Dr. Nishtha Handa
Experience: | 3 years |
Education: | Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University |
Academic degree: | MS (Master Of Surgrey) |
Area of specialization: | I am an obstertrician and a gyanecologist by training, but over time my practice stretched into IVF and minimal access surgery too. My work moves across a wide spectrum—managing pregnancies, deliveries, complicated obstetric cases on one side, and then shifting into infertility treatments and reproductive medicine on the other. That balance keeps me on my toes, coz no two patients or even two days really look the same.
As an IVF specialist, I deal with couples who are struggling with conception—sometimes it’s straight forward, sometimes layers of issues that need step by step planning. Designing stimulation protocols, embryo transfers, counselling about success rates... all of it matters. Honestly half the job is also listening, guiding them through the stress and doubts.
Minimal access surgery became another core part of what I do. Laparoscopy and hysteroscopy let me treat problems like fibroids, cysts, endometriosis in a way that’s less painful, less scarring, quicker healing. Patients usually come in anxious about “surgery” but leave surprised how light the recovery feels.
I try to keep my approach grounded—whether it’s a safe delivery, a fertility plan, or a surgical correction, I focus on what works best for *that* patient, not just a text-book formula. Some days it feels like a lot to juggle, but honestly this mix is exactly why I stayed in this field. |
Achievements: | I am someone who always enjoyed the challenge of quizes during my training years, maybe coz it pushed me to learn faster. I won 2nd prize in the quiz on Abnormal Uterine Bleeding during the 2nd virtual GNOGS conference, which felt like a real boost. In the AOGD YUVA quiz on contraception I placed 5th all over Delhi—not the top but still proud given the scale. At RML hospital menopause quiz 2021 I managed 2nd prize. Way back in 2017, I also got 1st prize in a general medical quiz at “Arrythmia”. |
I am a gynaecologist who started my training journey back in 2018 as a junior resident at NDMC Medical College & Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi. That early year gave me a solid clinical base, lots of late nights, tough calls, and learning directly from real patient care. From 2019 to 2022 I worked as a Post Graduate Resident in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute & Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Those 3 years shaped most of my core skills—handling normal deliveries, complicated cases, managing emergencies in labour room... sometimes chaotic but also deeply grounding. After that I continued as a senior resident at Hindu Rao Hospital Delhi in 2022–2023, then moved through different setups including Handa Hospital in Sonepat and NC Medical College in Israna Panipat. Each shift taught me something new—the way govt setups work vs private, the patient expectations, and how protocols shift slightly but the responsibility stays the same. I wanted to sharpen surgical skills further, so I did a fellowship in laparoscopy & minimal access surgery at Nadkarni Medical Training Academy, Gujarat (Oct–Dec 2023). Later, I also underwent focused USG training at Chikitsa Medical Academy in Jan 2024. Around the same time I was consulting at Santo Soham Hospital in Rohini Delhi as a gynaecologist, till April 2024. Those few months were busy, balancing clinical work while also keeping up with learning. Currently I am pursuing a Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine (May 2024–April 2025), and working as a Senior Consultant in Gynaecology and IVF at Indira IVF. Reproductive medicine & fertility care has gradually become the centre of my practice—I find myself more invested in helping couples with infertility, IVF protocols, and personalized treatment plans. My path hasn’t been “straight line” smooth—lots of shifts, diff hospitals, new roles one after another. But maybe that’s what gave me wider exposure, from govt hospitals in Delhi to specialty training institutes in Gujarat. I still keep learning every day, coz in obgyn nothing really stops surprising you.
