Dr Uma Vaidyanathan has run a successful clinical practice in top corporate Hospitals before Joining Fortis Healthcare in Nov 2019. She has been associated in the past with WHO, Safdarjung Hospital and AIIMS involved in research projects related to maternal mortality and infections in pregnancy. Her areas of special interest include adolescent hormonal issues such as PCOD, pre-pregnancy counselling, low and high-risk pregnancy, conservative and laparoscopic management of common gynaecological conditions such as abnormal uterine bleeding, endometriosis and fibroids. Dr Uma has published research articles in gazetted national journals and co-authored chapters related to her areas of expertise in several postgraduate textbooks for obstetrics and gynaecology and holds a specialization certification for Menopause. She is also a peer reviewer for the British Medical Journal case reports.

HONOURS AND AWARDS: (1) Conference Prize for Best Paper by N.A.R.C.H.I., Delhi in 2006 2) Dr N.A. Purandare Conference Prize for Best Paper in Operative Obstetrics by Mumbai Obs Gyn Society in 2004 3) Dr D.K. Tank Prize for Best Presentation of a Case Report by Mumbai Obs Gyn Society in 2003