# Mirudhubashini Govindarajan

Mirudhubashini Govindarajan (born 1947) is an Indian-born healthcare consultant, focussing on women's healthcare and infertility management in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

## Background

Govindarajan was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Her father was a lawyer, freedom fighter and politician focussing on organic farming. Govindarajan's mother was a doctor in Coimbatore.
Her early education was in Coimbatore, India and then she moved on to the alma mater of her mother, Stanley Medical College in Chennai to obtain her medical degree. On completion of her medical studies in Chennai, she moved to New York and then to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She later became a Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in 1977 and a lecturer at the University of Manitoba, Canada.
On her return to India in 1981, Mirudhubashini joined Sri Ramakrishna Hospital and started their Obstetrics and Gynecology department. She was instrumental in the formation of Womens Center. In early 2011, she moved into a new facility of her own Womens Center, located in the Northern part of Coimbatore providing all women's healthcare services under a single roof. She holds a patent in relation to methods for the treatment of endometriosis and related disorders and conditions.

## Current Positions

Source:
* Clinical Director, Womens Center, Coimbatore
* Clinical Director, Assisted Reproductive Technology Center Coimbatore
* Director, Center for Perinatal Care Coimbatore Pvt Ltd
* Clinical Director, Womens Center and Hospitals Private Limited, Coimbatore
* Ex.Adjunct Professor, The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University

## Publications and research

* Inheritance of Infertility
* Journal of Human Reproductive Medicine
* Fertilization and Development: Theory and Practice
* ART, PGD effective treatment for infertility
* holds a patent in relation to methods for the treatment of endometriosis

## Memberships

Source:
* Indian Medical Association
* Coimbatore Obstetrics and Gynecology Society - President, 2002-2003
* Federation Gynecological and Obstetrics Societies of India
* Indian Association of Cytologists
* Perinatal Committee-FOGSI
* European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
* American Society of Reproductive Medicine
* Member, Editorial Board international Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, published in New Zealand
* Founder President Coimbatore Ultrasound Society

## Awards

* Rotary for the Sake of Honor Award for the services in Women’s Health care
* Dinamalar award for Women "Achievement in Medical science"
* Distinguished alumni award for lifetime achievement from Mani High School
* The Professor Arnold H. Einhorn's Endowment Orator in 2008
* Lifetime Achievement Award- The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University
* For the Sake of Honor award from Rotary Clubs of Coimbatore
* Lifetime achievement Award–Coimbatore OG Society and IMA Coimbatore
* Best Woman Entrepreneur Award by Coimbatore Management Association
* Inspiring Gynecologist of India 2018-Times group
* ISAR/Dr. Duru Shah Lifetime achievement award 2020
* Lifetime achievement award by Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry chapter of Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (TAP ISAR) – 2022
* Fellow of Indian College of Reproductive Medicine -2024