Swagat! I am Dr. Vidyasaraswathi and I have been working as a gynecologist at ATLAS since 2007. For nearly a decade before that I have had the privilege of working with several prestigious institutions which provided me with a rich and extensive skill set that has helped me to successfully manage the many complicated and challenging pregnancies, infertility issues and gynecological and obstetric procedures and surgeries that have come my way.

My area of practice, obstetrics, deals with two lives - the mother and the fetus. The women are normally healthy individuals carrying a baby, but they can become patients at any time if proper care is not taken during pregnancy, childbirth or later on. Our interaction with women starts even before they are expecting, throughout their nine months or so of pregnancy and a few months after delivery as well. This is very unlike other specialties where patients see doctors only at the time of their illness. During this long period of interaction with patients, we give medical, psychological and emotional support. By the end of these sessions, the patients become like our very own family members.

Our day to day practice can be a demanding task. We come across a variety of cases, from routine preventative care to the most challenging medical emergencies. I remember a few years back a mother came in during her fourth pregnancy. She had severe complications. She had abruptio placentae which is the premature separation of the placenta from the uterus. This is an uncommon but serious, life-threatening condition for both the baby and the mother. And as a result of the placental abruption the mother suffered from DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation, resulting in excessive bleeding. There were also signs of fetal distress, an indication that the fetus was not well which was confirmed by an abnormal heart rate pattern in the fetus. The baby needed to be delivered urgently and it was a difficult delivery. I spent the entire night beside the patient. I transfused four units of blood, four units of platelet concentrate and three units of fresh frozen plasma for the patient. The mother stayed in the hospital for 21 days, but despite the difficulties she went home safe with her lovely, healthy new born baby. This is the true joy of what we try to do every day, save lives and bring new ones to this world.

I feel we are instruments in the hands of God and it is the combined effort of doctors, paramedical staff and the patient's family, their real support system, that affect the well being of a patient. I thank all our paramedical staff here for their sincere daylong hard work and sleepless nights in looking after our patients. And I look forward to extending that same service and sincerity to you. Education
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) – Government Medical College, Mysore

Specialization
Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Gynecology – Government Medical College, Mysore