President for 2022-23". BioSpectrum India. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Hrishikesh Pai". International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Trustee for Asia Oceania – Professor Hrishikesh Pai". International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Dr. Hrishikesh D. Pai". Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  6. ^ a b "Installation Ceremony of Dr Hrishikesh Pai as President of FOGSI 2022–2023". FOGSI. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  7. ^ Ory, Steven J.; Devroey, Paul; Banker, Manish; et al. (June 2014). "International Federation of Fertility Societies Surveillance 2013: preface and conclusions". Fertility and Sterility. 101 (6): 1582–1583. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.03.045. PMID 24794310.
  8. ^ Dalal, R.; Pai, H.; Palshetkar, N. (2014). "Comparison of transabdominal versus transvaginally guided embryo transfer in oocyte recipient cycles: a prospective randomised trial". BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
  9. ^ Palshetkar, Nandita; Pai, Hrishikesh; Pai, Rishma (June 2011). "Perinatal outcome after multifetal reduction: A study of 12 cases". Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India. 61 (3): 286–290. doi:10.1007/s13224-011-0043-6. PMC 3394561.


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