Dr. Meenakshi Sharma

Training and experience

1. Trained in Gynae Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy under the expert supervision of a renowned endoscopic surgeon, Prof Alka Kriplani at AIIMS.
2. Women’s Health Initiative Training Program on Gynecological Endoscopy held in association with All India Institute of Medical Sciences, WHI, and Karl Storz, as a contribution towards the improvement of women’s and girl’s health in rural India.
3. Independently performed Hysterectomies-abdominal and vaginal, cesarean sections, and cesarean hysterectomies.
4. Independently performed over 200 diagnostic laparoscopies and Hysteroscopies.
5. Operative laparoscopic procedures performed independently laparoscopic ovarian drilling, laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy, laparoscopic salpingectomy, and laparoscopic tuboplasty, laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy.
6. Operative hysteroscopic procedures performed like Hysteroscopic adhesiolysis, Hysteroscopic septum incision, and hysteroscopic tubal cannulation.
7. Performed Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy under expert supervision.

Awards

1. 2003- R. D. Pandit Research Prize for Best Thesis on “Laparoscopic bipolar versus unipolar ovarian electrocautery in infertile women with resistant polycystic ovarian syndrome” by Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Society of India (FOGSI) in the year 2003.
2. 2006- First prize for the free paper session in ‘Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists’ (IAGE) annual conference, 2006 for the paper entitled “Laparoscopic ovarian electrocautery in infertile women with resistant polycystic ovarian syndrome”.

3. 2006- Co-author in the second prize in poster presentation in 8^th National Conference of India Society for Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy organized by Delhi Society for Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy, 2006 for poster presentation on ‘Fetal hydrometrocolpos: prenatal diagnosis and treatment’
4. 2012- Fellowship of Indian College of Maternal & Child Health
5. 2017- Dr Abdul Kalam appreciation award from Delhi Gynaecologist Forum
6. 2020- Fellowship of Indian College of Obstetrician & Gynaecologists
7. 2020- International Women’s Day Excellence Award in Women’s Health by DGF & WOW

Research

1. Laparoscopic bipolar versus unipolar ovarian electrocautery in infertile women with resistant polycystic ovarian syndrome. (MD Thesis)
2. Laparoscopic ovarian drilling versus metformin treatment in clomiphene citrate resistant infertile women with PCOS. (Senior Research Associate)