Dr. Pandit Palaskar

Dr. Pandit Palaskar is the pioneer in the field of gynecological endoscopy and assisted reproduction in India. Till now, he has performed more than 30,000 endoscopic surgeries and successfully given 410 test tube babies by the end of 2006. This creditable achievement has been the result of the collaborated efforts of both doctors and the dedicated staff of the hospital. The success rate of IVF of his center is comparable to the best IVF centers in the world. 

This significant contribution lies in combining his basic successful surgical skills with those of gynecological endoscopy, embryology, and cell biology. He always tries to give his best to his patients. To achieve this goal, he is always in search of the best treatment modality, instruments, and infrastructure. He is among the few surgeons in the world who do the best laparoscopic tubal anastomosis and Wertheim's radical hysterectomy for cancers of the uterus to give the best outcome to patients.

He is very active in the field of clinical research and is involved in several research projects such as endoscopic suturing, microendoscopy, endoscopic oncology, co-culture, assisted hatching, and cryobiology. His keen interest in these fields has endorsed many national and international scientific publications. He has delivered lectures and presented papers in regional, national and international conferences on the various subjects of gynecological endoscopy and assisted reproduction.

He has written a patient education book "from infertile to motherhood" in the local Marathi language to make patients understand the basics of human reproduction & infertility treatment. He has successfully conducted many workshops on gynecological endoscopy and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) from 2003 for training doctors all over the country. He was the organizer of the pre-congress endoscopy workshop in January 2005 for the 48th national conference of FOGSI.

Recognizing his training skills, his center is recognized by FOGSI for training gynecologists in basic and advanced endoscopy, infertility management, and ultrasound. He is an active member of the following Medical Societies:- Federation of Obstetric & Gynecological Societies of India (FOGSI), Indian Association of Gynecological Endoscopists(IAGE), International Society of Gynecological Endoscopy(ISGE), Indian society of Minimal Access and Gynecological Endoscopic Surgery(IMAGES), Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction(ISAR).

For his outstanding performances, he has been felicitated and awarded by various organizations under Gold Medal and Dr. V.D. Shastrakar Paritoshik by Marathwada University for scoring the highest marks in MD (OBGY) examination in 2000. The best paper prize for Video Presentation in MOGS Annual Congress, Mumbai in 2002. Rashtriya Rattan Award by International Study Circle, Delhi in 2005. Dhanvantari Award