Dr. Reena Wani
Designation :- Professor & HOD
Dr. Reena J Wani (MD, FRCOG (UK), DNBE, FICOG, FCPS, DGO, DFP
- Professor and Head of Dept OBGY HBTMC
- Dr ReenaWani has been in clinical practice and academics for 29 years and is a university-approved PG/ UG Teacher for MD, DGO and MBBS. Examiner for DNBE, MRCOG.
- She was Professor (Additional) at TN Medical College and BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai and I/C Family Welfare Program since 15 years and completed 21 years of service first as lecturer then Associate Professor at those institutes before moving to HBTMC & Dr RN Cooper hospital.
- She received 5 distinctions and 2 gold medals in her medical career, many prizes and awards, and was awarded the Ganatra Trust Prize for contribution to Social issues in Women’s Health 2010, MOGS Dr Duru Shah Best Committee member award 2012 and Late Dr RD Pandit Essay Prize 2013 and 2015.
- Savitribai Phule Award for International Women’s Day 2015 from SGPRC & Director MCGM
- Nominated as one of Mumbai’s Top Docs in a peer-reviewed survey in India Today two years in a row and was the recipient of prestigious Hargobind Medical Foundation Medical Fellowship 2006.
- Author of many chapters in FOGSI books, over 35 publications in journals, a textbook “ESSENTIAL OBSTETRICS” and is the editor/ co-editor of 10 books (Fever in Pregnancy, Adolescent Health, Menopause, Reproductive endocrinology, Fetal medicine, MOGS Newsletters, Recent Advances in Postpartum Care, Govt. Guidelines, FOGSI Manual of OBGY).
- She is a National trainer for PPTCT Program and Lactation Management.
- Part of expert group for National Guidelines on Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), GCPR Pre-conceptional Care and White Papers on Influenza and Thyroid Screening.
- Champion of FOGSI Award on 17th December 2021 at ICCOB International Conference, Ahmedabad for exemplary work in COVID 19 Pandemic from FOGSI President 2020.
- Winner of FOGSI Dr D.C. Dutta Prize for Best Textbook for Playing by the Rules (An Update on Government Policies, Regulations, Acts For The Practicing Obstetrician And Gynecologist)
- 2 of her books were released at AICOG (All India Conference of Federation of OBGY Societies of India) 2015 January- one on government guidelines and one a FOGSI Manual for OBGY practitioners. She was also appointed as Chairperson of FOGSI Perinatology Committee for 2015-2017.
- She is a WHO certified Trainer for Adolescent Reproductive & Sexual Health and an active member of FOGSI Adolescent Health & Family Welfare Committees, MOGS Managing Committee and the Indian Association of Day-Care Surgeons.
- Program Committee Chairperson of AMC (Association of Medical Consultants) 2022-2023
- Board of Trustees of AMWI Mumbai Branch 2022 onwards
- President of MBPC (Mumbai Breast feeding promotion Committee) 2019-2022
- She was elected Chairperson of National FOGSI Perinatology Committee 2015-2017.
- Being actively involved in Research activities, she is a founder member of the PG Academic Committee of TNMC and of the Institutional Ethics Committee at TNMC & now at RNCH.
- Received an Award (Senior Category) from FOGSI for the best paper (on Violence against Women) published in the journal for the year 2021 during the 65th AICOG at Kolkata.
- Received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” for her outstanding contribution for Promotion, Support and Protection of Breastfeeding Practices in 2023 from the Mumbai Breastfeeding Promotion Committee.