Dr. Firuza Parikh
Rating
4.9/5
Total Surgeries
20000+
Category
Super Speciality
Specialization : Gynaecology , Fertility
Position held
Director – Dept. of Assisted Reproduction & Genetics at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai
Consultant, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital
20000+
Expert Complex
Procedures Performed
Specialization
Fertility treatment
Reproductive technology related procedures
Operative and diagnostic laparoscopy
Hysteroscopy
PGT for various genetic disorders
Key Opinion Leader (KOL) in IVF
Obstetrics
Key Treatments
- ART
- IVF Expert
- ICSI
- IMSI
- Sperm / Egg & Embryo Freezing
- Donor Eggs
- Surrogacy
- Male Infertility Expert
- Pre-Implantation Genetic Screening
Affiliations
President – Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (2003-2006)
Member – Monitoring Committee: Developing cells and tissue engineering – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
The Indian Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology – President – February 2003 – 2006.
The American Fertility Society.
The Bombay Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society
The Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Societies of India.
The Indian Association of Fertility and Sterility
The Indian Academy of Juvenile and Adolescent Gynaecology and Obstetrics.
The Association of Medical Women in India.
The Indian Association of Gynecologic Endoscopists.
Professional Summary
Dr Firuza Parikh, after completing her MD, DNB at Mumbai, India, with several gold medals and first ranks. She trained in IVF and Reproductive Endocrinology at Yale University School of Medicine in the USA under the mentorship of Dr. Alan DeCherney. In 1989, in India she set up the first IVF centre, at the Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai. The Centre quickly gained a reputation as an outstanding international centre, receiving patients from all over the world. She started the Genetics Laboratory as a part of the IVF Centre in 1999 at JHRC which was equipped with karyotyping and Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) techniques on a variety of tissues.
Her work has helped countless couples overcome fertility issues and build their families. She is widely respected for her knowledge and expertise and continues to be a leading voice in the world of Reproductive Medicine. Her team has delivered over 20,000 babies which is the highest number in private sector hospitals in India. With a distinguished career, she is a recipient of ICON in IVF in India 2019 and 2022 by Economic Times Healthcare Awards.
She was awarded the Ph.D. for genetic testing on arrested and slowly cleaving embryos. She is a Guide for Ph.D. and M.Sc. by Research for Mumbai University. She is also The Editor-in-Chief of the Scientific Journal Fertility and Sterility Indian edition and a member of the Editorial Board of the Scientific Journals Fertility and Sterility (USA) and Fertility & Sterility Science (USA).
Publications
Sherdiwalla F., Hansotia M., Parikh M.N. The Adolescent Mother- A Study of 162 Adolescent Pregnancies. Journal of the Association of Medical Women in India. LXII: 7, 1982.
Sherdiwalla F., Parikh M.N., Patel D.N. The Grandmultipara – A Dangerous Multipara. Myth or Truth? Journal of the Medical Women in India. LXII: 13, 1982.
Parikh F.R., Criscuolo E., Pinto M., LaMastra P. Profile of women with Chlamydia Positive Papanicolaou Smears. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India. 1988; 36: 356-59.
Parikh F.R., Pinto M. Ovarian Cancer- A 5 Year Study of Thirty Patients. The Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India. 1989.36:406-10.
Parikh F.R., Lavy G., DeCherney A.H. Dyskinetic Cilia Syndrome associated with Polycystic Kidney Disease and Primary Infertility. The Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India. 1989.36(6):815-17.
Parikh F.R., DeCherney A. H. Computer Assisted Semen Analysis. Its relevance in Male Factor Infertility Diagnosis & Treatment. The Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India. 1989; 3 6(6)799-803.
Parikh F.R., Ianello M., Kashgarian M., DeCherney A.H., Lavy G. Multinuclear Spermatozoa Associated with Polyploidy. The American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 1991; 164: 128-9.
Pinto M., Bernstein L., Brogan D., Parikh F., Lavy G. Measurement of CA 125, Carcinoembryonic Antigen and Alpha-fetoprotein in Ovarian Cyst fluid: Diagnostic Adjunct to Cytology. Diagnostic Cytopathology. 1990; 6(3):160-3.
Parikh F.R., Criscuolo E. The efficiency of the Cytobrush Versus the cotton swab in preparation of Cervical smear. The Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India. 1991; 41(2):235-7.
Parikh F.R., Joshi N., Gokul P., Alimchandani K., Parikh M. N. Combination of GIFT and IVF/ET/. The Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India. 1992; 43(3):362-5.