Dr Vandana Shetty

Dr. Vandana Shetty is in private practice since 2007 with consulting rooms at Omkar Polyclinic, Mahim (W).She is associated with Raheja-Fortis hospital, Mahim, since 2009. Also attached to charitable hospitals- Jain health centre, Dadar and M.G.S.M. hospital, Bandra . She has done her under- graduation (MBBS) from Nair hospital and post-graduation(MD) from KEM hospital in 2001. She has more than 15yrs of experience in conducting normal vaginal, assisted breech, caesarean section deliveries and has handled and managed numerous complicated and high risk Obstetric cases and Gynaecological emergencies. She has received the MOGS and Johnson & Johnson Medical Ethicon Fellowship best paper award for her thesis, ‘Transcervical infection and its effect on pretem labour and neonatal morbidity & mortality’, in 2004. She has written a chapter- ‘Trancervical methods of tubal sterilisation’ in the book entitled, ‘Contraception – Past, present and future”, a FOGSShe publication and also co- authored a chapter, ‘Puberty and Adolescence- physiological changes and abnormalities,’ in an undergraduate gynaecology textbook. She is life-member of M.O.G.S (MumaShe Obstetric & Gynaecological society) and AMC, MumbaShe (Association of Medical Consultants). her hobbies include reading, dancing, trekking and playing badminton. She love travelling to off- beat places and places of historic interest. Adolescent health and providing optimum maternal care are her fields of interest. She strive hard to guide and advice her patients regarding diet and today’s urban lifestyle She believe diet and exercise has a major role to play in ensuring good health and preventing a majority of illness like PCOS, infertility, obesity, diabetes, anaemia, hypertension etc. She believe, a woman is at centre around whom her family revolves and if she is healthy and well cared for everyone around her will be healthy too and in this way we would has healthy families, communities, countries and ultimately a healthier world!