Dr. Durga G Rao Obstetrician and Gynecologist in Hyderabad

Dr. Durga G Rao

Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Hyderabad

MBBS, DGO

  • 1 Hospital

About

  • Leading Oasis as Medical Director is Dr. Durga Rao, a specialist in reproductive medicine and minimally invasive surgery with experience in the field in UK and Canada
  • Dr. Durga relocated to India in January, 2009, in order to use her expertise for the benefit of women in India
  • At Oasis, she leads a team of qualified specialists in the fields of fertility and women's healthcare
  • Dr. Durga is now one of the leading voices in the fertility industry and her individualized professional approach and care for the couples have resulted in creating many happy families
  • She has also been the pioneer in offering successfull IVM treatments and Oocyte Vitrificaton
  • She has been instrumental in making Oasis gain reputation in India as centre with trusted experts in fertility treatments
  • She successfully established the day care centre - Oasis Centre For Reproductive Medicine in India as a state of the art infertility and gynaecology unit in the country with a highly experienced team of clinicians and management specialists
  • She implemented a class 10,000 IVF lab environment for the fertility practice and an OR1 operation theatre environment for the gynaecology and minimal access surgery aspect
  • In Canada she was  successful In vitro uration of Oocytes from egg donors as a treatment for oocyte recipients
  • Senior Consultant - Fernandez Hospital (Dec 2008 to Oct 2009)
  • Specialist Registrar - North and East London Rotation (Oct 2004 to Nov 2008)
  • Registrar - Haroldwood Hospital, (June 2002 to July 2002)
  • Clinical Research Fellow - Sheffield University Hospital, (March 2002 to May 2002)
  • S.H.O in Reproductive Medicine and Fertility - Central Sheffield   University Hospital, (Feb 2001 to Feb 2002)
  • Specialist Registrar - Haroldwood Hospital, (Dec 2000 to Feb 2001)
  • SHO - East London Hospitals, (Nov 1998 to Dec 2000)
  • In Gynaecology, she has experience in urogynaecology including TVT-O,TOT and vaginal surgeries including mesh repairs. She independently performed various benign open abdominal procedures.
  • In Obstetrics practice she interprets CTG’S, performs foetal blood sampling, manages high risk pregnancies and pregnancies with medical complications, management of emergencies like postpartum haemorrhage, eclampsia, and shoulder dystocia
  • She performs, teaches and supervises juniors for forceps and ventouse deliveries , manual removal of placenta, repair of vaginal tears and caesarean sections(elective and emergency)
  • She gained experience in investigating and managing subfertile couples during her Fellowship in Canada
  • She did consultations and planned management protocol on individual basis
  • She performed baseline access as well as monitoring transvaginal scans, egg retrievals under sedation, cyst aspirations, intrauterine inseminations, embryo transfers and managed ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
  • During her Fellowship she gained experience in unstimulated oocyte retrieval for In Vitro Maturation of Oocytes (IVM)
  • During her training she was involved in the running of the Recurrent Miscarraige clinic
  • She is also trained in operative hysteroscopic surgeries
Other Experience :
  • During her Fellowship in Canada as well as a Clinical fellow in Sheffield University, she helped in organising and carrying out Clinical trials in the Assisted Conception Unit
  • She also created the latest version of the clinic brochure detailing the services offered, and other relevant information
  • She coordinated a team of graphic artists; designers and web developers to ensure the end product met with the hospital requirements
  • She was also involved in creating a documentary for a television programme detailing the events in the life of a couple undergoing PGD
  • Working on an Audit – fulfilling criteria and completing checklist for investigations before IUI
  • Water Births at North Middlesex Hospital
  • Audit on Posterior Colpotomy as a route for retrieval of benign ovarian lesion
  • CNS abnormalities detected antenatally and their outcomes
  • Outcome of women having thermal ablation of endometrium
  • Obstetric outcome in women above 35 years
Teaching :
  • She was involved in teaching medical students and SHO’s
  • In Labour ward, she taught student midwives as well, and included practical demonstrations such as carrying out normal deliveries, management of third stage of labour, episiotomy and suturing and carrying out instrumental deliveries
  • She has also been a resource person in organising and teaching the MRCOG practical training course, held at Queens Hospital
  • She helped in conducting Skills and Drills in BHR Trust for midwives in July 2007
  • She also assists in conducting ‘Basic Surgical skills’ in NMH regularly

Specialities

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • Gynecology

  • Reproductive Medicine

  • IVF & Infertility

Expertise

  • In Vitro Fertilization
  • Infertility
  • In Vitro Maturation
  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
  • Fertility
  • Hysteroscopy
  • Laparoscopic Surgeries

Education

  • Fellowship in Infertility and Reproductive Endocrinology from McGill University, Canada
  • (MRCOG), UK
  • DGO from the University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • MBBS from Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Dr. Durga underwent her professional training in the UK, and practiced there for a number of years
  • She later earned a Fellowship in Infertility and Minimal Access Surgery from McGill University, Canada

Practice Information

Oasis Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Hyderabad

Oasis Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Hyderabad

#8 - 2 - 269/3/1/4, Near NATCO Pharma, Road No. 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500034

Achievements & Contributions

  • Conferences / Speakers :She co-ordinated the FOGSI (Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society of India) conference in Vishakapatnam, India during her post graduate training programme.
  • Nov ’98: Empty Follicle Syndrome – a case report, presented at Whipps Cross Hospital, London at the North East Thames Infertility Association Meeting.
  • Mar ’99: Failure of pituitary downregulation – a case report, presented at Whipps Cross Hospital, London at the North East Thames Infertility Association Meeting.
  • March 2000: Review on administration of multiple doses of antenatal steroids.
  • November 2001: Assisted Concepton Unit, Sheffields results in the participation of a ProspectiveRandomised multicentre trial to compare the efficacy of a low fixed starting dose ofSerono’s r-FSH (2.5 mcg) with 50 units of Puregon for OI in PCO patients(Serono sponsorship)
  • January 2002: Update on the Centre participation in a Phase IV multicentre double blinded randomised study comparing starting dose of 150 I.U and 200I.U of Puregon in women undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation using Orgalutron to prevent premature luteining hormone surges( Organon sponsorhip)
  • Symposium on Fibroids- Advances and Management- April 2007
  • European Institute of telesurgery- Strasbourg April 2007, ‘Tips and Tricks in laparoscopy”
  • Post partum Haemorrhage Study Day- June 2007, NMH
  • Falicitated ‘Drills and Skills” for BHR – 25th July 2007
  • Essential Obstetric Ultrasound for Beginners- Jan 25 th 2008
  • Communication Skills- NMH –Nov 2007
  • Basic Surgical Skills Course- Help conduct in NMH in Nov 2007
  • Workshop on Incontinence Surgery, NMH Oct 2007
  • Workshop on Advances in vaginal surgery- Prolapse and Incontinence.Nov 2006- Basildon and Thurrock Univ Hosp
  • Symposium on Twin pregnancy- Nov 2006 North Middlesex Univ
  • 15th annual Congress of European Society for Gynaecological endoscopy- Strasbourg Sept 2006
  • CTG Training, HWH Hosp, Aug 2006
  • Management of Dysfunctional labour and shoulder dystocia –HWH 2006
  • Meeting on Presentation Skills- HWH 2006
  • Urodynamic Assessment HWH 2006
  • Medical Adult Life Support- Barts and The London NHS Trust Aug 2005
  • Advanced Life support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Sept 2005
  • ASRM and CFAS in Montreal, Canada Oct 2005
  • Fetal Monotoring – Royal London Hosp Nov 2005
  • The Current role of Ultrasound and Genetics in Obstetrics and Gynaecology- Southend Hospital June 2005
  • Diabetics in pregnancy, RLH, Apl 2005
  • Perinatal loss study day- Royal London Hosp Nov 2004
  • Rao Gd, Chian Rc, Son Ws, Gilbert L, Tan Sl Fertility Preservation In Women Undergoing Cancer Treatment (letter To The Editor) The Lancet, 2004; 363:1829
  • Chian Rc, Buckett Wm, Abdul Jalil Ak, Son Wy, Sylvestre C, Rao D, Tan Sl Natural Cycle In Vitro Fertilization Combined With In Vitro Maturation Of Immature Oocytes Is A Potential Approach In Infertility Treatment Fertility And Sterility 2004 Dec; 82(6):1675-8
  • Asangla Ao, Rao D, S Jin, Son Wy, Rc Chian, Tan Sl First Successful Pregnancy Outcome Following Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis For Aneuploidy Screening In Embryos Generated From Natural Cycle In Vitro Fertilisation Combined With An In Vitro Maturation Procedure. Fertil Steril 2006 May; 85(5):1510
  • Rao Gd, Tan Sl In-vitro Oocyte Maturation (review) In: “new Frontiers In Gamete Biology”, Seminars In Reproductive Medicine University Of Pennsylvania Medical Centre.2005 Aug: 23(3):242-7
  • Kelly Sm, Rao D, Dean N, Tan Sl In Vitro Fertilisation And Embryo Banking. Preservation Of Fertility. Ed.t.tulandi, R.gosden
  • Rao D, Tulandi T. Endometriosis. I.: Reproductive Medicine Secrets. Ed.p.chan, Henley&belfus
  • Rao D, Tulandi T. Laparoscopy In Pregnancy. Atlas Of Laparoscopic Surgery. Ed R. Jain.
  • Rao D, Tan Sl Ultrasound Imaging Before Reproductive Surgery Use Of Ultrasound To Select The Optimum Stimulation Protocol For Ivf American Society For Reproductive Medicine 59th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.s.a., Oct 16-20 2004, Lecture For Post Graduate Course.
  • Tan Sl, Rao D Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome – A Concept Annual Scientific Meeting Of The Fertility Society Of Australia, Perth Australia, November 1 To 5, 2003, Abstract Book, Page 26 (01)
  • Tan Sl, Rao D The Place Of Ivm In The Management Of Infertility Annual Scientific Meeting Of The Fertility Society Of Australia, Perth Australia, November 1 To 5, 2003, Abstract Book, Page 75 (44)
  • Tan Sl, Rao D Pco And Pcos – A Concept Iffs 18thworld Congress On Fertility And Sterility, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 23-28, 2004, Final Programme And Abstracts, Page 121 (abstract 502.3)
  • ESHRE - Member of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
  • OGSH – Member of Obstetric and Gynaecological Society of Hyderabad
  • During her postgraduate course in India, she was the Secretary of the Postgraduates Association
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