Faculty of Medical Sciences > Obstetrics & Gynecology > Academic
Eminent visitors to the department
Dr Pankaj Talwar, HOD, Assisted Reproductive ,Technologies Centre, Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi visited the department on 11 Nov 2017 for Prabha Mehra Oration on 85th Foundation day of QMH on Fertility preservation in cancer patients.
Dr Hena Tiwari (associate Professor) Department of Obstetrics and gynaecology Coulter St Amarillo Texas visited the department and delivered a lecture on Hypertensive disorders in Pregnancy.
Dr Kamlesh Verma from University of Lubbock delivered a talk on Hypothyroidism in pregnancy and postpartum care and contraception. CME was also attended by 12 medical students from University of Lubbock, Texas, US.
Dr Surendra Verma, Pediatric endocrinologist from University of Lubbock also stressed on the importance of treating iodine deficiency and Hypothyroidism in pregnancy to prevent hypothyroidism in neonates.
Dr Ajay Rane from Australia had PG teaching on Urogynecology, 10 May 2018.
Dr Usha Maurya Kumar from Max Hospital, Delhi delivered a guest lecture on "Different methods of Haemostasis" on 4th August 2018.
Major (Ex) Vishal Karad ,conducted SOFT skill workshop on 22september 2018.
Ms Sussane Olejas visited the department on 28 September 2018 from World diabetic foundation.
Dr Giriraj Chandak MD, PhD, CSIR Hyderabad gave Dr Prabha Mehra Oration on "fetal programming of non communicable disease: do we understand enough for it to be clinically beneficial" on 14th November 2018.
Teaching & Training:
1. Department conducts undergraduate & postgraduate training programme for MBBS, & MD (Obst. & Gynae.). There are 30 seats annually for the MD course.
Two new courses have been started in the department; PDCC in Reproductive Medicine and Fellowship in Gynaecologic Oncology each for a period of 1 year.
The Department is organizing regular training of medical officers from provincial medical services under the aegis of SIFPSA, UPSAC, FOGSI, Karl Storz etc. for
Female Laparoscopic Ligation.
Emergency Obstetric care Training
Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy Training.
Various training programmes including new contraceptive training, RRTC,PPH GDM training
The department organized various public awareness programmes : breast feeding practices during breast feeding week, Swachhata Abhiyan ,new contraceptive use on world contraceptive day, world population day.
Department organizes PG Teaching on all days except Wednesday and Saturdays.it also includes monthly maternal mortality audit, perinatal mortality audit, cesarean audit,Journal club,Maternal Near Miss audit.
Interdisciplinary teaching and training
The junior residents are posted in the following departments to facilitate interdisciplinary learning
Department of pediatrics: 1week
Department of radiodiagnosis: 3 days
Department of radiotherapy: 3 days
Department of critical care medicine: 1week
Department of emergency medicine(Trauma Centre): 1 month
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU), Dr Amita Pandey (KGMU)
Dr Shubha Phadke (Dept of Genetics)
SGPGI &NHM
Newborn Screening for inborn errors of metabolism project Funded by NHM
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU), Dr Anjoo Agarwal (KGMU)
Dr Sharadh Singh (PSI)
PSI
Single blinded, randomized, comparative study on the safety and acceptability of PPIUCD insertion using Kelly's forceps and a dedicated PPIUCD inserter
Funded by USAID through PSI
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU), Dr Anjoo Agarwal (KGMU)
Dr Sharadh Singh (PSI)
PSI
Proof of concept study to assess the safety, acceptability (provider satisfaction, consumer comfort), and feasibility of PPIUD inserter
Funded by USAID through PSI
1. Singh S, Das V, Agarwal A, Dewan R, Mittal P, Bhamrah R, Lerma K, Blumenthal P D "A Dedicated Postpartum Intrauterine Device Inserter: Pilot Experience and Proof of Concept": Global Health Science & Practice 2016 Apr 4 (1), 132-140
GCP training of Faculty & residents
CME on advances in contraception on 2nd june 2016 at Kalam Center KGMU
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU), Dr Anjoo Agarwal (KGMU)
Dr Vijay Laxmi Bhatia (SGPGI)
SGPGI
Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy: regimens and long term effects on offspring.
Funded by USAID through DBT
1. D. C David, Kare J, N.S Singh, Agarwal A, Das V, Singh U, V. Ramesh, Bhatia V"Effect of vitamin D supplementation, directly or via breast milk for term infants, on serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D and related biochemistry, and propensity to infection: a randomised placebo-controlled trial" British Journal of Nutrition, page 1 of 7Volume 116, Issue 1 July 2016, pp. 52-58
2.
Sahoo S.K., Katam K. K., Das V, Agarwal A., BhatiaV, "Maternal vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy and offspring outcomes: a double-blind randomized placebo controlled trial",Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism (2017) 35:464-471, DOI 10.10007/s00774-016-0777-4, ISSN 0914-8779 Vol 35 Number 4
3.
KALRA Pramila, Das Vinita, AGARWAL Anjoo, KUMAR Mala, RAMESH V, BHATIA Eesh, GUPTA Sarika, SINGH Swati, and SAXENA Priya & BHATIA Vijayalakshmi, "Effect of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on neonatal mineral homeostasis and anthropometry of the newborn and infant" British Journal of Nutrition. - British Journal of Nutrition, page 1 to 7-2011-doi:10.1017/S0007114511006246, 17 Oct2011
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU), Dr Amita Pandey (KGMU)
Dr Shubha Phadke (Dept of Genetics)
SGPGI
To create a newborn screening programme for preventable cause of mental retardation, and create awarness of it among doctors and women of rural Uttar Pradesh
Funded by USAID through DBT
1. Agarwal Meenal, Joshi Kriti, Bhatia Vijaylakshmi, Gopalakrishnan Vignesh, Dabadghao Preeti, Das Vinita, Pandey Amita, Kumar Mala, Phadke Shubha R" Feasibility study an outreach programme of Newborn Screening in Indian Senario" Indian J. Of Pediatric 2015 May ; 82 (5): 427-32
2.
Gopalkrishnan Vignesh, Joshi Kriti, Phadke Shubha, Dabadghao Preeti, Agarwal Meenal, Das Vinita, Jain Suruchi, Gambhir Sanjay, Gupta Bhaskar, Pandey Amita, Kapoor Deepa, Kumar Mala, Bhatia Vijaylakshmi " Newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia and Biotinidase deficiency in Uttar Pradesh, India- an outreach program" J. Of Pediatric Vol 51-Sept 15, 2014 page 701-705
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU), Dr Anjoo Agarwal (KGMU), Dr Nushrat Hussain (RML)
RML Institute of Medical Sciences
Clinical, immunohistochemical & sonological assessment of Endometerial receptivity in infertile human female.
Funded by ICMR
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU), Dr Shubha Phadke (SGPGI)
Dr Meenal Agarwal (SGPGI)
SGPGI
Evaluation of Multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification technique in the detection of common aneuploidies and other unbalanced chromosomal abnormalities in products of conception and prenatal diagnosis
Funded by CSIR
1. Saxena D, Agarwal M, Gupta D, Agarwal S, Das V, Phakde SR "Utility & Limitations of multiplex ligation-depend probe amplification technique in the detection of cytogenic abnormalities in products of conception" Journal of Postgraduate Medicine Oct-Dec 2016; Vol 62 issue 4
2. Agarwal Meenal, Parveen Farah, Faridi Rehan Mujeeb, Phadke Shubha R., Das Vinita, Agarwal Suraksha "Recurrent pregnancy loss and apolipoprotein E Gene polymorphisms: case- control study from North India" American Journal of Reproductive Immunology (2010)
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU), Dr AB Panth
ITRC
Stem Cells: in vitro tool to understand the mechanisms of pesticide induced developmental neurotoxicity.
Funded by CSIR
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU), Dr AB Panth
ITRC
Stem Cells derived skin dendritic cells: an in vitro tool to assess the immuno-toxicity of environmental contaminants
Funded by CSIR
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU), Dr Anjoo Agarwal (KGMU)
Dr Vijay Laxmi Bhatia (SGPGI)
SGPGI
Vitamin D & Calcium Nutrition in Pregnancy- Evaluation of optimal supplementation dose of Vit. D during antenatal period Funded by CST.
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU), Dr Suraksha Agarwal (SGPGI)
SGPGI
Genetic analysis of HLA-G upstream regulatory sequence & its effect on the outcome of pregnancy
Funded by ICMR
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU), Dr Shubha Phadke (SGPGI)
SGPGI
Genetic analysis and role of the killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and their putative HLA class-I ligands in the perplexities of pregnancy
Funded by
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU),
CDRI
Role of enzyme Adenosine Deaminase in Early Pregnancy and Threatened Abortion in Women. A collaborative study with CDRI, Lucknow, India
Funded by ICMR
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU), Dr Anjoo Agarwal (KGMU)
Dr Vijay Laxmi Bhatia (SGPGI)
SGPGI
Nutritional Rickets/Osteomalacia in Adolescence and Pregnancy -A community study of prevalence, etiology and strategies for prevention and control- A collaborative study with SGPGI, Lucknow,
Funded by DBT
1. Dr. Sachan A, Dr. Gupta R., Prof. Das Vinita, Dr. Agarwal A., Dr. Awasthi PK, Dr. Bhatia V.. "High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D among pregnant women and their newborns in Northern India" Am J of Clin Nutrition, May 2005, Vol 81; No. 5: 1060-64
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU), Dr SS Agarwal (SGPGI)
SGPGI
Study of Congenital Malformations in newborn babies- A collaborative study with SGPGI, Lucknow, India
Funded by SGPGI
1. Agarwal S.S., Singh Usha, Singh P.S., Singh S.S., Das V., Sharma A., Mehra Prabha, Wati C., Malik G.K. and Misra P.K. Prevalence and spectrum of Congenital Malformation at a teaching hospital - A Prospective Study. Ind. J. Med. Res. (B) 94: 413-419, 1991
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU)
CDRI
Clinical trial of Centchroman in patients of depression and perimenopausal depression in females
Funded by CSIR
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU),
Dr RK Gupta (SGPGI)
SGPGI
Evaluation of Structural Changes of normal human fetal Brain Embryogenesis using diffusion Anisotropy MRI with Histologic correlation
Funded by DBT
1. Trivedi Richa, Gupta Rakesh K. , Husain Nuzhat, Rathore Ram K.S., Saksena Sona, Srivatava Savita, Malik Gyanendra K., Das Vinita, Pradhan Mandakini Sarma, Manoj K. , Pandey Chandra M., Narayana Pannada A. " Region-specific maturation of cerebral cortex in human fetal brain: diffusion tensor imaging and histology" Neuroradiology (2009) 51:567-576
2.
Saksena Sona, Husain Nuzhat, Das Vinita, Pradhan Mandakani, Trivedi Richa, Srivastava Savita, Malik Gyanendra K., Rathore Ram K.S., Sarma Manoj, Pandey Chanda M., Gupta Rakesh K.. "Diffusion tensor imaging in the developing human cerebellum with Histologic correlation" Int. J. Devi Neuroscience 26 (2008) 705-711.
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU),
CDRI
CDRI
Effect of Centchroman co-administration on pharmacokinetics of Metformin, an anti diabetic agent in female volunteers
Funded by MOH & FW, GOI
Dr Vinita Das (KGMU),
Dr Suraksha Agarwal
SGPGI
Effect of dexamethasone and hydrocortisone on HLA-G transcription
Funded byICMR
1. Akhter Ariz, Das Vinita, Pandey Amita, and Agarwal Suraksha "Effect of Glucocorticoids on Transcriptional Status of HLA-G in Human Trophoblast cells from full term Placenta" Int J Hum Genet,10(4): 223-229 (2010).
2.
Akhter Ariz, Das Vinita, Naik Sita, Faridi Rehan Mujeeb, Pandey Amita, Agarwal Suraksha "Upregulation of HLA-G in JEG-3 cells by dexamethasone and hydrocortisone" Arch Gynecol Obstet Published online 24th March 2011
Dr Pushplata Shankhwar (KGMU)
Dr. R K Jha (Scientiest)
CDRI
Exploring the possible role of Epidermal growth factorreceptor pathway substrate 8 (EPS8) Forkhead box M1 in patient with implantation failure/miscarriage
Dr Pushplata Shankhwar (KGMU)
Dr. R K Jha (Scientiest)
CDRI
Delineation of RAC1 signalling association with PCOS pathophysiology
Dr Pushplata Shankhwar (KGMU)
Dr. Anila Dwivedi (Sr. Principle Scientiest)
CDRI
To explain the role of Hedgehog signalling and the effect of promising ant proliferative agent.
1. Kaushal JB, Sankhwar P, Kumari S,Popli P, Shukla V, Hussain MK, Hajela A, Dwivedi A. The regulation of Ha/Gli Signalling cascade involves in GSK3 beta - mediatedmechanism in estrogen derived endometrial hyperplasia. Scientific reports 2017 july 26; 7(1):6557
Dr Renu (KGMU),
Molecular human genetics LAB, (Dept of Zoology)
Lucknow University
Establishment of noninvasive method of obtaining fetal DNA from maternal plasma for prenatal diagnosis of genetic disorders
ICMR
3years
12.69 Lacs
1.Misra D, Singh R, Banerjee M. A simple and reliable method of obtaining fetal DNA from maternal circulation: its accuracy and sensitivity. Annals of Biological Research, 2011, 2(6):155-164.
Dr Renu (KGMU),
Department of Endomedicine
SGPGIMS,
Glycosylated hemoglobin as a marker for diagnosis of Gestational diabetesMellitus
1. GopalakrishnanV,Singh R, Pradeep Y, Kapoor D, Rani A K , Pradhan S,Bhatia E, Yadav S B.Evaluation of the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in north Indians using International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG) criteria. J Postgrad Med 2015;61:155-158.
Dr Renu (KGMU), Molecular Human Genetics Lab
(Dept of Zoology)
Lucknow University
Genetic polymorphisms related to impaired -cell function and insulin resistance in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Indian population
DST WOS-A(2015)
27.28lacs
Dr Renu (KGMU),
Molecular Human Genetics lab
(Dept of Zoology)
Lucknow University,
Molecular genetics of oxidative damage and DNA repair genes in cervical cancer
ICMR
5years
20.29 lacs
PHD Thesis
S.No
Year of completion
Name of Guide
Name of Co-Guide
Name of Candidate
Title of Project
1.
2010
Dr. Vinita Das
Dr Sandeep Kumar, Dr Madan M Godbole, Dr GD Agarwal
Dr. Ruchi Rai
Benign Breast Disorders, Hormonal Events and Iodine Metabolism
2.
2016
Dr Uma Singh
Dr Monica Rani
To study the effect of Yoga Nidra on menstrual disorders in women of reproductive age group
3.
2017
Dr SP Jaiswar
Dr Manish Kumar Pal
To evaluate the combinatorial Application of Nanotised Phytochemicals & Anti Cancerous Drugs for the therapy of ovarian cancer: A study on Invitro Model
4.
2017
Dr SP Jaiswar
Dr Heema Naqvi
Functional Genomics Approach to understand the role of catsper ion channel genes in male infertility