Dr. Vijaykumar P K

Dr. Vijaykumar PK is Director of Vardhan Fertility and Laparoscopy Womens Care Center, and Caree Fertility Center in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He has total 14 years of experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology including 12 years of rich experience in Infertility, ART and Laparoscopy. He has independently conducted several cycles of IVF/ICSI cycles (stimulation till transfer). Dr. Vijaykumar has always been appreciated for his hardworking attribute and sincerity in addition to being an excellent team member. He has been pursuing his aim to become Gynaec Laparoscopic surgeon with special interest in Infertility, ART and Andrology. He also wants to play an active role in the basic clinical research in reproductive medicine and do audit as part of his effort to practice evidence based medicine. He possesses excellent inter-personal skills to work in a team as well as a part of multidisciplinary team in patient management.

Dr. Vijaykumar has pursued MBBS from the University of Gulbarga in March 1998 and MD (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) from University of Mumbai in December 2002. He also has DNB degree in Reproductive Medicine from Kolkata. He is currently in the process of completing optimum dose of gonadotropins stimulation with correlation to the subendometrial blood flow and pregnancy outcome in IUI as well as in IVF/ICSI cycles. He has been the rota supervisor for the postdoctoral fellowship students in evaluation of infertile couples IVF stimulation protocols and laparoscopic fertility promoting operation.

Dr. Vijaykumar started his career as PRHO (Medicine, Surgery, Ob&G, Community Pediatrics & Medicine and Rural Health) at Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary. He was associated with Seth G. S. Medical College KEM Hospital, Wadia Maternity Hospital , and Dr. R. N. Cooper Hospital as an SHO. Post this, Dr. Vijaykumar started working as Senior SHO at Institute of Reproductive Medicine and went on to become Registrar. He was also attached with Center for Research in Assisted Reproduction and Fetal therapy (CRAFT) Kodungallur in Kerala as Senior Registrar, and Bangalore Assisted Conception Center as Senior Consultant.

Dr. Vijaykumar has worked as Senior Consultant in Laparoscopy, ART and Andrology department at Bangalore Assisted Conception centre (BACC) recognised for Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine by Diplomate of National Board (DNB) Ministry of Health, New Delhi and Rajiv Gandhi University, Bangalore.

Dr. Vijaykumar has conducted several CME programs on infertility and IVF/ICSI workshop at Institute of Reproductive Medicine as a programme for Institute of Research in Reproductive Health (IRRH) Kolkata from 2002 to 2004. In addition to this, he has conducted two CME programs on Infertility and IUI workshop at Centre for Research in Assisted Reproduction and Fetal Therapy (CRAFT) Kerala in May and July 2005. He has actively participated in Cervical Screening, Anaemia Awareness Programme and two Child Family Health Programme conducted by King Edward Memorial Hospital and Mumbai Obstetrics Gyneac Society (MOGS). He has volunteered in school health programs for educating adolescent problems conducted by Rural FOGSI organizations. Dr. Vijaykumar has trained few doctors in IUI and ART which are recognised by the FOGSI certified training centre.

Dr. Vijaykumar was invited as panellist for 'Use of 3D Ultrasonography in ART' which was organised by Indian Academy of Human Reproduction Ultrasound & Color Doppler in Obstetrics, Gynaecology & infertility.

His list of Audit Experience is as below

• Trouble shooting in IVF stimulation protocols and IVF laboratory done in Kodungallur, Kerala in Improving IVF results between Feb 2005 and July 2005
• Currently working on the improvement in the semen count and motility as well as sexual dysfunction treatment.
• One-year analysis of data in IVF cycles from the Indication to take home baby rate. Made new protocols in the improvement of success in IVF / ICSI cycles. Improved the success rate from 32% in 2004 to presently 47% with take home baby rate of 38%.
• Monthly Audit: In analysing the protocol used in IVF/ICSI cycles and analysing the data in IUI department. Critical analysis of failed cases in IVF and IUI cycles.

His teaching experience includes:

• Clinical Assistant- Teaching theory and bedside clinics for postdoctoral fellowship student from DNB Board and Rajeev Gandhi Health University at Bangalore Assisted Conception Centre, Bangalore (Present).
• As a Fellowship student- Conducted several basic teaching programmes for training many Gynaecologist in IUI and IVF conducted by FOGSI and IIRRH Recognised centre at Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Kolkata.
• As a postgraduate resident- Provided clinical teaching to the under-graduate medical students.
• Tutor in the Department of Anatomy, Preventive and Social Medicine in Sri Devraj Urs Medical College Kolar.

An avid follower of cricket, Dr. Vijaykumar is good in chess, badminton and table tennis.