Dr. Hema Divakar is a leading medical professional of India with a vision to improve the healthcare services ecosystem for the welfare of women. She has over the last three decades, been a game changer in healthcare, establishing new benchmarks, standards and touching women’s lives in the process.
An accomplished specialist in the field of Obgyn care, she runs the Divakar’s speciality hospital in Bangalore. She was PRESIDENT FOGSI 2013 and had the responsibility of heading of the Federation of Obstetric & Gynecological Societies of India (FOGSI), with 32,000 specialists on roll as the members. She is now the FOGSI ambassador for FIGO , the international organization of Obgyns. * received the FRCOG honorary fellowship by Royal College London She is also the Vice Chair of GDM working group at FIGO and FIGO Executive Board member
With flaming enthusiasm, she has built a dynamic team of like-minded members, by exploring the individual talent. She has prompted, prodded and promoted the youngsters to the centre stage and enjoyed their success.
Awards
* FIGO Women Achievers Award.
*Icons of healthcare award – Singapore
*Social Entrepreneurship award from USAIDS and MSD
* lifetime achievement award by Diabetes In India Study group
*the lifetime achievement award by Karnataka State gynecologists association *Lifetime achievement award by Bengaluru society of Obgyns.
*Asia one award for great leaders in INDIA
*Award for her hospital as a center of Healthcare excellence
Positions of eminence: have earned recognition for her expertise, service and skills numerous times. The currently she holds an exhaustive list of important positions of great responsibility within the country as well as in Asia.
• Honorary Fellow of Sri Lankan Perinatology Society
• Governing Council Member of South Asian Society for Menopause
• National Co-ordinator for FIGO FOGSI PPIUCD programme
• National Co-ordinator for FOGSI jhpiego M4M programme
• National co-ordinator for VISION 2022 projects
She has arranged conferences, coordinated in workshops, edited the journals and published articles & contributed her technical skills to the local and international bodies, from Perinatology to Menopause. Behind your gentle smile, is a strong persona. A true comrade in her has paved the way for the young talents to follow the trail left behind.