Dr. (Brig) Aruna Menon
Dr (Brig) Aruna Menon, HOD & Senior Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynecology at Meitra Hospital comes with an overall rich experience of 32 years out of which she has worked both as a Gynecologist and as a Academician. Dr Aruna is a Member of Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Society of India (FOGSI) and Member of Pune Obstetrics & Gynaecology Society (POGS).
Expertise
Primary location: Palakkad
Languages known: English, Malayalam, Hindi, French, Marathi
Education:
- MBBS from Calicut Government Medical College, Kerala (1987)
- MD in Obs & Gyn from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune University (1998)
- Trained in Laparoscopic and infertility, at AFMC, in (2004)
Areas of Interest
- Laparoscopy
- High Risk pregnancies
- Onco Surgery
- Teaching
Awards & Recognition:
- MD 1 st Rank at Pune University
- GOC-in-C (Western Command) Commendation
- Conducted Workshops and awareness programs regarding Sexual Harassment at workplace and gender sensitization as Chairperson, Internal Complaints Committee, AFMC.
- Appointed as Reviewer of JOGI, Medical Journal Armed Forces India & Journal of Marine Medicine, and on Editorial Board of Medical Journal Armed Forces India
- Organizing Chairperson for National Level conference GYNECON-21 at AFMC Dec 2021
- Co-author of a chapter in 6 th edition of Current Progress in OBS & Gynae (Studds) on Gynecological Disorders in Female Athletes and Military Women along with Col Bidhan Roy
- Indian Faculty, Member of steering committee 2022 of India Birth Network in collaboration with CMC Vellore (CMR, British Council of India)
- More than 20 papers published in National & International Journals
- Development of Information Kiosk for UG students as a method of self-learning.
- 10-12 Webinars (on OBS & Gyn) on various platforms as resource person.
- Participant of multiple webinars and conducted several workshops.
Research & Publications:
- More than 20 publications in National and International journals.
- Guided more than 15 to 20 students as PG guide during various teacherships. Part of more than 35 to 40 departmental research projects as principal worker as well as coworker.
- Several presentations in National and State conferences as resonance person. Multiple webinar and workshop conducted.
Experience
- Military Hospital, Suratgarh, (1999-2000), (Junior Consultant)
- Military Hospital, Bikaner, (2000-2003), (Junior Consultant)
- Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, (2004-2008), (Junior Consultant)
- Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, (2008-2011), Senior Advisor (Senior Consultant / Professor)
- Command Hospital, Chandigarh, (2011-2013), (Senior Consultant)
- Military Hospital, Chennai, (2013-2015), (Senior Consultant)
- INHS Asvini, Mumbai, (2015-2018), (Senior Consultant)
- Military Hospital, Patiala, (2018-2020), (Commandant)
- Professor & HOD, Dept of OBS & GYN Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, (2020-2022)
OBS & GYN WORK EXPERIENCE
- Conducted or supervised more than 15000 deliveries and proportional Operative deliveries and managed High-Risk patients at 8 to 10 multispecialty Military Hospitals over a period spanning 26 years.
- Vast experience in management of complicated Obstetric as well as Gyn cases
a. Abdominal hysterectomies: Over 5000
b. Vaginal Hysterectomies: 2500
c. Laparoscopic sterilization / Diagnostic Hysterolap / Laparoscopic Salpingectomy for Ectopic pregnancies / Ovarian Cystectomy: more than 1000
d. Gyn Onco surgeries for Ca Endometrium, Ca Cervix and Ca Ovary: More than 100
e. Amniocentesis: 40 to 50
f. Other interesting cases: Labioplasty/ Vaginoplasty. Sacrocolpopexy / Application of TOT slings: 50 to 60
Hobbies
- Blogger on women issues and work-life balance amongst women at the workplace.
- Regular contributor to online women’s magazine, Women’s web and YourQuote.in – Contributed more than 20 articles/stories and Contributed Part of 8-10 anthologies on various subjects.
- Has published 6 collections of own poems / quotes.
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