Hrishikesh Dattatreya Pai is an Indian medical doctor and academic who is an obstetrician, gynaecologist, and infertility specialist. He served as the 61st President of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) from 2022 to 2023. He specialises in reproductive medicine including In vitro fertilisation (IVF), infertility treatment and fertility preservation.
Early life and education
Pai obtained an MD in obstetrics and gynaecology from Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, University of Mumbai, in 1985. He completed a research fellowship in reproductive biology at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne from 1989 to 1990 and later received a master's degree in Clinical Embryology from the Jones Institute at Eastern Virginia Medical School.
Career Pai is a gynaecologist and IVF specialist associated with Lilavati Hospital and the founder of Bloom IVF Group. Pai established his first Bloom IVF centre in 1991, and in 1994 he partnered with Nandita Palshetkar in the expansion of the fertility group. His clinical work has focused on infertility treatment and assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilisation and fertility preservation.
Alongside his clinical work, Pai has held leadership roles in professional organisations. He served as president of the Mumbai Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society (MOGS) from 2008 to 2009 and was Vice-President of the Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (ISAR) in 2010. He also served as Chief Administrator of FOGSI's Manyata programme, a quality improvement initiative for private maternity facilities in India.
From 2022 to 2023 Pai served as the 61st president of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI).
Selected publications
Awards and honours Honorary Fellowship (ad eundem) of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), 2019. ISSRF Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Research in Reproductive Health, 2019. ISAR Late Dr Prabha Malhotra Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award, 2020. IFS Lifetime Achievement Award, 2023. ACE Lifetime Achievement Award, 2023.
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