Dr. S. Shantha Kumari

Medical Degrees

• MBBS, India
• MD (Obstetrics & Gynaecology), India
• DNB (Obstetrics & Gynaecology), National Board of Examinations, India

Fellowships & Special Training

• FICOG (Fellow of Indian College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists), India
• FRCPI (Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland), Ireland, June 2017
• FRCOG Honoris Causa (Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists), London, UK, March 2018
• Specialised training in laparoscopic gynaec surgery and high-risk obstetrics

Certifications & Accreditations

• Telangana State Medical Council – Registered Specialist
• Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) – 60th President (2021–2022)
• Indian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (ICOG) – Chairperson & Past Secretary
• International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (FIGO) – Active Member, Working Group on Violence Against Women (2015–2018)
• Obstetrics & Gynaecological Society of Hyderabad (OGSH) – Active Member
• Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopy (IAGE) – Managing Committee Member
• Indian Medical Association (IMA) – Active Member
• Indian Menopause Society – Past Chairperson

Current Affiliation

• Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, India — Senior Consultant Obstetrician, Gynaecologist & Laparoscopic Surgeon, Present

Past Affiliations

• Indian medical schools and OB-GYN training institutions — MBBS, MD & DNB Trainee
• Multiple Hyderabad-area hospitals across her 27-year career

Academic & Research Roles

• 60th President of FOGSI (2021–2022) — 20th woman President, first Telugu-speaking President
• Chairperson, Indian College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (ICOG)
• Secretary, Indian College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (ICOG), 2015–2017
• Vice President (South Zone), Federation of Obstetric & Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), 2013
• Member, FIGO Working Group on Violence Against Women, 2015–2018
• Past Chairperson, Indian Menopause Society
• National Corresponding Editor, Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India
• Secretary, Telangana College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Society (TCOGS), 2015–2018
• Chairperson, Medical Norms Nomenclature Records Research Committee (MNNRRC), 2008–2010
• Founder, DHEERA Campaign — "No to Violence Against Women" — at FIGO & FLASOG levels

Key Achievements

• 27+ years of clinical experience
• 60th President of FOGSI (2021–2022) — 20th woman President, first Telugu-speaking President
• Honorary FRCOG (UK 2018) — RCOG Fellow Honoris Causa
• FRCPI (Ireland 2017)
• C.L. Jhaveri Award at 42nd AICOG, 1998
• MOGS Dr. Ganatra Charitable Medical Center Award, 2021
• MOGS Mr. N.A. Pandit & Mrs. Shailaja N. Pandit Award, 2020
• Organising Secretary of the 54th AICOG Hyderabad 2011 with record-shattering 10,000 delegates
• Founder, DHEERA Campaign at FIGO World Congress 2018 (Rio de Janeiro), FLASOG Cancun 2017