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Dr Akshatha Sharma

Fetal Medicine

MS(ObGyn),MRCOG,Fellowship in Fetal Medicine

10 years experience overall

Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, Delhi-mathura Road, New Delhi - 110076. India Ph:011-26925858 011-29871090/1091, Delhi

Specialities
Experience
  • Consultant, Fetal Medicine Dept., Apollo Centre for Fetal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi May 2016 until present
  • Consultant, Fetal Medicine Dept., Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, New Delhi May 2016-Jun 2017                        
  • Senior Registrar, AIIMS, New Delhi Sep 2015 – Mar  2016 Senior Registrar, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi Jun 2015 – Aug  2015                                                   
  • Senior Resident, Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, New Delhi Jan 2015 – Jun  2015                                               
  • Registrar, Department of Maternal & Fetal Medicine, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore May 2014 – Dec  2014                                                                                                  
  • Senior Clinical Research Associate, Fetal Medicine Unit, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, AIIMS, New Delhi
  • Worked on WHO Multicentre study  for The Development of Growth Standards From Fetal Life to Childhood: The Fetal Component (Published in Feb 2017) Jan 2013 – Apr 2014                                                                 
  • Fellow, Fetal Medicine, Apollo Centre For Fetal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi Jul  2011 – Dec 2012                           
  • Senior Resident (Laparoscopy Unit), Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi May 2011 – Jun 2011        
  • Senior Resident, King Edward Memorial Hospital (K.E.M.), Mumbai Sep 2010 – Jan 2011          
  • Residency, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Aurangabad Jun 2007 – Jul 2010                
Members ship
  • Treasurer, Fetal Medicine Foundation, India(FMFI)
  • Teaching Faculty at the Fetal Ultrasound Programme(FUP-Monthly Webinars) organised by Bangalore Centre for Fetal Medicine
  • Member ,Society of Fetal Medicine
  • Programme Co-ordinator for FMF UK Anomaly Certification organised by FMFI (2017)
  • Organising Faculty for the Fetal Medicine and Cardiac Symposium,Udaipur, 2017(FMFI)
  • Part of the Local Organising Committee, Fetal Intervention Workshop, ISUOG International Symposium, June 2012
  • Part of the Organising Committee for the Workshop on Evidence Based Medicine at the All India Conference of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AICOG) in Jan 2009
  • Part of the Organising Committee for the “Swine Flu Public Awareness” in July 2009
  • Part of the Organising Committee for the “Bharat Jagruti Yatra” in September 2008
  • Part of the Organising Committee for the “Breast Feeding Week” in August 2008
  • Organised workshop on Non-descent Vaginal Hysterectomy (NDVH) in December 2007
  • Part of the Organising Committee for the Marathwada Regional Conference in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (November 2007)
Certifications
  • International level First Prize in poster presentation titled “Is Midtrimester Cervical Screening An Effective Tool In Preventing Preterm Births in an Urban Indian Population” at  8th ISUOG International Symposium, Delhi, in June 2012
  • National level Second Prize in poster presentation on “Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity” at  AICOG, Delhi, in February 2008
  • State level Second Prize in paper presentation on “Evaluation of BMD in Women Above 40 yrs of Age” at  AMOGS, Aurangabad, in February 
  • First Prize in poster presentation on “Measures to Combat Maternal Mortality” at IRCON, Aurangabad, in March 2009
  • Second Prize in poster presentation on “Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity” at IRCON, Aurangabad, in February 2008
  • Topped the batches at Post Graduation level at GMCH, Aurangabad and at Graduation level at GMCH, Miraj
  • “Chickenpox in Pregnancy:A review” Authors: Vivek Krishnan, Akshatha Sharma (Accepted for Publication in Journal of Fetal Medicine,2019)
  • “Nasal bone length-The long and short of it:Evaluation of the reference values for the fetal nasal bone length at 16-25 weeks of gestational age in an Indian Population”. Authors: Akshatha Sharma, Tulika Tayal, Prathima Radhakrishnan, Anita Kaul; Prenatal Diagnosis,2013, Issue 33, pp 800–803
  • “Role of Fetal Doppler and Non-Stress Test in Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction”.Authors:Kanan A. Yelikar, Akshatha Prabhu,Ganesh G. Thakre, published in The Journal Of Obstetrics and Gynecology,India, June 2013, Volume 63, Issue 3, pp 168-172 
  • “Amniotic fluid index in healthy pregnancy in an Indian population” .Authors :Chanchal Singh, Tulika Tayal, Rachna Gupta, Akshatha Sharma, Deeksha Khurana,  Anita Kaul ; International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics,2013,Volume 121, Issue 2 , pp 176-177
  • "Diagnosis of Sirenomelia in the first trimester" by Singh, Chanchal; Lodha, Pooja; Sharma, Akshatha; Tayal, Tulika; Kaul, Anita ( Journal of Clinical Ultrasound)
  • “Abnormal Second Trimester Maternal Serum Markers For Predicting Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes”. Authors : Pooja Lodha, Akshatha Sharma, Tulika Tayal, Chanchal Singh, Anita Kaul (Published in Apollo Medical Journal,2012)
  • Chapter on “Complications and Management in Monochorionic Twins” – Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Infertility. Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society Of India (FOGSI) Publication, Authors: Dr. Akshatha Sharma, Dr. Anita Kaul 
  • “Is Midtrimester Cervical Screening An Effective Tool In Preventing Preterm Births in an Urban Indian Population”. Authors: Akshatha Sharma, Pooja Lodha, Tulika Tayal, Chanchal Singh, Anita Kaul at the 8th International Symposium of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISUOG)
  • “A study of Uterine artery pulsatility indices and adverse outcomes in an Indian population”. Authors: Akshatha Sharma, Pooja Lodha, Tulika Tayal, Chanchal Singh, Anita Kaul at the 8th International Symposium of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Research In the year 2018-2019: Part of the following Research projects :

  • “Comparison of Fetal Growth Charts in predicting small fetuses and adverse perinatal outcomes in two economically diverse North Indian populations: An Observational Study"
  • “Can measuring Mean Arterial Pressure in the first trimester have better prediction in low resource settings?”"
Services
Languages spoken

English,Hindi,Konkani,Marathi

Gender

Female

Apollo Hospitals Delhi

Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, Delhi-mathura Road, New Delhi - 110076. India Ph:011-26925858 011-29871090/1091, Delhi, New Delhi - 110076