Dr. Ajay Murdia

Dr. Ajay Murdia (MBBS, Pathologist – Bombay Hospital; Faculty – RNT medical college Udaipur) is the Founder and Chairman of the Indira IVF, the largest fertility clinic chain in India with its head office in Udaipur, Rajasthan. He is one of the most impactful names in the history of assisted reproduction in India with a mission to make fertility treatment accessible and stigma-free for 35+ years. ### Professional Background - __Years of Practice__: A man of 35+ years, who established Indira Infertility Clinic in 1988 with ₹5,000 in his pocket. - __Network__: Indira IVF — 130+ centres in India; 1,25,000+ successful IVF pregnancies; 2,400+ staff including 200+ IVF specialists and 125+ embryologists - __Prior Roles__: Pathologist, Bombay Hospital; Faculty, RNT medical college, Udaipur - __Procedures Offered__: IVF, ICSI, IUI, frozen embryo transfer (FET), donor egg and sperm programmes, surgical sperm retrieval, laparoscopic surgery and poor ovarian reserve and recurrent implantation failure. ### Innovations & Contributions - __Pioneer__: Opened one of the first male infertility diagnostic clinics in Udaipur (1988) when the cause of infertility was almost exclusively considered to be the woman; a visionary voice in the battle against the stigma of infertility nationwide; opened one of the first sperm banks in India in Udaipur - __Affordability Mission__: Constantly strives to make IVF accessible and affordable for low and middle-income families; believes in inclusion of IVF under government health schemes; built Indira IVF on four pillars — Affordability, Accessibility, Awareness and Assurance. - __Technology Leadership__: Indira IVF is one of the largest users of RI Witness™ (RFID based sample tracking, CooperSurgical) and closed working chamber technology (imported from Australia) which is implemented in all centres. - __Indira Fertility Academy__: Founded in 2017, it is a training institute with a stimulatory setup that simulates real life surgeries and has trained doctors from Liberia, Zambia, Ethiopia, Namibia, Malaysia, Philippines, Nepal, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and The Gambia for 3 months ART fellowship programmes. - __Awareness Campaigns__: Organized 1900+ free fertility awareness camps under the "Nisantanta Bharat Chodo Abhiyaan" in 24 states and 742+ cities in India. - __Legacy__: Today, Indira IVF, named after his wife Indira, has expanded from its humble beginnings of two rooms to a ₹9,000 crore business with its sons Dr. Kshitiz Murdia (CEO) and Nitiz Murdia in charge.