The Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Secunderabad, was recently in news for successfully administering Zolgensma to two children in August 2020 and April 2021. The medical marvel Zolgensma is a single dose intravenous injection used in gene therapy is for replacing the defective SMN1 gene through an adenoviral vector and costs a whopping INR 16 Crore per shot.
Not only is the vaccine highly exclusive but also requires top skilled medical professionals to administer it with precision.
After the successful accomplishment of the two medical treatments with the life-saving vaccines, the Rainbow Hospitals group has added a new team of medical experts in the department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics.
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Keeping in mind the expected Covid19 third wave in India, which may or may not happen, the medical staff at the Rainbow Hospitals in New Delhi is gearing up to tackle children and women in respective fields with India’s best medical practitioners.
The latest names to join the Rainbow Hospitals New Delhi are Dr.Alka Gujral, Dr. Bhitika Bhattacharya, and Dr. Meenakshi Singh, who are set to help and treat expecting and new mothers during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Dr.Alka Gujral is a senior Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, and advanced laparoscopic surgeon at BirthRight By Rainbow Hospitals, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi. She has an illustrious experience of more than 37 years and has performed numerous surgeries and deliveries.
She has been part of the team that performed India’s first Laparoscopic Surgery and is an expert in endoscopic training programs in the country. Dr. Gujral is famous as one of the leading practitioners in laparoscopic surgeries and has helped mothers with previous scars, caesarean and complicated births.
On the other hand, Dr. Bhitika Bhattacharya is a practicing Obstetrics & Gynaecology expert and has been associated with various leading hospitals in Delhi. She started her career in the year 1989 and since then honed her skills and expertise in dealing with high-risk obstetrics patients with twins, triplets, PIH, and gestational diabetes.
She is currently working as Senior Consultant Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the BirthRight By Rainbow Hospitals. She was the lead doctor in one of the most complicated cases of Gastroschisis, a rare condition when the baby’s abdominal wall muscles do not form correctly, causing the intestines to protrude from a hole in the abdomen beside the umbilical cord.
The third practicing doctor to join the powerful pack at BirthRight By Rainbow Hospital, New Delhi, is Dr. Meenakshi Singh, a veteran Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in Delhi with a practical experience of 30 years in her field.
