National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) - NAMS (India)

Prof. (Mrs.) Kamal Buckshee, FAMS
MD, FICMCH, FICOG, FAFS, FICS
Prof. (Mrs.) Kamal Buckshee is a senior consultant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Fortis
La Femme and Medical Director of The Woman Clinic. She was the former Professor and
Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at AIIMS, where she was actively
engaged in teaching, training, patient care and research for nearly three decades. She is the
recipient of Dr. B.C. Roy award of “Eminent Medical Teacher”, Commonwealth fellowship
(UK), WHO (Stockholm-fetal medicine), Norwegian Academy senior scientist award for
training in IVF and ART, fellow of American Fertility Research. She has been awarded
fellowship by Royal College of Obst. and Gynae (FRCOG ad eundem), Lifetime
achievement award of FOCGSI and AOGD. She is the first Indian Obstetrician and
Gynecologist to develop and standardize inutero Fetal Skin Biopsy technique, cordocentesis
for fetal diagnosis and inutero blood transfusion, uterine balloon therapy in patient with
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding. She also devised a novel method of terminating a pregnancy
associated with large and multiple fibroids-reported for the first time in world literature. Her
work on zona antibodies, cytotoxic drug sensitivity test to predict tumor response to
chemotherapy in genital tract malignancies are also the first reported such studies from India.
Her other achievements have been in the field of Gyn. Endocrinology esp. in PCOS,
Hyperandrogenism, Plastic Reconstructive Surgery of the vagina and cervix, Microsurgery,
Infertility, Adolescent Gynaecology, Oncology and High Risk Pregnancy, She has been
examiner for DM in endocrinology, DM genetics, Ph.D and MD (Obst. & Gynae) for India,
Nepal, Dhaka and Sri Lanka and has been the president of FOGSI, ISOPARB and
AIIMSONIANS and member of Delhi Medical Council; Advisor to medical colleges, CSIR,
UPSC to select faculty and pool officers. She has also been the chairman of Reproductive
Biology Committee-AOFOG , Bureau of Indian Standards and has a large number of
publications (>200). Her pursuit for newness in Obst. & Gynae, quality care, ethics and
patient care based on evidence based medicine has won her recognition in her specialty.
Area of specialization: Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Address: House No. 46, Sector-15 A, NOIDA, Tel: (0120) Off: 26925801, Res: 2513213,
Mobile: 9810171888, kamalb@del6.vsnl.net.in
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