Dr. Aparna Hegde

Dr. Hegde is India's leading Urogynecologist & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgeon. She holds MD, DNB, FCPS (Gold Medal), DGO degrees (ObGyn) & MS (Stanford University). She was awarded the IUGA (International Urogynecology Association) International Fellowship in Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery which she completed in the prestigious department of Urogynecology at Cleveland Clinic Florida before returning to India. In addition to her private practice, she is also the founding Director of the upcoming Tata Center for Urogynecology and Pelvic Health, India’s first comprehensive academic clinical ‘Center of Excellence’ in the field. A National Talent Search Scholar, Dr. Hegde has had a sterling academic career with numerous distinctions through her medical training & the best resident award. An accomplished researcher, she is an internationally recognized pioneer in the field of 2D & 3D ultrasound of the pelvic floor & is routinely invited as an expert to national & international conferences including IUGA & AUGS (American Urogynecology Society) annual meetings to conduct round tables & workshops. She has multiple national & international research awards including a best paper award at the 2013 American Urogynecological Society (AUGS) Annual meeting, best poster award from Cleveland Clinic Florida, three young scientist awards from FOGSI (Federation of Obstetrics & Gynecological Societies of India) & MOGS (Mumbai Obstetrics & Gynecological Society) & numerous best paper awards in FOGSI conferences. She has more than 74 abstracts & publications in peer-reviewed national & international journals. She has been invited by the Sri Lankan Gynecology Society, Malaysian Urogynecological Society & the Canadian Gynecology Society to conduct seminars & workshops on her research work. The protocols created by her in imaging of slings are now being implemented in various US & Canadian Universities. She was invited to give the mini-state-of-the-art lecture on her research work at the IUGA conference in Capetown (2016) & as faculty to the FIGO conference in Brazil (2018). Dr. Hegde is also the Founder & Managing Trustee of ARMMAN, an NGO that leverages technology innovation to create scalable, evidence-based programs in the field of maternal & child health in 16 states. ARMMAN’s five programs have reached across to more than 1.9 million women & their children to date. ARMMAN is implementing the largest mhealth program in the world, Kilkari in a public-private partnership with the health ministry, Government of India in 13 states.