AWARDS AND GRANTS

  • Listed in Top Ten Doctors of India by Google in 2010.
  • Frost and Sullivan India Healthcare Excellence Award for emerging IVF Service Provider of the Year 2015 on 8th October 2015 at Mumbai.
  • Vidya Ratan Award for invaluable service in the field of medicine Subharam Trust in 1998.
  • Lifetime Achievement Honours Tribute Award, for dedicated service to the Nation & Profession, from the Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence, Hyderabad in 2000
  • B.C. Roy District Award from the Shimoga district unit of the Indian Medical Association. In the year 2005
  • Lifetime Achievement Award at the 3rd National Symposium on Fertility & High Risk Pregnancy, Chennai in 2011.
  • FOGSI, DC Dutta prize for best publication for the year 2008.
  • India International Friendship Society Rashtriya Gaurav Award for outstanding Services Achievements and contributions.
  • Sarvodaya International Trust Lifetime Achievement Honours tribute and Award in the year 2001.
  • Named in Marquis Who’s Who for the year 2012 which features biographies of around 55,000 accomplished men & women from around the world for outstanding achievement in their field.
  • Lifetime Achievement Awards & Honour, for dedicated service, Contributation and Achievements in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, from Bangalore Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bangalore on 15th April 2012.
  • Medscape India National Award of excellence In Gynecology by MedscapeIndia for her persistent involvement and improvement in the health scenario at the National level on 20th April 2013 at Mumbai.
  • TEDx Speaker at GIBS Bangalore 2023: Revolutionizing Reproductive Healthcare within the Theme of Ideation

ACHIEVEMENTS AT THE NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

  • Felicitated by the State Bank of India on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 2021.
  • President, Federation of Obstetric & Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), India for the year 2000-2001.
  • President, Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (ISAR) for the year 2006-2008.
  • Chairperson of the FIGO Women’s Sexual & Reproductive Rights Committee for the years 2006 to 2009.
  • India’s Representative to the International Federation of Obstetrics & Gynecology(FIGO) for the years 2003 to 2006 – First Lady Representative from India & the first person from Karnataka
  • Instituted the FOGSI- Kamini Rao Oration, with the aim of promoting younger ObGyn members.
  • Co-ordinator of the FIGO (International Federation of Obstetrics & Gynecology) “Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights” Project.
  • Extensive work in the area of Women’s Sexual & Reproductive Rights with the aim of bringing about changes in medical practice / standards to make them gender sensitive and ethical.
  • First person from Karnataka to be elected President of FOGSI in the 45 years, since its inception
  • India’s Representative to the Asia Oceania Federation of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AOFOG) – First Lady Representative from India & the first person from Karnataka
  • First person to be invited to Pakistan to represent India at the International Conference on Reproductive Health.
  • Pioneered the “Safe Abortion” program to tackle the issue of illegal and unsafe abortions in India
  • Member of the Central Supervisory Board, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India (GOI) for implementation of the Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) Act.
  • Member of the Team of Experts set up by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India to debate whether the MTP Act requires amendment.
  • Member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the National Abortion Assessment Project
  • Member of the Technical Advisory Committee for setting National Guidelines for “Accreditation, Supervision and Regulation of ART Clinics in India”.
  • Special Invitee to the State Advisory Committee, Govt. of Karnataka, for the Pre Conception & Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act 1994, Govt. of Karnataka
  • Nominated to the Task Force on Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka.
  • Appointed Chairperson of the Women’s Wing of the Indian Medical Association (Karnataka Chapter).