Sumita Prabhakar

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Sumita Prabhakar
Sumita Prabhakar at Breast Cancer Awareness Program 2017.jpg
Prabhakar at Breast Cancer Awareness Program 2017
Born (1970-05-12) 12 May 1970 (age 55)
Rishikesh, India
Education Kendriya Vidyalaya, Rishikesh
Alma mater Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Occupation Doctor
SpouseGurdeep Singh
Website www.sumitaprabhakar.com

Sumita Prabhakar is an Indian gynecologist, obstetrics and social medico activist. [1] She served as a president of Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India member body of Dehradun. [2]

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Early life & education

Her mother was a teacher and father was an administrative officer in IDPL. She did her schooling from Kendriya Vidhyala IDPL. In 1994 she completed her MBBS from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India .She completed MD (Obs & Gynae), in 1998, later earned her MRCOG (London) from Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. [3] . She went on to practice at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Malaysia from 1999 to 2001. [4]

Career

Sumita after practicing at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Malaysia, returned to India, and started practicing at Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, Delhi as consultant gynecologist from 2001 to 2002. She serves as the Head of Gynecology at CMI Hospital, Dehradun. She has been organizing free screening and awareness camps for Breast and Cervical cancer since 2014. [5]

Prabhakar is the founder, executive director of IVF India CARE, which she started in Dehradun in 2004. She is the Founder of Colposcopy center for cervical cancer screening - It is the only center recognized for training of Doctors for colposcopy by FOGSI in Uttarakhand established in 2002. [6]  She has been the founder president of Can Protect Foundation, [7] an NGO working towards women's health, breast and cervical prevention and awareness.

As president of Can Protect Foundation, Sumita is highly active in organizing a free screening, educational and training camps for the prevention and awareness of breast and cervical cancer in Uttarakhand and nearby states. She is the founder of Asha ki Kiran campaign, [8] which aims to provide free training and sensitization of Asha and Anganwadi workers for the prevention of breast and cervical cancer.

She is now an honorary Fellow of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG) of London. [9]

Personal life

She has one son. Her husband name is Gurdeep Singh, he is an orthopedic surgeon.

Awards & recognition

She has received numerous awards, including the IMA Doctor Achievement Award, Uma Shakti Samman, PNB Hindi Gaurav Samman, Dainik Jagran Medical Excellence Award, Divine Shakti Leadership Award, Youth Icon Award and Medico-Social Activist Award. 

Honors

References

  1. ↑ "Rise in breast cancer cases worries doctors". The Times of India . Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "53rd Annual Report and Statement of Accounts" (PDF). Fogsi.org. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "SUMITA PRABHAKAR, MD". Breastcancerhub.org. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "The 3rd Ministry of Health-Academy of Medicine Malaysia Scientific Meeting & International Congress of Medicine in the Tropics was held at the Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur from 1st to 4th November 2000" (PDF). Mjpath.org.my. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "FREE BREAST CANCER SCREENING CAMP IN DEHRADUN". Pioneeredge.in. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "LIST OF COLPOSCOPY TRAINING CENTERS" (PDF). Fogsi.org. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Can Protect Foundation - Free Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Programs". Canprotectfoundation.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Asha ki Kiran: Workshop organized for 400 ASHA and Anganwadi Workers". Canprotectfoundation.com. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Dr. Sumita of Dehradun received RCOG Fellowship". etvbharat.com/. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Dr. Sumita Prabhakar Gynecologist in 54 - DrRiight". www.drriight.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "महिला सशक्तीकरण की अवधारणा बदलें : राज्यपाल- Amarujala". Amarujala.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "Prime Time Presented Global Business and Service Excellence Awards, 2013 to IVF India Care". YouTube. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  13. ↑ "72 शख्सियतों को मिला नेशनल यूथ आइकॉन अवॉर्ड". Inextlive.jagran.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  14. ↑ "TOI presents 1st Health Icon awards to doctors". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  15. ↑ "International Women's Day 2018 - Parmarth Niketan". Parmarth.org. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  16. ↑ "IVF India CARE". Facebook.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  17. ↑ "Dr Sumita Prabhakar conferred with Medico-Social Activist Award by IMA Uttaracon 2018". Canprotectfoundation.com. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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