• Dr. Aruna Muralidhar is a compassionate and empathetic Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with 19 years of rich and varied experience both in India and UK.
• She is the Associate Director and Senior Consultant of the Department of Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Fortis Hospital, Richmond Road
• Her talks range from educating on various women health problems including cancer screening and prevention, menopause care, adolescent health and sustainable menstruation.

SPECIALTY 

• Sexual medicine, Growth Scan, VBAC, contraception, Period Problems, menopause advice, Infertility Evaluation / Treatment, Puberty, Adolescent Care, Lactation Counselling, Adolescent and Teenage health, Safe termination of pregnancy
• Her special interest lies in managing high-risk pregnancies, medical disorders in pregnancy, obstetric critical care, conservative gynaecology, adolescent gynaecology including PCOS management and menopause care

TRAINING 

• MBBS, Gulbarga University, Karnataka
• MD - Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bangalore Medical College
• MRCOG (UK)
• Fellowship, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG), London, UK
• Fellowship, Intensive Care Medicine (FICM)
• She is trained and worked in UK for nearly a decade after completing her MD

CREDENTIALS

• Her clinical expertise and compassionate care have been recognized through her recent awards as Inspiring Gynaecologist of South India, ET Healthworld Awards, and a nomination for Rising Star Award by the Times Healthcare awards 2018.
• Her contribution towards simulation training and emergency training through ASkDO course and Maatru-Jeevan Raksha courses has been very much appreciated.
• She is a reviewer for British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (IJOG).
• She runs training programmes for postgraduates for MRCOG exams, nurses and junior doctors.
• She is passionate about public awareness and education programmes in schools, colleges, corporate offices and clubs and has conducted over 300 sessions both online and offline since her return to India in 2012.
• An active Rotarian since 2016, she has helped organize several health camps, awareness talks.
• Authored a book for adolescents titled growing up right which is translated into 3 languages.
• She is also a representative of the AICC-RCOG South Zone and has been the Editor of the quarterly newsletter.
• She has been actively participating in zonal, national and international conferences as a popular speaker and trainer in Critical care and adolescent health.
• She regularly contributes to newspapers and magazines on various women-health related and allied topics.

MEMBERSHIP/ EXPERIENCE

• Member, Bangalore RCOG Trust
• Member, Bangalore Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (BSOG)
• Member of the Guidelines and Community Service committees, BSOG
• Member, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London
• Member, Indian Menopause Society
• Member, Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) in the Adolescent Health committee and Medical Disorders committee
• Former Associate Director and Senior Consultant of the Department of Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore
• Worked in world-class hospitals such as Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, Norwich University Hospital, Apollo Cradle and Rangadore Memorial Hospital