Dr. Allahbadia Gautam Nandkishore

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

• Associate Editor of the Journal of the Indian Academy of Human Reproduction (1990-1994).
• Editor of the Meeting Syllabus released at the Update on Infertility and Transvaginal Sonography on 8-10 October 1993 at the Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences.
• Original research paper “The Sion Test” published in the Aust NZ Journal 32:67-70. 1992 has been abstracted and included in the Yearbook of Ultrasound, 1993, Mosby Year Book Inc., USA.
• Guest Editor of the special issue on “Endosonography in Gynaeculogy & Obstetrics” of the Indian Journal of Medical Ultrasound for April-June 1994 issue.
• Guest editor of the special issue on Transvaginal Sonography of the Bombay Hospital Journal for April 1994.
• Joint Editor of the textbook “Infertility & Transvaginal Sonography-Current Concepts”Jaypee Brothers, New Delhi,1995.
• Joint Editor of the textbook “Progress in Infertility & Transvaginal Sonography”,CBS Publishers, New Delhi, 1995.
• Editor of the textbook “Manual of Ovulation Induction”, Rotunda Medical Technulogies (P) Ltd., Mulund, Mumbai,released in January 2001.
• Member of the Editorial board of the Bombay Hospital Journal from the Year 1995.
• Member of the Editorial Board of “Medi Cell”, the Official Newsletter from the Medico Legal Cell of the Bombay Obstetric & Gynaeculogical Society, 1995-96.
• Joint Editor of “News & Views”, the Official Newsletter from the Bombay Obstetric & Gynaeculogical Society 1995-96, 1996-97.
• Editor of the Video Journal “Infertility & Transvaginal Sonography”, Vulumes 1-13,CBS Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, India, 1995.
• Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Obstetrics & Gynaeculogy Today,Mediworld Publications, New Delhi, India.
• Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Asian Journal of Obstetric & Gynaeculogical Practice,IJCP Publications, New Delhi, India.
• Editor of the textbook “Endosonography in Obstetrics & Gynaeculogy”, Rotunda Medical Technulogies (P) Ltd, Mulund, Bombay 1st Edition, 1997.
• Editor of the twin vulume textbook “Transvaginal Sonography in Infertility”, Rotunda Medical Technulogies (P) Ltd, Mulund, Bombay , 1st Edition, 1998.
• Only Indian Invited Speaker at the 7th World Congress of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynaeculogy held at Washington DC from October 25-30, 1997.
• Joint Editor of the Monogram “Practical Infertility Management – Inviting Success” to be published by Orient Longman in 2001, Duru Shah, Gautam Allahbadia (Eds); Usha Krishna, Nozer Sherial (Series Editors).
• Editor of the Monogram “Intrauterine Insemination” published by Rotunda Medical Technulogies (P) Ltd, Mulund, Bombay , 1st Edition, 1998.
• Joint chair at the 16th World Congress on Fertility & Sterility and the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine held at San Francisco from October 4-9, 1998 in the Imaging Sciences session.
• Member of the Editorial Board of Obstetrics and Gynaeculogy Communications, Christchurch,New Zealand.
• Member of Managing Committee of the Indian Association of Gynaeculogical Endoscopists for the years 1998-2000.
• Member of the International Organizing Committee of the 8th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynaeculogy held at Edinburgh, Scotland from 1-5 November, 1998.
• Founded the first Cyberspace Community of Indian Scientists – Society of Indian Scientists Abroad (SISAB) at www.sisab.net
• Only Indian invited to chair a Meet the Expert Luncheon Roundtable on Diagnosis of Pelvic Adhesions using Ultrasonography at the 55th American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada from September 25-30, 1999.
• Appointed the Secretary & Manager of the Indian Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaeculogy from 1999.
• Member of the Scientific Committee (Executive Board) of the A PART, Vienna-Austria (International Association of Private Assisted Reproductive Technulogy Clinics and Laboratories) from 1999 onwards.
• Only Indian invited speaker at the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Middle East Fertility Society to be held at Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt on November 24-26, 1999.
• Appointed in the panel of Referees for the Journal of Postgraduate Medicine (The official publication of the staff society of Seth GS Medical Cullege & KEM Hospital) from February 2000.
• Appointed on the International Editorial Board of the Middle East Fertility Society Journal from March 2000.
• Appointed on the Editorial Board of the “Journal of Assisted Reproduction & Genetics” published from Chicago, USA in April 2001.
• Invited on the Executive Board of the Egyptian Afro-Asian Association for Assisted Fertilization & Conception (EAAAFCA) headquartered in Cairo, Egypt in November 2001.
• Invited on the Editorial Board of the Elsevier Science Journal “Reviews in Gynaeculogical Practice” as Associate Editor from January 2003 onwards.
• Awarded the FOGSI YUVA Congress Oration on “Population Stabilization Through Women’s Empowerment” for the West Zone for the year 2003.
• Editor of the FOGSI Focus – “Newer Concepts in Contraception” published by FOGSI in April 2003.
• Appointed as an Associate Editor of OBGY Clinics, a quarterly journal published by Scientific Press with an educational grant from Alembic Ltd., India
• Appointed on the Editorial Board of The Journal of Experimental & Clinical Assisted Reproduction ,UK from November 2003 onwards.
• Appointed on the Editorial Board of Gynaeculogical Surgery, Germany from June 2004.

ORGANISATIONAL POSITIONS

• Master of Ceremonies at the 1st National Congress on Fallopian Tubes, February 16-17, 1991,Bombay.
• Master of Ceremonies at the 19th annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetrics & Gynaeculogical Society held on 30th & 31st March, 1991 at Hotel Oberoi Towers, Bombay.
• Master of Ceremonies at the 20th Annual BOGS Conference, 28-29 March 1992, Oberoi Towers, Bombay.
• Master of Ceremonies at the 21st Annual BOGS Conference, 27-28 March 1993,Oberoi Towers, Bombay.
• Organising Secretary of the symposium on “Management of infertility”, 25th June 1993,LTMMC & LTMGH, Sion, Bombay.
• Chairman of auditorium Committee at the International Conference of Human Reproduction-Technical Aspects and Ethical Dilemmas, 4th & 5th September 1993, Hotel Oberoi Towers, Bombay.
• Organising Secretary of the “Update on Infertility & Transvaginal Sonography”8th to 10th October 1993, S.P.Jain Auditorium, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences.
• Member of the Organising Committe at the International Conference on Pregnancy at Risk,6th & 7th November 1993, Hotel Oberoi Towers, Bombay.
• Member of the Executive Committee, Staff & Research Society, LTMMC & LTMGH, for the year 1993-94.
• Hon. General Secretary of the Past Associates of Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical Cullege, Sion (PALS) for 1993-94.
• Convenor for the First Annual Serum Institute of India Research Foundation Oration delivered by Dr.H.R.Tinneberg (Germany) on 10.12.93 at LTMGH, Sion.
• Joint Organising Secretary of the Silver Jubilee Function of the SRS, LTMMC held on 22.9.93 at LTMGH.
• Member of the Auditorium Committee for the world Congress of Gynaeculogical Endoscopy,2-5 December 1993.
• Chairperson for the Keynote Address on “Fallopian Tube Catheterisation” delivered by Prof. John Anderson at the Update on infertility & TVS held on 8-10 October 1 at the Bombay Hospital.
• Member of the Managing Committee, Bombay Obstetric & Gynaeculogical Society from 1993-95.
• Joint convener of the souvenir Committee, 22nd Annual Conference the Bombay Obstetric &Gynaeculogical Society, held on 26-27 March 1994.
• Organising Secretary of the 33rd Annual Conference of the National Academy of Medical Sciences,New Delhi held on 18-20 March, 1994 at Bombay.
• Co-chairman of the scientific session on “Endometriosis” at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetric & Gyneculogical Society, held on 26-27 March 1994.
• Organising Secretary of the International Congress on Infertility & Transvaginal Sonography held from 12-15 January 1995 at the Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Bombay.
• Co-chairman of the scientific session on “Interesting Case Reports” at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetric & Gynaeculogical Society, Held on 25-26 March 1995.
• Member of the Mediculegal Cell of the Bombay Obstetric & Gynaeculogical Society for the year 1995-96.
• Program Coordinator for the Culour Doppler workshop organised by Vingmed Sonotron & Kody Elcot Ltd. under the auspices of the FOGSI Imaging Science Committee on 12th March 1996, Bombay.
• Chairperson for the “Interesting cases Presentation” at the 24th Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetric & Gynaeculogical Society held on 30-31 March 1996, Hotel Oberoi Towers,Bombay.
• Convener for the seminar on Internet for the Obstetrician & Gynaeculogist: “Surfing the Cyberspace & beyond” organised by the Bombay Obstetric & Gynaeculogical Society & the Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences held at Bombay Hospital, Mumbai on December 15, 1996
• Jt. Organising Secretary of the International Congress on Fallopian Tubes & Pre-Congress International symposium on Hysterectomy to be organised at Bombay , February 5-8, 1998.
• Workshop Coordinator for the Post-Congress Gynaeculogical Endoscopy Workshop “On thev Cutting Edge” held at the Bombay Hospital on March 9-10, 1998 fullowing the International Seminar on Gynaeculogical Endoscopy.
• Organising Secretary of the 38th Annual Conference of the National Academy of Medical Sciences,New Delhi held on 26-28 March, 1999 at Bombay.
• Chairperson for the Guest lecture by Prof. Marco Filicori on “Advances in Ovulation Induction” at the 27th Annual Conference of the Mumbai Obstetric & Gynaeculogical Society held at Oberoi Towers, Mumbai on March 28, 1999.
• Jt. Organizing Secretary of the World Congress on Practical Infertility Management to be held at Oberoi Towers, Mumbai on September 12-14, 1999.
• Organising Secretary of the International Meeting “Gynaeculogical Endoscopy in the 2000s” held at the Leela Palace, Goa from October 7-10, 1999.
• President of the Organizing Committee of the International Congress & pre-Congress workshop on Embryulogy – “ART in Y2K” held at the Taj Exotica, Goa from October 3-8, 2000.
• Coordinator for the National Post-Graduate Training Program held at the Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences on May 26-27, 2001.
• President of the Organizing Committee of the Global Congress on Gyneculogic Endoscopy, Infertility & ART & the Pre-Congress workshop on Embryulogy – “Goa2001” held at the Club Mahindra, Goa from December 4-9, 2001.
• President of the Organizing Committee of the 4th Indian Congress Gyneculogic Endoscopy, Infertility & ART & the Pre-Congress workshop on Embryulogy – “India2002” to be held at the Taj Hari Mahal Palace, Jodhpur from December 17-22, 2002.
• Joint Organizing Secretary of the “Giant Strides in Gyneculogic Endoscopy” Congress held on March 1-3, 2002 at Hotel Oberoi Towers, Mumbai.
• Chairperson for the Debate : Surgical treatment of severe endometriosis should always be fullowed by IVF held on 7th January at the 46th All India Congress of Obstetrics & Gyneculogy to be held at the Bangalore Palace Grounds from January 5-9, 2003.
• Joint Secretary of the 4th Conference of the South Asian Federation of Obstetrics & Gyneculogy to be held at the Hotel Taj Mahal, Mumbai on February 22-23, 2003.
• Scientific Chairman for the “International Congress on Infertility” to be held from November 14-16, 2003 at the Renaissance Convention Center, Powai, Mumbai under the auspices of the FOGSI & MOGS.

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND CONGRESSES/WORKSHOPS.

• 16th Annual Bombay Obstetric and Gynaecological Conference, April, 1988.
• 32nd All India Obstetrics and Gynaecological Congress December 28-30, 1988 - Mysore, India.
• 9th World Congress on Juvenile and Adolescent Gynaecology and Obstetrics 26th Feb to 1st March 1989 - Bombay, India.
• 17th Annual Bombay Obstetric and Gynaecological Conference, April 1989.
• 1st International Conference on Integrated Care of Critically III held at LTMMC and LTMGH Sion, Bombay-400 022 on 1st Nov. 1989.
• 18th Annual Bombay Obstetric and Gynaecological Conference, April, 1990.
• The First National Congress and Precongress workshops on Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy Bombay, September 14-15-16, 1990.
• Registered delegate for the Pre-Congress Workshop of the First International Conference on Orgasm held in New Delhi on February 3-4-5-6-7, 1991.
• Registered delegate for the First International Conference on Orgasm and Pre-Congress Workshop held in New Delhi on February 3-4-5-6-7, 1991.
• First National Congress on the Fallopian Tubes held in Bombay on February 16-17, 1991.
• 19th Annual Bombay Obstetric and Gynaecological conference,1991 held on 30-31 March at Oberoi Towers,Bombay.
• Registered delegate for the First National Conference on Ultrasound (I.F.U.M.B.);25th, 26th & 27th October, 1991 at the B.T.L.Nair Hospital.
• Fifth national Congress on Juvenile & Adolescent Gynaecology & Obstetrics,23rd & 24th November 1991, BJ Medical College, Pune.
• 35th All India Obstetric & Gynaecological Congress, December 27-30 1991, Madras, India.
• Obstetric & Gynaecological Congress organised by Madhya Kerala Obstetric & Gynaecological Society on 25-26 January 1992 at Hotel Presidency, Cochin, Kerala.
• XVI All Gujarat Obstetric & Gynaecological Conference, Surat, 1st & 2nd February 1992.
• VI Conference of Association of Maharashtra State Obstetrics & Gynaecological Societies 7th, 8th, 9th February 1992 at Miraj.
• Gynaeco-Oncology workshop at Tata Hospital, Parel, Bombay on 7-8 March 1992.
• 20th Annual Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecological Conference, 28-29 March 1992 at Oberoi Towers, Bombay.
• National association for Voluntary Sterilisation and family welfare of India, 13-14-15 November,1992, at Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
• Fourth National Congress of Gynaecological Endoscopy, 21-22 November 1992, Bombay.
• 36th All India Congress Of Obstetric & Gynaecology, New Delhi, India, December 1992.
• Update on Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility organised by the Indian Academy of Human Reproduction and Serum Institute of India Research Foundation at Bangalore on March 6 & 7, 1993.
• First National Congress on Indian Academy Of Human Reproduction at Cochin, Kerala on 5th, 6th and 7th of February 1993.
• 21st Annual Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecological Conference, 27-28 March 1993 at Oberoi Towers, Bombay.
• National Seminar on Medical Teaching Technology, 29-30-31 March 1993 at TN Medical College, Bombay-400 008.
• International Conference on Human Reproduction , Technical Aspects & Ethical Dilemmas,4-5 September, 1993, Bombay.
• Update on Infertility & Transvaginal Sonography, 8-9-10 October, 1993, Bombay.
• Silver Jubilee Conference, Bangalore Society of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,3-4 November, 1993, Bangalore.
• International Conference on pregnancy at risk, 6-7 November 1993, Bombay.
• FOGSI vaginal sonography workshop, South Zone, Manipal, 28-29-30 October , 1993.
• Sixth National Congress of the Indian Academy of Juvenile & Adolescent Gynaecology &Obstetrics, Manipal, October 30-31, 1993.
• Infertility workshop organised by the Indian Academy of Human Reproduction,Hydrebad, November 20,21,1995.
• World Congress of Gynaecological Endoscopy, 2-5 December 1993.
• 36th All India Obstetric & Gynaecological Conference, Calcutta, 27-30 December 1993.
• Second National Conference of Indian Academy of Human Reproduction, 15-16 January 1994, Miraj.
• Workshop on Management Training for Medical Practitioners at Mahabaleshwar Club,Mahabaleshwar on 4-6 February 1994 organised by Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecological Society.
• 22nd Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecological Society, 26-27 March, 1994.
• First Preceptorship course for advanced Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgery, BHIMS July 1994, Bombay.
• XVI World Congress of the International Federation of Gynaecology & Obstetrics held in Montreal, Canada, September 24-30, 1994.
• Fourth World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetric & Gynaecology, Budapest, Hungary, 19-22 October 1994.
• International Conference on New Frontiers in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, november 1994,Bombay.
• Fourth National Conference on ultrasound, Calcutta 2-4 December 1994.
• International Congress on Infertility & Transvaginal Sonography, 12-15 January 1995, Bombay.
• XVII All Kerala Conference of Obstetric & Gynaecology, Calicut, april 22-23, 1995.
• 23rd Annual Conference of Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecological Society,25-26 March 1995.
• Second Preceptorship course for Advanced Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgery, BHIMS,July 1995, Bombay.
• 5th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, November 25-29,1995, Kyoto, Japan.
• Think Global-Recent advances in Infertility Management - Conference organised by the BOGS,January 20, 1996, Bombay, India.
• 24th Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecological Society, held on 30-31March 1996 ,Bombay, India.
• 39th All India Obstetric & Gynaecological Conference, Pune, 27-30 December, 1996.
• World Congress of Labour & Delivery, 20-21 February, 1997, Bombay, India.
• 25th Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecological Society, held on 28-29 March 1997 ,Bombay, India.
• 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine held at Cincinatti, USA from October 18-22, 1997.
• Post-graduate course on Human Embryo Cryopreservation held during 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine held at Cincinatti, USA from October 18-22, 1997.
• 7th World Congress of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynaecology held at Washington DC from October 25-30, 1997.
• International Seminar on Gynecological Endoscopy organised by the Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists held at Mumbai from March 5-8, 1998 .
• 26th Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecological Society, held on 28-29 March 1998 ,Hotel Oberoi Towers, Bombay, India.
• Scientific meeting on Recombinant FSH organised by Organon Ltd.At Kathmandu,Nepal from May11 30-June 1,1998.
• 16th Asia Oceanic Congress of Obstetrics & Gynaecology held at Kuala Lumpur from 14-19 June 1998.
• 16th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility and 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine held at San Francisco from October 4-9, 1998.
• International Symposium on the Pregnant Uterus held at Debrecen , Hungary from October 16-18,1998.
• Scientific meeting on Recombinant FSH organized by Serono Ltd. at Bangkok, Thailand from October 30-November 1, 1998.
• Golden Jubilee Conference IMA, Gujarat State held at Mehsana on November 13, 1998.
• National Update on Infertility, Colour Doppler & Transvaginal Sonography held at Allahabad on November 14-15, 1998.
• 27th Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecological Society, held on 28-29 March 1999 ,Hotel Oberoi Towers, Bombay, India.
• 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine held at Toronto, Canada from September 25-30, 1999.
• The First Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility held at Hilton Atrium, Prague, Czech Republic,October 28-31, 1999.
• 28th Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecological Society, held on 28-29 March 2000 ,Hotel Oberoi Towers, Bombay, India.
• 56th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine to be held at San Diego, USA from October 21-27, 2000.
• 29th Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecological Society, held on 29-30 March 2001 ,Hotel Oberoi Towers, Bombay, India.
• 57th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine to be held at Orlando, USA from October 18-22, 2001.
• 30th Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecological Society, held on 30-31 March 2002 ,Hotel Oberoi Towers, Bombay, India.
• 4th Conference of the South Asian Federation of Obstetrics & Gynecology to be held at the Hotel Taj Mahal, Mumbai on February 22-23, 2003
• 18th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology from 27-30 June, 2004 at Vienna,Austria.
• 46th All India Congress of Obstetrics & Gynecology held at the Bangalore Palace Grounds from January 5-9, 2003.
• The 51st Annual Meeting and Postgraduate course of the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society, Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa, Rancho Mirage, California, USA from April 23-27, 2003
• 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine to be held at San Antonio, USA from October 11-15, 2003.
• 19th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology from 29 June – 2 July 2004 at Madrid, Spain.
• 47th All India Congress of Obstetrics & Gynecology held at the Hotel Jaypee Palace, Agra from January 5-9, 2004.
• Update on Ovulation Induction – 2004 held at Marco Island Marriott Resort, Florida, USA from January 13-15, 2004.
• The 2nd Annual International Egg Donation Conference held at Valencia, Spain from 6-8 February, 2004.
• 10th National Congress on ART & Advances in Infertility Management held at Jodhpur from 13-15 February, 2004.
• The 4th Conference of the Pacific Rim Society for Fertility & Sterility held at Okinawa, Japan From March 8-11, 2004.
• Workshop on Ovulation Induction in Non-ART: Current Perspectives organized by The Fertility Center,Kovai Medical Center & Hospital, Coimbatore & Coimbatore OG Society , held at Coimbatore on 17th April 2004.
• The National Congress of the Turkish Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pine Beach Resort Hotel, Antalya-belek, Turkey from April 20-25, 2004.
• The 2nd World Congress of WARM held from 6-9 May, 2004 at the Hotel Aurelia Melia, Rome, Italy.
• Two day workshop on Research Methodology organized by the National University of Singapore (NUS) held on May 29-30, 2004 at the JW Marriott Hotel, Mumbai
• Scientific Meeting on “Exploring the Role of LH/hCG in Human Reproduction” on 26th June, 2004, Berlin, Germany.
• 20th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology from 27-30 June, 2004 at Berlin, Germany.