Dr. Firuza Parikh

Dr. Firuza R. Parikh (MBBS, MD – KEM Hospital & Seth GS Medical College Mumbai, DNB – National Board, Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine – Yale University School of Medicine USA) is the Director of the Department of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics and Head of Jaslok-FertilTree International Fertility Centre at the Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre in Mumbai. She is one of the most distinguished reproductive medicine specialists in the world, with 46+ years of experience, 20,000+ babies born under her care and a host of global firsts, she is India's foremost IVF pioneer. ### Professional Background - __Years of Practice__: 38+ years; established the first private hospital IVF centre in India in 1989; within one year it was treating people from 35 countries and all states of India at Jaslok Hospital. - __Procedures Performed__: IVF, ICSI, IMSI, IUI, CAT (Cumulus-Aided Transfer), Pre-Implantation Genetic Testing (PGT), laser assisted hatching, oocyte cryopreservation, embryo cryopreservation, semen banking, surrogacy, donor egg programmes and full male fertility assessment and treatment. ### Innovations & Contributions - __Global Firsts__: Invented Cumulus-Aided Transfer (CAT) — a world first technique that involves transferring embryos into the uterus along with the cumulus cells resulting in a much higher success rate in IVF, adopted internationally. - __National Firsts__: First to introduce Pre-Implantation Genetic Screening (PGS/PGT) in India; responsible for the birth of the first ICSI baby in India, first IVF centre in a private hospital in India (1989, at the Jaslok) - __Academic Excellence__: Visiting Professor, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA (1995-2005); Editor-in-Chief, Fertility and Sterility (Indian Edition); featured in New York Times and Washington Post; covered by Time and Newsweek; 1500+ Pre-Implantation Genetic Testing (PGT) cases performed. - __Success Rates__: Pregnancy rates of 38-42% per cycle and 47-51% per couple which are among the highest at any Indian centre. - __Rankings__: Times of India has ranked it as No.1 IVF Centre in Mumbai, West India for the last 7 years (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023), Outlook Magazine National Survey has ranked it as Best IVF/ICSI Clinic in Mumbai in 2002 and Mid-Day International Health & Wellness Icon Awards (Dubai, 2022) has ranked it as Best International IVF Centre in Asia. - __Awards__: 40+ awards including — ET Healthcare IVF Icon Award (2019, 2022, 2023); ET Healthcare Fertility Award for Most Integrated Fertility Centre; ET Healthcare Most Integrated Fertility Centre; selected as Best IVF Specialist by The Week (2007) - __Publications__: Penguin book on reproductive medicine, several research publications in national and international journals, frequent speaker at international ART conferences.