Mirudhubashini Govindarajan (born 1947) is an Indian-born healthcare consultant, focussing on women's healthcare and infertility management in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Background
Govindarajan was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Her father was a lawyer, freedom fighter and politician focussing on organic farming. Govindarajan's mother was a doctor in Coimbatore.
Her early education was in Coimbatore, India and then she moved on to the alma mater of her mother, Stanley Medical College in Chennai to obtain her medical degree. On completion of her medical studies in Chennai, she moved to New York and then to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She later became a Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in 1977 and a lecturer at the University of Manitoba, Canada.
On her return to India in 1981, Mirudhubashini joined Sri Ramakrishna Hospital and started their Obstetrics and Gynecology department. She was instrumental in the formation of Womens Center. In early 2011, she moved into a new facility of her own Womens Center, located in the Northern part of Coimbatore providing all women's healthcare services under a single roof. She holds a patent in relation to methods for the treatment of endometriosis and related disorders and conditions.
Current Positions
Source:
Clinical Director, Womens Center, Coimbatore
Clinical Director, Assisted Reproductive Technology Center Coimbatore
Director, Center for Perinatal Care Coimbatore Pvt Ltd
Director, Womens Center and Hospitals Private Limited, Coimbatore
Adjunct Professor, The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University
Publications and research
Inheritance of Infertility
Journal of Human Reproductive Medicine
Fertilization and Development: Theory and Practice
ART, PGD effective treatment for infertility
Memberships
Source: Indian Medical Association Coimbatore Obstetrics and Gynecology Society - President, 2002-2003 Federation Gynecological and Obstetrics Societies of India Indian Association of Cytologists Perinatal Committee-FOGSI European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology American Society of Reproductive Medicine Member, Editorial Board international Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, published in New Zealand Founder President Coimbatore Ultrasound Society
Awards
Rotary for the Sake of Honor Award for the services in Women’s Health care
Dinamalar award for Women "Achievement in Medical science" Distinguished alumni award for lifetime achievement from Mani High School The Professor Arnold H. Einhorn's Endowment Orator in 2008