Sheila Balakrishnan

Dr. Sheila Balakrishnan is an obstetrician and a gynaecologist.[1][2] She has authored three books on obstetrics and gynaecology. She is currently the associate professor at the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Government Medical college, Trivandrum.[3] She has pursued her MD and DNB from Trivandrum Medical college.[4] She was awarded membership at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1994 and then conferred fellowship in the year 2008. She has received Commonwealth scholarship award in the United Kingdom.[4] She is a member of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) and the Indian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Currently, she is a member of the contraception and medical disorders committee of FOGSI.
In November 2013, the medical team headed by Dr. Balakrishnan announced the birth of South India's first in vitro fertilization babies in Trivandrum Medical College Hospital.[5] She has authored three books, Textbook of Obstetrics,[6] Textbook of Gynaecology [7] and Clinical case discussion in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and has published numerous research papers.

References

1. Kumar, Sunil (17 June 2012). "In-vitro fertility centres in government hospitals". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
2. "Schedule for All Kerala Congress on Obstetrics and Gynaecology". AKCOG. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
3. C, Maya. "Physicians worry about increasing incidence of hypothyroidism". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
4. Balakrishnan, Sheila (2010). Paras Medical Publishers. Paras Medical Publisher. p. 470. ISBN 9788181912077.
5. "South India's first ivf baby in Kerala government hospital". Madhyamam. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
6. "Text book of Obstetrics by Sheila Balakrishnan". Sapna Online. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
7. "Textbook of Gynaecology: Sheila Balakrishnan". The book depository. Retrieved 15 August 2012.