Dr Mangala Ramachandrahas over 20 years of experience in her fields of expertise. She also had a stint as a teacher in eminent hospitals in Mangalore and Bangalore and has conducted several workshops and CMEs for budding gynaecologists. She has also attended the Grand Rounds, the Morbidity and Mortality meetings at the LA CountyUSC hospital, one of the leading hospitals in the USA. Her significant exposure has endowed her with an acute understanding of the protocols of management. Professional Qualification Dr. Mangala Ramachandra received her MD from Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Mangalore, with a brilliant academic record. She topped the University in Internal Medicine in her final year medical examination, and secured the first rank in the University for her MD. Her paper on 'Gestational Diabetes in India' was highly appreciated. It was published in the prestigious International Journal of Diabetes. Expertise Dr. Mangala's areas of special interest lie in high-risk obstetrics, minimal access procedures in gynaecology, woman counselling, and adolescent gynaecology