Duru Shah

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Duru Shah
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NationalityIndian
OccupationGynecologist
Known forPromoting Women's Health
Children Ameera Shah

Duru Shah is a Mumbai-based gynaecologist and academic. She is the founder and president of PCOS Society and a promoter of adolescent girls and women's health and infertility in India. [1] [2] [3] Shah is also the guide for postgraduate students in Obs. Gyn. for Doctorate of Medicine at Mumbai University. [4] She is the scientific director of Gynaecworld and the Gynaecworld Assisted Fertility Center, Mumbai. [5] Dr Duru Shah has authored five books and published various research articles. Shah is also the promoter of Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. [6] She is a member of the editorial board of The Obstetrician & Gynecologist (TOG), Climacteric and the Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. [7] In 2000, Dr Shah initiated adolescent reproductive and sexual health project called "Growing Up". [8] She is currently the Chair of the Council of Affiliated Menopause Societies (CAMS) IMS. [9] She is a Member of the Board of Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE), [10] and member of the Women’s Health Vertical of C-20, India. She is also a Consultant ObGyn.: Breach Candy Hospital, [11] Jaslok Hospital, Hinduja Healthcare, Mumbai. [12] [13]

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Early life and education

Shah did her medical education (MBBS) from Grant College, Mumbai. [14] She also holds a Post Graduate Degree in ObGyn. [14] She was a resident doctor at Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital in ObGyn during 1972-75. [14]

Career

Shsh started her career in 1977 at Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital in Mumbai. She worked there as a Senior Registrar.[ citation needed ] She became a teacher at Grant Medical College two years later, where she taught young doctors about pregnancy and women's health.[ citation needed ] In 1981, Shah became part time Research officer at Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital and the Indian Council of Medical Research. At the same time, she also started her own private practice. [15] [14] She became an Honorary Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Mumbai University's Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital in 1985.[ citation needed ]

Publications (Books)

Editorial responsibilities

Positions held

Awards and recognition

Philanthropy

She initiated project Kishori - a program for urban slum Dharavi. It focussed on community-based adolescent empowerment. [31]

She is the founder of the "Women's Empowerment Foundation," which is now known as the Metropolis Foundation.[ citation needed ] The Foundation has developed a health education app called "TooShyToAsk" with Metropolis Healthcare Limited. [32]

Dr. Duru Shah also helps the PCOS Society of India. PCOS is a health problem, and she wants to make sure doctors know how to treat it. She does this by organizing online and in-person activities to share knowledge about PCOS with doctors. [33]

Personal life

She is married to Sushil Shah who is the Chairman of Metropolis Healthcare and Chairs the Metropolis Foundation. She has two daughters, Aparna Shah and Ameera Shah. [34]

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Polycystic ovary syndrome</span> Set of symptoms caused by abnormal hormones in females

Polycystic ovary syndrome, or polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. The syndrome is named after cysts which form on the ovaries of some people with this condition, though this is not a universal symptom, and not the underlying cause of the disorder.

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  17. ↑ Shah, Duru; Bhathena, R. K.; Shroff, Safala (2004). The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Orient Blackswan. ISBN   978-81-250-2633-4.
  18. ↑ Vaz, Dr Duru Shah With Dr Safala Shroff & Ivor (1 January 2005). Fetal Attraction. Jaico Publishing House. ISBN   978-81-7992-352-8.
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  20. ↑ Shah, Dr Duru; Shroff, Dr Safala (23 May 2016). Pregnancy and You: Plan, Prepare Push!. Jaico Publishing House. ISBN   978-81-8495-878-2.
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