Duru Shah is an Indian gynaecologist and academic based in Mumbai. She has worked in obstetrics and gynaecology and has held leadership positions in professional medical organisations, including the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), the Indian Menopause Society and the Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction.
Early life and education
Shah completed her MBBS at Grant Medical College in Mumbai and began postgraduate residency training in gynaecology at Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital in 1972.
Career
Shah has practised obstetrics and gynaecology in Mumbai for more than four decades. She is the director of Gynaecworld, the Center for Women's Health and Fertility, and has worked as a consultant at Breach Candy Hospital and Jaslok Hospital.
She has held leadership positions in professional medical organisations. She served as president of FOGSI and the Indian Menopause Society and chaired the Indian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (ICOG).
Shah has also served on the Ethics Committee of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO).
Women's health initiatives
Shah has worked on adolescent reproductive and sexual health. During her tenure as FOGSI president in 2006, she initiated programmes including Growing Up, an adolescent empowerment programme addressing reproductive and sexual health, and Kishori, an adolescent empowerment programme in Dharavi, Mumbai.
In 2015, Shah established the PCOS Society of India, a multidisciplinary organisation focused on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Shah has also been involved in Too Shy To Ask, an information platform addressing reproductive health and other health questions for adolescents.
Selected books
Practical Infertility Management (2002) The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (2004) Fetal Attraction (2005) Pregnancy and You: Plan, Prepare Push! (2016)
Awards and recognition
Shah received an honorary fellowship from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 2008.
In 2012, she received the FIGO Distinguished Merit Award for services to women's health and was described as the first Indian recipient of the award.
In 2021, Shah received the Mahatma Award for Social Good and Impact for Good Health, Well-being and Gender Equality.
Personal life
Shah is married to Sushil Shah. They have two daughters, Ameera Shah and Aparna Rajadhyaksha.
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