Poornima Kinila

Reproductive Medicine Specialist and Obstetrician with extensive experience in delivering compassionate, comprehensive women's healthcare. Managed efficient IVF protocols, high-risk pregnancy care, and abortion services, while empowering patients and students through education and personalised, cost-effective care. Committed to ensuring optimal health outcomes and advancing reproductive health practices.

• Certified course in Hysterscopy and Laparoscopy training, A V Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 2017-01-01
• Diplomate national board tutorial workshop, Command hospital, Air Force, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 2009-08-01
• Certified course in Basic Ultrasound, Senthil School of Sonography, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 2005-10-01
• Postgraduate teaching course in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sriramchandra medical college, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 2005-03-01

AWARDS

• 3rd Prize in free oral paper presentation - Is routine ICSI justified in all non male factor infertility? Free oral paper presentation. Karnataka Chapter of Indian society of reproduction Annual Congress (KISAR) Bengaluru, India, July 2018.
• 1st prize poster presentation - Multifetal pregnancy reduction by transvaginal route - A case series study. Free poster presentation. Bangalore Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BSOG). Gynanavarsha Conference.Bengaluru, India, June 2009.
• 1st prize free oral paper presentation. A case report on HELLP Syndrome– Free oral paper presentation. Bangalore Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BSOG) Gyanavarsha Conference . Bengaluru, India , September 2008.
• K.S Subbulaxmi Memorial prize for securing the highest marks in post graduate diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology examination held at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education University, Mangalore, India, 2005.

• Audited data of fetal reduction (Transvaginal route) at Gunasheela IVF centre., 2009-01-01
• Audited the outcomes of IVF vs ICSI with regards to costing, technical skill required, fertilisation rate, clinical pregnancy rate and live birth rates., 2018-01-01
• Audited results of live birth rates in fresh vs frozen transfer in IVF cycles., 2019-03-01
• Audited results of pregnancy rates with intrauterine inseminations., 2022-10-01
• Calculated the KPI s of the lab in 2024 for the last 2 quarters
• Audited the results of progesterone levels after start of progesterone in HRT FET cycles 2024 - 2025 and implemented suplementation of injectable progesterone

• As a senior diplomate national board trainee I was involved in teaching junior colleagues including Diplomate national board trainees in Obstetrics and gynaecology and nursing students. It included lectures, bedside clinics and intraoperative teaching.
• While working at Milann Fertility as a consultant, I took regular teaching sessions for FNB (Fellowship national board trainees) in Reproductive Medicine and international students from Nigeria and Kenya.
• As a senior clinical fellow I am teaching ultrasound skills to junior colleagues and nursing staff in Create Fertility

• "Metabolic Interplay Between Obesity, T2D, PCOS and CVDs" Novo Nordisk India , A Panel discussion-was a panelist at scientific summit -ADC Obesicon 2022,Hotel Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru, India, December 2022.
• Indian Fertility Society annual conference 2020 - invited for talk on IVF Vs ICSI in non male factor Bengaluru, India, January 2020.
• Is it time to move towards a freeze all strategy? A retrospective study- Fresh vs frozen Embryo transfer. Free oral paper presentation. Indian society for assisted reproduction - 24th annual congress. Mumbai, India, March 2019.
• Is routine ICSI justified in all non male factor infertility? Free oral paper presentation. Karnataka Chapter of Indian society of reproduction Annual Congress (KISAR) Bengaluru, India, July 2018. 3rd Prize in free oral paper presentation.
• Is routine ICSI justified in all non male factor infertility? Free oral paper presentation. 7th International Congress of Academy of Clinical Embryologists (ACE), Holiday Inn, Goa, India, August 2018.
• Multifetal pregnancy reduction by transvaginal route - A case series study. Free poster presentation. Bangalore Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BSOG). Gynanavarsha Conference.Bengaluru, India, June 2009. 1st prize poster presentation.
• A case report on HELLP Syndrome– Free oral paper presentation. Bangalore Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BSOG) Gyanavarsha Conference . Bengaluru, India , September 2008. 1st prize free oral paper presentation.

• Rota manager - coordinated rota for junior and senior duty OBG registrars in Gunasheela hospital, Cloudnine and Aster RV Hospital. I have always stepped in to fill up gaps in rota in times of need, thereby providing continuity of care.
• I have organised public awareness campaigns in the areas of infertility. These included lectures, webinar talks, question and answer sessions, you tube and other media talks on common obstetrics and infertility topics and pap smear camps.

• Regular webinars on RBMO and British fertility society online and IVI RMA Journal club meets from 2024 to present.
• London Fertility Meet October 2025
• Metabolic interplay between Obesity,Type 2 Diabetes ,PCOS and CVD's. Dr Arvind Diabetes Centre (ADC) . “ADC Obesicon” meet. Bengaluru, India, December 2022.
• MI LEARN ( Medical Interactive Learning) in Obstetric and Gynaecology. Bengaluru, India, November 2021.
• Indian Fertility Society (IFS) annual conference. Bengaluru,India, January 2020.
• LIFE Conference in Infertility and Fetal Medicine. Bengaluru, India, November 2019.
• Indian Fertility Society annual conference(IFS). Bengaluru, India,September 2019.
• 8th Annual conference of Karnataka Chapter of Indian society for assisted reproduction. Belagavi, India, May 2019.
• 24th Annual congress of Indian society for assisted reproduction. Mumbai, India March 2019.
• Institute Of Academic excellence .Scientific conference on Ovulation induction in different scenarios. Gunasheela Hospital, Bengaluru, India, February 2019.
• 7th International Congress of Academy of Clinical Embryologists (ACE), Goa, India, August 2018.
• 3rd International conference on infertility related issues. Bangalore Society of Obstetrics and Gyanecology (BSOG). RESOLVE Fertility Conference. Baptist Hospital, Bengaluru, India, June 2018.
• Karnataka chapter of Indian society of assisted reproduction (KISAR) annual conference. Bengaluru, India, July 2018.
• Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASIS) Hands on workshop. Rainbow Childrens hospital. Bengaluru, India Jun 2017.
• Karnataka State Obstetrics and Gynaecology Association (KSOGA) annual conference. Bengaluru, India, September 2009.
• Diplomate National Board Tutorial workshop. Command hospital ,Air Force, Bengaluru, India, August 2009.
• Bangalore Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BSOG) . Gynanavarsha conference. Bengaluru, India June 2009.
• Basics and Beyond .Workshop on “After IVF – What next?” Bengaluru, India, November 2008.
• International Satellite Symposium & Operative Workshop on Gynaecological Oncology (ISGO). Bengaluru, India, October 2008.
• Gyanavarsha –Bangalore Society Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology (BSOG) .Bengaluru, India September 2008.
• Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI). South zone conference. Bengaluru, India, October 2007.
• Gyanavarsha, Bangalore Society Of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BSOG)Annual Conference. Bengaluru, India, August 2007.
• Cutting Edge in Obstetrics and Gynaecology .International congress, Bengaluru, India, May 2007.
• Postgraduate teaching course in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sriramchandra medical College, Chennai, India March 2005.
• Workshop in Infertility - Changing trends and recent advances in management of Infertile couple MGM Aurangabad ,India ,January 2005.
• All India Conference of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AICOG) Aurangabad,India,Jan 2005.
• Post Graduate teaching Programme in Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Chennai, India, December 2004.
• Karnataka State Obstetrics and Gynaecology Association Conference (KSOGA) Mysore Medical College, Mysore, India, Sept 2004.
• Karnataka State Obstetrics And Gynaecology Association Conference (KSOGA) Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India, August 2003.

* One of the local principal investigators in Indian council of medical research (ICMR) trial -Metagenomic and Metabolomic Profiling to Identify Novel Biomarkers for Detecting PCOS. Study hypothesis and research question: Metagenomic profiling to identify the unique and essential microbes in vaginal samples which plays crucial role in PCOS development. Intense study on metabolomic profiling will be conducted to identify the elevation of hormones which is the major reason for PCOS development. To examine whether the microbes contribute in alteration of the metabolites which lead to PCOS. Design early detection kit for PCOS. Ongoing trial at Aikya Fertility and Research Centre, Bengaluru, India 2023 

* One of the local investigator involved in coordinating a drug trial of a company's (Bharat Serum and Vaccine Ltd) new recombinant FSH over conventional brand used FSH .A Randomized, Parallel-group, Multi-Center, Assessor-blind Phase 3 Study to Compare the Efficacy, Safety and Ease of Use of Two Follicle Stimulating Hormone-Human Recombinant (r-hFSH) 900 IU (66.0 μg) / 1.5mL Solution for Injection in Prefilled Pen (Foligraf®-Manufactured by BSV and Gonal-f ® Manufactured by Merck Serono) in Subjects Undergoing Controlled Ovarian Stimulation for Assisted Reproductive Technology [REFRESH] . Study completed in October 2023. Results showed similar efficacy and safety profiles between the 2 drugs.

• Are we Justified Doing Routine Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection in Nonmale Factor Infertility? A Retrospective Study Comparing Reproductive Outcomes between In vitro Fertilization and Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection in Nonmale Factor Infertility.Biliangady R, Kinila P, Pandit R et al J Hum Reprod Sci. 2019 Jul-Sep;12(3):210-215. doi: 10.4103/jhrs.JHRS_8_19.
• Is It Time to Move Toward Freeze-All Strategy? - A Retrospective Study Comparing Live Birth Rates between Fresh and First Frozen Blastocyst Transfer. Biliangady R, Pandit R, Tudu NK, Kinila P et al .J Hum Reprod Sci. 2019 Oct-Dec;12(4):321-326. doi: 10.4103/jhrs.JHRS_146_18. Epub 2019 Dec 17. PMID: 32038083; PMCID: PMC6937765.
• Laparoscopic Ovarian Detorsion in Stimulation Cycle of IVF Prior Oocyte Retrieval and a Successful Outcome: A Rare Case Report . Eshwar S , Kinila P , Dr Smriti Nayak et al. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2023; 14 (3):139-142.https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10016-1319.International Journal of Infertility and Fetal Medicine .Volume 14 | Issue 3 | Year 2023