Duru Shah

Duru Shah is a Mumbai-based gynaecologist academic and women activist. She is the Founder President of the PCOS Society, India and a promoter of adolescent girls and women's health and infertility in India. Shah is also the promoter of Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. She is also a Consultant ObGyn.: Breach Candy Hospital, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai.

She is also the guide for postgraduate students in Obs. Gyn. for Doctorate of Medicine at Mumbai University. She is the Director of Gynaecworld the center for Women's Health and Fertility, Mumbai. Dr Duru Shah has authored five books and published various research articles. She is a member of the Editorial Board of The Obstetrician & Gynecologist (TOG), Climacteric and the Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. In 2000, Dr Shah initiated adolescent reproductive and sexual health project in India and got it included in the School Curriculum. She is currently the Chair of the Council of Affiliated Menopause Societies (CAMS) IMS, and the Vice President of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE), and member of the Women’s Health Vertical of C-20, India. She has been the Past President of the Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), Indian Society of Assisted Reproductive (ISAR), Indian Menopause Society (IMS, India) and Chair of the Indian College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ICOG). Provided by Wikipedia