Dr. Duru Shah

HONOURS RECEIVED:

• Indian Menopause Society: Life Time Achievement Award 2024 - 2025
• International Menopause Society Distinguished Service Award 2024
• Lifetime Achievement Award for Valuable Services rendered to FOGSI and lifelong Commitment to our Speciality”, by “The Federation of Obstetric & Gynecological Societies of India on January 10th, 2022. 
• Awarded the Midday Powerful Women 2022 for “Iconic Gynecologist & Fertility Expert” March 7th, 2022. 
• “ISAR Dr. Prabha Malhotra Award” Life Time Achievement Award for excellence in the field of Infertility. March 4th, 2022, Delhi
• Awarded the“ICON of the Year 2022 (OB-GYN, National)’’ during theNational Fertility Awards by Economic Times, Healthworld, 25th February 2022
• Recipient of the Black Swan Award for Women Empowerment, 2021
• Received the “Mahatma Award 2021” for Social Responsibilities and Gender Equality. 
• The first and only Indian to receive the prestigious “FIGO-Distinguished Merit Award for service towards women’s health”, from FIGO, Rome, Italy- October 2012

Awards Received:

• Received the ET National IVF/Fertility Champion of the Year Award, 2023
• “MOGS- Dr. B. N. Purandare Outstanding Service Award” for Lifelong Commitment and Yeoman Services rendered to the Cause of Women’s Health & Rights, 19th March, 2022
• Featured in the Outlook Magazine“Top Docs Mumbai 2022” inMumbai, January 2022
• ICOG Vidya Bhushan Award for her distinguished work in medical education in ICOG Mumbai 2021
• The India’s 10 Super Moms for their role in society-building by BabyChakra
• Featured in India Today Magazine for Accomplishment and Commitment to Medicine- “Top Docs – Mumbai 2020” September 2020
• “Presidential Recognition Award” from the International Menopause Society (IMS) for her outstanding service to the Society, presented at the 16th World Congress on Menopause, Vancouver, Canada, 2018.
• “OPPI Recognition Award” by Hon. Minister of State, Smt. Anupriya Patel,for outstanding contribution in the field of women’s health, Delhi, India, July 2018

• One of the 25 power women on the Marie Claire Influencers List 2013 who have inspired change and are advocates of change, India, 2013.

• Awarded the “Indian Medical Association”(IMA) Award for the valuable contribution to Medical Fraternity, Mumbai, July 2009
• Awarded the “Top 20 women achievers” of the Indian healthcare award, India, March 2008
• Awarded the “Honorary Fellowship” of the Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (RCOG), London, UK, November 2008 
• Awarded the prestigious “MOGS- Dr. Saroj Desai Excellence Award” for the year 2007-8 by the Mumbai Obstetrics & Gynecological Society. (MOGS) - 2008

MOGS- Dr Ganatra Charitable Medical Centre Award for Contribution to Women’s Health by The Mumbai Obstetric & Gynecological Society (MOGS). 2003

ACADEMICS: 

• “The Obstetrician & Gynecologist” the Journal of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG) London.
•  “Climacteric” – the Journal of the International Menopause Society, since 2010
• Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences-the Journal of the Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (ISAR)
• Member of the EDITORIAL Board of "Gynecological and Reproductive Endocrinology and Metabolism" -the ISGE new open-access Journal.
• She has served as the Editor of the “Journal of Midlife Health” of the Indian Menopause Society during 2012-2014.
• Lectured extensively both nationally and internationally, created excellent academic programs, for postgraduate students and clinicians in the field of Gynaecological Reproductive Endocrinology and Assisted Reproduction. 

• Member: Coordinating Committee of Project on Emergency Obstetric Care (EMC) of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India in collaboration with John Hopkins, USA (JHPIEGO).
• Member: Technical Committee, National Consultation on RCH-II Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health(ARSH): -
• Lead for FOGSI:for theDevelopment of Standards and Operational Guidelines” the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare(MOHFW) in collaboration with WHO and UNFPA.
• National Convenor: “Accreditation Committee” to develop Accreditation criteria for Maternity Homes/Nursing Homes of FOGSIincollaboration with the Ministry of Health and World Health Organization(WHO).
• Member: Ethics committee of Majlis (NGO) for Research onRape Victim Support Programme.
• Member: Technical Advisory Committee of the Ferrous Sucrose in Pregnant Anaemic Women in India (FeSPAW) Project, by the Public Health Foundation of India in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Government of India.
• Member:Guideline Critique Advisory Group,The Foundation for Medical Research(FRCH) UK
• Member: Technical Advisory Committee of FOGSI to Government of India for “Maternal Mortality”2010 Her areas of interest are Assisted Reproduction, Women’s Health and High Risk Pregnancy.

Editorial Responsibilities:

•  Editor in chief, of the “Journal of Mid-life Health” of the Indian Menopause Society, 2012-2014.
• “Post Reproductive Health” Journal of the British Menopause Society, London, 2008 -2016.
• “Climacteric” – the Journal of the International Menopause Society, 2010 onwards
• “The Obstetrician & Gynecologist”, the Journal of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) London, 2006 onwards.
• The Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences (JRHS), the Journal of the Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction 2017 onwards.
• Editorial Board of "Gynecological and Reproductive Endocrinology and Metabolism",of the International Society of Gynaecological Endocrinology (ISGE)
• Published over 200 publications and chapters in International and National Journals.
•  Authored a handbook on pregnancy specifically for Indian women called ‘Fetal Attraction” what every Indian Parents needs to know.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES:

Dr. Shah’s passion has always been to focus on “Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health”.Based on her experience, working on various programs such as Growing Up, Kishori and the STAR program she has been able tobring center stagethe importanceof ARSH and got it included inthe school curriculum through the MOHFW, Government of India.She is currently focusing her attention on Gender Violenceand Women’s Rights through her own NGO “The Women’s Empowerment Foundation”. Dr. Shah and her team have created a unique App called “Tooshytoask” for adolescents on reproduction and sexual health,which is currently available in 5 languages, free to download on both AppStore and Playstore.

International Publications

1. Neogi SB, Devasenapathy N, Singh R, Bhushan H, Shah D, Divakar H, Zodpey S, Malik S, Nanda S, Mittal P, Batra A, Chauhan MB, Yadav S, Dongre H, Saluja S, Malhotra V, Gupta A, Sangwan R, Radhika AG, Singh A, Bhaskaran S, Kotru M, Sikka M, Agarwal S, Francis P, Mwingak K, BaswalD. “Safety and effectiveness of intravenous iron sucrose versus standard oral iron therapy in pregnant women with moderate – to – severe anaemia in India: a multicenter, open-label, phase 3, randomized, control trial”. Lancet Glob Health 2019; 7: e1706-16. Vol 7 December 2019.www.thelancet.com/lancetgh Vol 7 December 2019

2.Teede H, Misso M, Tassone EC, Dewailly D, Ng EH, Azziz R, Norman RJ, Andersen M, Franks S, Hoeger K, Hutchison S, Oberfield S, Shah D, Hohmann F, Ottey S, Dabadghao P, Laven JSE.“Anti-Müllerian Hormone in PCOS: A Review Informing International Guidelines” Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, July 2019, 30 (7), 467478. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1043276019300682

3. Shah D, Madhuri Patil, “Infertility Management in Lean Versus Obese PCOS” Impact of Polycystic Ovary, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity on Women Health. Volume 8: Frontier in Gynecological Endocrinology, 2021. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030- 63650-0

4. Shah D., S. Rasool, “Ethnicity in polycystic ovary syndrome”, Published online 02 December, 2022 Climacteric https://doi.org/10.1080/13697137.2022.2144211

5.Helena J Teede1, Chau Thien TayJoop J E Laven, Anuja Dokras, Lisa J Moran, Terhi T Piltonen, Michael F Costello, Jacky Boivin, Leanne M Redman, Jacqueline A Boyle, Robert J Norman, Aya Mousa, Anju E Joham, Duru Shah“ International evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of Polycystic ovary syndrome” 2023”,

https://www.pcosindia.org/become_a_quiz_member.php

6. Duru Shah, Vishesha Yadav, Uday Pratap Singh, Abhik Sinha, Neha Dumka, Rupsa Banerjee, Rashmi Shah, Jyoti Unni, Venugopala Rao Manneni, “Prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases in rural India amongst peri- and post-menopausal women: Can artificial intelligence help in early identification?” Maturitas, 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2024.108029

National Publications:

1. Shah D, SabahatRasool, Chapter on “Pregnancy and Gynecological Infections”published in the book entitled“MCQ’s in Infectious Diseases for DM Students” 2021

2. Shah D, Should Women with PCOS be prioritized to receive the Covid Vaccine?Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences, 2021.

3. Sabahat Rasool , Duru Shah, Omar Salim Akhtar Impact of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Age on In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Outcome in Indian Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Fertility & Reproduction, Volume 6 , Number 2, June 2024, 1–5

4. Gulrez Tyebkhan1, Sangeeta Velaskar, et.al., Duru Shah, An Indian Expert Group Review of Acanthosis Nigricans with Recommendations for Early Detection and Timely Management, Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (2024): 10.59556/japi.72.0569

5. Shah, Duru,Harjani, Raj, Yadav Vishesha,“ Semen Washing and Intrauterine Insemination for Reducing the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission in Serodiscordant Couples: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences ():10.4103/jhrs.jhrs_11_24, May 28, 2024. | DOI: 10.4103/jhrs.jhrs_11_24

6.A. Chaudhari a, A. Mahajanb, S. Nainana, D. Shah, C. Noronhac “Selection of human embryo for IVF treatment using ensemble machine learning technique” Morphologie 110 (2025) 101082,