Dr. Pranay Ramnik Shah is an Obstetrician and Gynecologist from India who has performed more than 15,000 endoscopic surgeries, including laparoscopic hysterectomy, laparoscopic radical hysterectomy, repair of prolapse and SUI, laparoscopic management of severe (Stage III & IV Endometriosis).

Areas of Expertise

  • GYNECOLOGIST
  • ENDOSCOPIC SURGEON

Special Interests

  • Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
  • Endometriosis
  • Gynecological Urology
  • Fertility enhancing endoscopic surgeries
  • Have performed more than 15,000 endoscopic surgeries including laparoscopic hysterectomy, laparoscopic radical hysterectomy, Repair of prolapse and SUI, Laparoscopic management of severe (Stage III & IV Endometriosis).
  • Innovated the “Vaginal tube” to Simplify Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Education

  • Medical
    • Medical education at Seth G.S.Medical College & K.E.M Hospital Bombay.
    • 1982 – M.B.,B.S.
    • 1985 – D.G.O.
    • 1986 – M.D.(Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
  • Merit
    • Second in D.G.O. Examination held by College of Physicians & Surgeons in 1985.
    • First in M.D. (Obstetrics & Gynecology) held by University of Bombay in 1986 amongst K.E.M. students
    • Distinction in Anatomy, Vt M.B.B.S. examination

Appointments

  • Honorary Gynecological Endoscopist Bhatia Hospital, Mumbai
  • Honorary Gynecological Endoscopist — N. Wadia Maternity Hospital, Mumbai
  • Honorary Gynecological Endoscopist — Fortis Hospitals, Mumbai
  • Honorary Gynecological Endoscopist — Ruxmini Lying In Hospital
  • Visiting Endoscopist, Bombay Fertility Clinic, Mumbai

Research Experience

  • Submitted a desertation entitled “Outcome of Pregnancies after Threatened Abortion” for M.D. (Obst&Gynaecology) examination, 1986.
  • Clinical research Officer in Oxford University’s Multicentric Study of Immunotherapy for Reccurent Abortion- a randomised double blind placebo controlled trial using paternal leucocytes as the immunising material.
  • Awarded BEST PAPER prize for publication in FOGSI Journal in year 1998 for article on “Efficacy of Immunotherapy in Recurrent Abortion” at the AICOG Conference at Lucknow, 1999

Publications

  • Paper entitled “Recurrent Spontaneous Abortions” in the Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India.
  • Paper entitled “Efficacy of Immunotherapy in treatment of Recurrent Abortion” in the Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India.
  • Paper entitled “Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy” in the Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India.
  • Chapter in Ultrasound in Obsterics and Gynecology 3 rd Edition by FOGSI titled ” Endoscopic Ultrasound” – Jaypee Publishers
  • Chapter in A Passage Through Abortion titled” Recurrent Pregnancy Loss” – Jaypee Publishers
  • Chapter in Gynecological Endoscopic Surgery : Current Concepts by FOGS! titled ” Laparoscopic Adhesiolysis” — Jaypee Publishers
  • Chapter in Pregnancy at Risk-Current Concepts titled Immunotherapy by FOGSI,India.
  • Author of ” Laparoscopic Anatomy” (Obs. & Gyne.) published at the AICOG 2004 – CBS Publishers
  • Author / Editor of “Step by Step – Laparoscopy in Infertility”, Malhotra series published by Jaypee Publishers, 2007.
  • Coeditor of “Operative Obstetrics and Gynecology” published by Jaypee Publishers, 2009.
  • Case Report on “Cervical Tuberculosis Mimicking Cervical malignancy” in the Journal of South Asian Federation of
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology in May-August 2009; 1(2): 55-56.
  • Case Report on ” Chorioangioma — From Poly top Oligo” in the Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology, September-December 2009;1(3):73-74

Presentations

  • Presented at the Annual Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecology Conference-1985 a paper entitled “The Womb That Weeps”-A study of Hysterectomised cases of D.U.B.
  • Presented at the 20th Annual Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecology Conference-1992,a paper entitled “Etiology of Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion”.
  • Presented at the 9th Congress of Perinatology,Baroda-1992,a paper entitled “Preliminary Study of the Etiology of Recurrent Pregnancy Wastage”.
  • Invited by the Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecology Society to participate in the symposium on “Early Pregnancy Loss-Role Of Immunotherapy” at the Seth G.S.Medical College,K.E.M.Hospital,Bombay.
  • Invited by the FOGSI to participate in the symposium on “Early Pregnancy Wastage” at the All India Obstetric & Gynaecology Conference, held in Coimbatore,1994.
  • Invited by the FOGSI to participate in the symposium on “Genetics of Abortions” at the All India Obstetric & Gynaecology Conference held in Siliguri, 1997.
  • Invited by the ICOG to deliver a talk on “Laparoscopic Ultrasound” at a symposium held in Agra, July 1998.
  • Invited by the FOGSI to participate in the symposium on “Recurrent Pregnancy Wastage” at the All India Obstetrics & Gynaecology Conference held in Hyderabad, 1998.
  • Invited by the Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists to deliver talks on “Laparoscopic Ultrasound” and “Office Endoscopy” at the National Congress held at Agra, 1998
  • Invited by the American Association of Gynaecological Laparoscopists to present a paper on “Total Laproscopic Hysterectomy — Simplified using vaginal tube at the Global Endoscopy Conference at Orlando USA, November 2000.
  • Invited by the Indian Association of Gynecological Endoscopists to deliver a talk on “Training Modules in Gynecological Endoscopy” at the National Congress held at Cochin, 2003.
  • Invited by the UP Chapter of Obstetricians & Gynecolgists to deliver an Oration on “Gynecological Endoscopy — Setting The Limits” at the Annual Congress held at Agra, 2004
  • Invited by the Indian Association of Gynecological Endoscopists to deliver a talk on “Laparoscopic Management of Vault Prolapse” at the National Congress held at Chennai, 2005.
  • Invited by the IAGE to present a video on “Laparoscopic excision of Endometriotic nodule on the ureter” at Mumbai, September 2006.
  • Invited by Kiel school of Gynecological Endoscopy, Kiel, Germany to present a video on “Laparoscopic Ureterolysis and Rectovaginal nodule excision” at the Allumini Symposium on Hysterectomy, June 2007.
  • Invited by Asia Pacific Association for Gynecologic Endoscopy (APAGE) meeting to present a video on 1) Bicornuate Uterus — Laparoscopic Unification Operation. 2) deliver a talk on Prevention of Ureteric Injuries in Gynecological laparoscopy in Daegu, Korea, October, 2008.
  • Invited by the “D” Ward Medical Association to give a lecture on Fertility Enhancing Endoscopic Surgery at the Annual Day function in Mumbai, September, 2009.
  • Invited at 4th International Congress, RAGE (Recent Advances in Gynecology, Urogynecology and Gynaecological Endoscopy) to deliver a talk on Laparoscopic Management of Severe Endometriosis at the Annual Conference in Banglore, October 2010.

Attended

  • Indo-German Workshop on Laparoscopic Surgery,Feb-1991 at the Rajawadi Hospital,Bombay.
  • Advanced Infertility Workshop,Sept-1991 at the N.Wadia Maternity Hospital,Bombay.
  • World Congress of Gynaecological Endoscopy,Dec-1993,Bombay.
  • Workshop on Hysteroscopic Surgery,Dec-1993,Bombay.
  • Workshop on Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery,Sept-1994,Bielefeld,Germany.
  • Workshop on Advanced Laparoscopy, Hysteroscopy and Falloposcopy, Nov – 1996, Singapore.
  • Endoscopy training at the Stanford Endoscopy Centre, Palo Alto under Dr. Nezhat — 1998.
  • AAGL meeting and Global Endoscopy Conference at Las Vegas, November 1999.
  • AAGL meeting and Global Endoscopy Conference at Orlando, November 2000.
  • Laparoscopic Cadaver Dissection Course at University of Louisville, Kentuky, U.S.A. in June 2004.
  • AAGL meeting and Global Endoscopy Conference at Chicago, November 2005.
  • Endoscopy training in Advanced Endometriosis at Elizabeth Garnet Anderson Hospital (NHS), under Dr Alfred Cutner, London in May 2005.
  • Endoscopy training in Advanced Laparoscopic Endometriosis Treatment at LKH, Villach, Austria in June 2007 under Dr. J. Kackstein.

Faculty Member in Operative Endoscopy Workshops

  • Orientation Course in Gynendo Surgery – Sept,95.,AGRA.
  • Workshop on Advanced Gynecological Endoscopy – Nov,95.,JNMC,Aligarh Muslim University.
  • Workshop on Advanced Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgery – Oct,96., Jagjivan Ram Hospital, Mumbai.
  • Workshop on Laparoscopy, Hysteroscopy, Ultrasonography and Infertility – Dec,96. by Babiees r Us, Mumbai.
  • Traveling Seminar on Endoscpy – June,97 by FOGSI o Workshop on Diagnosis in Obstetrics and Gynaecology – A State of Art Today – Apri1,98 Jagjivan Ram Hospital, Mumbai.
  • Workshop on Advanced Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy – September, 1998, Agra. Organised by the Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists.
  • Workshop on Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy —July 2001, Agra, Organised by oung North Zone FOGSI.
  • Workshop on Advanced Endoscopic Surgery at the 4th International Congress , RAGE (Recent Advances in Gynecology, Urogynecology and Gynaecological Endoscopy) in Bangalore, October 2010.
  • Workshop on Minimally Invasive Surgery for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding organised by The MOGS at N. Wadia Hospital, Mumbai, December 2010.

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