Dr Rishma Dhillon Pai
MD, FRCOG, DNB, DGO, FCPS, FICOGInternationally recognised clinician, academic leader and women’s-health advocate.

About Dr. Rishma Dhillon Pai
Endometriosis Diagnosis & Treatment Specialist
Dr. Rishma Dhillon
MD, FRCOG, DNB, DGO, FCPS, FICOG
Dr.
Rishma Dhillon Pai
is one of India’s most respected and accomplished gynecologists with decades of experience in
obstetrics, gynecology, infertility, and women’s health
. She serves as an honorary consultant at
Lilavati, Jaslok, and Hinduja Healthcare Hospitals
in Mumbai. She is the only Indian appointed to the Board of the
International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS)
and the first Indian to serve as a Board Member of the
World Endometriosis Society
. She also holds the prestigious
FRCOG (honoris causa)
from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, UK—an honor awarded to very few Indians.
Over the years, Dr. Pai has received numerous prestigious recognitions including the
Inspiring Gynaecologist of Western India Award
,
Midday Health & Wellness Award
,
Women Empowerment Award
,
Bharat Nirmal Award
,
50 Outstanding Women in Healthcare Award
, and multiple leadership awards from within India and internationally. She has delivered
66 orations
, served as a speaker at over
400 national and international conferences
, authored
63 book chapters
, and published
40 research papers
in reputed journals. She has also organized
41 medical conferences
, highlighting her leadership in academic medicine.
Dr. Pai serves as the
Vice President of MOGS
and is the Director of
Pai’s Family Welfare Hospital
, one of India’s oldest and busiest family planning centers. She has pioneered advanced treatments such as
MRI-guided focused ultrasound for fibroids
and has achieved remarkable clinical milestones including delivering a
60-year-old woman
, one of India’s oldest mothers. She has received advanced training in
endoscopy, IVF, ICSI
in Belgium and
egg/embryo freezing
at the world-renowned IVF center in Japan.
Beyond clinical work, Dr. Pai is deeply committed to community health. She has led major national initiatives such as the
YES (Youth Education and Service) program
, offering health awareness to over
25,000 school children
and training
6,000 teachers
. She initiated the
NARI Swasthya camp
, conducting health checkups for women in over
100 cities
, and contributed significantly to the
PMSMA
initiative by mobilizing
1,500 gynecologists
to offer free antenatal care monthly. Her
anemia eradication drives
have been recognized in the
Limca Book of Records
, and she continues to strengthen women’s healthcare through education, outreach, and innovation.