Dr. Hrishikesh D. Pai
IVF Treatment
41+
Years of Experience
About Dr. Hrishikesh D. Pai
Dr. Hrishikesh D. Pai (MD – Gold Medallist, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital University of Mumbai; FCPS; FICOG; MSc – Clinical Embryology & Andrology, Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk USA (2006-08); Fellowship in Reproductive Biology – Royal Women's Hospital Melbourne Australia (1989); Honorary FRCOG – Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists London (2019)) is Founder and Director of the Bloom IVF Group and Honorary Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at Lilavati Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai. He is one of the most decorated reproductive medicine specialists in India with 35+ years of experience and 25,000+ ART cases and is a true pioneer of IVF in India.
Professional Background
- Years of Practice: 35+ years including 21+ years with Lilavati Hospital.
- Network: Bloom IVF Group has 8 IVF centres in India – Lilavati Hospital Mumbai, Fortis Hospitals (New Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Mohali), DY Patil Hospital Navi Mumbai and Sakra World Hospital Bengaluru.
- Procedures Performed: IVF, ICSI, IMSI, IUI, male infertility treatment, surgical sperm retrieval, laser assisted hatching, spindle view technique, oocyte cryopreservation, embryo cryopreservation, donor egg IVF, surrogacy and advanced ART protocols.
Innovations & Contributions
- National Firsts: Landmark achievements that set a benchmark in ART across the nation: First in India to introduce assisted laser hatching, First in India to introduce the spindle view technique, First in India to introduce ovarian tissue cryopreservation.
- Academic Contributions: Editor of 18 books; has written 65+ book chapters; has published 42+ research papers in national and international journals; Series Editor of 20 FOGSI Good Clinical Practice Recommendation (GCPR) guidelines (2023); has delivered 40+ orations and 800+ lectures worldwide; Keynote Lecture at FIGO World Congress 2025, Cape Town (BN Purandare Lecture on advances in ART); Post-graduate Teacher & Professor for DNB Examinations (2007-2022); has organised 15 conferences in gynaecology and infertility.
- Leadership Roles: Past Secretary General, FOGSI (Federation of Obstetric & Gynaecological Societies of India — 33,000 gynaecologists); Past Senior Vice President, FOGSI (2006); Past President, IVF Society of India; Founder Chair, Indian SIG at ASRM (American Society for Reproductive Medicine); Board Member (9 years), International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS) — Assistant Treasurer, Director of Corporate Affairs, Director of External Affairs
- Awards: 62 awards including – Honorary FRCOG Fellowship ad eundem, RCOG London (2019); ISAR Lifetime Achievement Award (2020); ISSRF Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Research in Reproductive Health (2019); Eminent Physician Award, National IMA (2022); Kanak Goel Community Service Award, National IMA (2017); ET Healthworld Most Inspiring Gynaecologist of West India (2019); Times Healthcare Achievers Award – Legend – IVF & Fertility Mumbai and New Delhi (2018).
- Memberships: FOGSI (38+ years); RCOG (Honorary Fellow); ASRM; IFFS; Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (ISAR); Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists
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Language Spoken
Awards
- • Doctor of the Year
- • Honorary FRCOG
- • Rajiv Gandhi Rashtriya Ekta Award
Founder & Medical Director
1991 - Present
Senior Consultant
2002 - Present
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