Dr. RG Patel appointed as expert member of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and Surrogacy Board

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: April 04 2023

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Renowned gynaecologist and obstetrician and Director of Sunflower Hospital Dr. RG Patel, has been appointed as an expert member of the National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board by the union health ministry.
Dr Patel’s appointment to the National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board, which functions under the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, is for the purposes of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021.
Dr Patel is a gynaecologist, infertility and In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) specialist.
He has been performing IVF, Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) and ovum donation procedures for more than 22 years.
He performs around 1,500 IVF and ICSI procedures a year and has facilitated 20,000+ live births through such procedures.
He has also successfully conducted 2,800 Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) procedures.
The Assisted Reproductive Technology Act is critical in shaping the future of artificial reproductive technologies in the country and aims to bring a positive shift to providing valuable patient experience.