SOGS

Solapur Obstetrics and Gynecological

society was founded on auspicious day of Makar-Sankrant, 14th January, 1981 at 9 am. It was founded next to Pune and Nasik as one of the third societies of AMOGS (Association of Maharashtra Obstetric and Gynecological societies). Several clinical meetings were held to promote academics and share knowledge. Excellent course was designed for post-graduate students. Dignitaries like Dr Dasgupta from Jamshedpur, Dr Telang from Pune, and Dr M N Parikh from Mumbai had come to guide the students. From the collected monetary funds, then a slide projector was purchased and it was the first ever own audio-visual aid of the society. The enthusiasm was increased in students and teachers. The post-graduate Department of Dr V M Medical College participated actively in all the programmes. Teachers like Dr V B Kulkarni, Dr Manjiri Chitale, Dr Vasanti Munot, Dr Suman Sardesai, Dr Jadhav, Dr N P Patil, and Dr Anjali Chitnis contributed to raise academic standard.

The foundation

The foundation was laid down with great efforts by a young secretary Dr Anjali Chitnis under able president ship of Dr V B Kulkarni. Dr Manjiri Chitale was Vice president and Dr Sampat Baldawa was treasurer then. This although was the second attempt to lay down the society, this time Dr Anjali Chitnis was sure that this attempt will take the society to full term , and will not be aborted. The ceremony was inaugurated by Dr V N Purandare, and the Dr R D Pandit , founder president of AMOGS presided over the function. It was great moment in the history of Solapur Obstetrics and Gynecology society indeed. This function was attended by Dr Shanta Kirolasker, Dr Manjiri Chitale, Dr Baldawa, Dr Singi , Dr Mirashi, Dr Chindarkar,and other IMA members. Mrs. Pandit had traveled along with Dr R D Pandit to grace the occasion. The society consisted of 20 members to start with and now the membership number has reached 136, is it remarkable expansion! Obstetrician and Gynecologists from Tuljapur, Pandharpur, Barshi, Akluj, Mangalwedha, Sangola, and Osmanabad joined the society.

About SOGS

Several clinical meetings were held to promote academics and share knowledge. Excellent course was designed for post-graduate students. Dignitaries like Dr Dasgupta from Jamshedpur, Dr Telang from Pune, and Dr M N Parikh from Mumbai had come to guide the students. From the collected monetary funds, then a slide projector was purchased and it was the first ever own audio-visual aid of the society. The enthusiasm was increased in students and teachers. The post-graduate Department of Dr V M Medical College participated actively in all the programmes. Teachers like Dr V B Kulkarni, Dr Manjiri Chitale, Dr Vasanti Munot, Dr Suman Sardesai, Dr Jadhav, Dr N P Patil, and Dr Anjali Chitnis contributed to raise academic standard.

In the year 1985, Dr V B Kulkarni, founder president of the society had visited Japan for the conference. Then he saw the demonstration of ultrasound machine and was impressed by it. He was convinced that this technology will add to the clinical acumen of Obstetrician and Gynecologists. He was impressed by its application to diagnose conditions like vesicular mole, placenta preavia, and ectopic pregnancy. Soon he was the first one next to Mumbai to bring Sonography machine to Solapur. This raised the standard of care and services offered to women. Dr V B Kulkarnai and Dr Rohini Deshpande organized Ultrasound training workshop for fellow members in 1997.
Dr Kiran Shekhar, Dr Rammurthy, Dr Nitin Choubal, Dr V B Kulkarni himself and Dr Rohini Deshpande were the faculties. Varieties of image photographs were exhibited. The training was much appreciated.
In 1987, Dr V B Kulkarni and Dr Ajit Kulkarni together worked to start an oration in the name of Padmavibhushan Late Dr Vithal Nagesh Shirodkar. Dr Shirodkar was known for his outstanding contributions in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was the teacher and mentor of Dr V B Kulkarni. His work in recurrent abortions, prolapse, tuboplasties, family planning was well recognized. Dr Dasgupta was the first speaker for this oration. Every year we look forward to this event with great enthusiasm. Till now, Dr A C Mehta, Mumbai, Dr Rohit Bhat ,Baroda, Dr Behram Ankalesaria, Dr Sadhana Desai, Dr Ranade ,Karad, DrKamini Desai, Bangalore, Dr Kurian Joseph, Dr Suresh, Dr Hafeez Rahman, Dr Bhavthankar, were honored as speakers.
In 1989, AMOGS conference was held in Solapur. Dr Manjiri Chitale was the organizing chairman and Dr Sampat Baldawa was the organizing secretary. Wonderful gathering of 500 members took place to exchange the academics. Dr Sushilkumar Shinde inaugurated the conference. It was indeed a feather in the cap of Solapur Obstetrics and Gynaecological society. Dr Banoo Coyaji presided over the function. Blessings were showered by unexpected rains on that day, which is still remembered today.

In 1997, under president ship of Dr Uma Valsangkar CME programme on Safe Motherhood was organized. Dr P K Shah, Dr Ashwini Bhalerao, Dr Vinita Salvi, Dr Damania were the faculties. Dr Sushila from Guntur, along with her troop presented beautiful dance in the evening. It was masterpiece indeed. Everybody enjoyed it very much. In 1998, ISOPARB, CME was held in Solapur to promote perinatal Medicine. Focus was on neonatal resuscitation. A workshop was conducted by neonatologist Dr Simin Irani to update the members on neonatal resuscitation.

More about SOGS

In 1999, News and Views newsletter of the society was released by Dr Yamul, Dean of Dr V M Medical College. Dr Milind Shah was the editor of this news letter. It covered recent news and updates for the members. Now I suppose, we can restart it as a e-newsletter, which will be uploaded by our young executive member, and webmaster Dr Monica Umbardand. Our Website will be launched soon on 19th May 2013 under president ship of Dr Suverna Basutkar, and secretary Dr Sujata Kulkarni.

Another feather in the cap was added in February,2003, when 17th AMOGS conference was held Solapur again. Dr Anjali Chitnis was organizing chairman and Dr Rohini Deshpande was organizing chairman. Around 600 delegates attended the conference. Dr Evita Fernadez from Hydarabad inaugurated the conference. Four workshops were conducted by the society. On the eve of the conference, after delicious dinner, everybody was glued to the chair for the musical evening by Miss Bela Shende and Tejas Phatak. We are happy to host AMOGs conference in 2015. Preparations are on the way. We are looking forward to it. Dr Girish Kumthekar, organizing chairman and Dr Manik Gurram , organizing secretary will lead the way forward.

As our society grew in membership, it had created leaders from it too. Dr Manjiri Chitale was elected as President of AMOGS in 2004. Dr Anjali Chitnis was installed as a President of AMOGS in Nanded in 2012. We are proud of them indeed. Dr Veerbala Parikh was elected as Vice President of FOGSI in 1993. She is well known at national level and contributed to the organizational structure of the society. Her guidance has been valuable to the society. Dr Milind Shah contributed a great deal not only to the society but also nationally through FOGSI. He was elected as chairman of Rural committee of FOGSI in 1994 and contributed a great deal. His work in medical abortion is known internationally. He has traveled extensively not only all over India and abroad too. He was elected as a Vice President of FOGSI, in 2011. We are looking forward in him as a President of FOGSI. We are proud of his contributions.

We all members of the Solapur Obstetrics and Gynecology society are happy to be together and appraise all members for their valuable academic contributions. We together dine and dance too. The services offered in the field of infertility, endoscopy, cervical cytology screening, colposcopy, ultrasonograpy, fetal medicine and social obstetrics and gynaecology are of excellent standard. Recently a project on “Anaemia detection and treatment in Adolescent” is implemented by President of AMOGS Dr Anjali Chitnis. We are happy to share that it was initiated in Solapur by screening 1100 adolescent girls. Dr Bharati Tadwalkar, president, Dr Priydarshini Kade, secretary, Dr Rohini Deshpande, 2nd Joint Secretary AMOGS organized this event. Dr Shobha Shah, Dr Sujata Klkarni presented educative lectures for girls in various school. It was an eye-opener. Around 300 girls were noted to be severely anemic. They were given free samples by Emcure pharmaceuticals. We are thankful to their sponsorship for this programme. Soon it will be implemented throughout Maharashtra to achieve better health of adolescent girls. We the members of Solapur Obstetrics and Gynecology have nurtured the concept of “Save the girl Child”. We are proud of Dr Sadhana Deshmukh and Dr Manik Gurram who have won “Best Society award” in their able president ship.

We all were shaken by sad demise of Late Dr V B Kulkarni our Founder president in 2009. His fond memories are with us to inspire us to do our best. Unfortunately we lost one of our Presidents Dr Rajan Shah, Dr Kanta Baswanti, members Dr Smita Kulkarni and Dr Shashi Godbole –Joshi.

We all wish to stay together and look forward to great moments ……to cherish.

Dr Rohini S Deshpande

FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK

Respected Teachers, Senior Members Of Society And My Dear Friends Namaskar And A Good Morning to One and All.
On this auspicious occasion of Ramnavami, I stand before you with great honor and immense gratitude, as I take the responsibility of President of our prestigious The Solapur Obstetrics and gynecological society for the year 25 -26.
Shri राम राम रामेती
रमे रामे मनो रमे
I take blessings from Lord Ram to serve our society with dedication and integrity.I would like to begin by sharing my journey in medicine. As a child, I always wanted to become a doctor, as my parents, Dr. Satish Mulay and Dr. Kunda Mulay, were leading general practitioners in Nagpur, aptly called family doctors. They have always been my role models. I witnessed the love and respect they received from their patients and their families. So, becoming a doctor was bound to happen.
Frankly speaking, while growing up, I didn't know that any profession other than medicine existed. Marrying into the Kulkarni family was a dream come true.With so many stalwarts in my family, I began my journey in the field of obstetrics and gynecology at Shri Banshankari Devi Hospital and Ramkrishna Hospital. Learning from Dr. V. B. Kulkarni, Dr. Rohini Deshpande, and Dr. Raghunandan was a blessing. They played a crucial role in shaping the person I am today. In fact, we were the first to bring a 3D/4D machine to Solapur.
Working as a Medical Officer in Solapur Mahanagapalika gave me insights into the challenges of obstetric practice and motivated me to improve women's health. We conducted various camps and public awareness programs on adolescent health, anemia, Pap smear, and MMR vaccination.This experience will undoubtedly help me organize public awareness camps for the betterment of women’s health.I owe a lot to our society. I have learned so much during my tenure as Clinical Secretary, Honorary Secretary, and Vice President. I have closely observed the dynamic leadership of Chitnis Madam and Rohini Madam at AMOGS.Late Dr. Manjiri Chitale Madam taught me the fundamentals of office work. All this groundwork will undoubtedly be valuable to me as President.For my tenure, we have chosen the theme: learning, unlearning, and relearning. We all know that learning is a continuous process and we are a student life long.we are always doing this by arranging our CME s and clinical meetings to sharpen our knowledgeThe most important part is unlearning.We must unlearn outdated methods that may not be relevant in today's context, so that we can make space for new. The good news about unlearning is that this process is actually enjoying. In our practice, it means moving beyond traditional approach of child birth,or revisiting management of conditions like PCOS and Endometriosis based on newer evidences.And finally relearning is the act of continuously updating OUR KNOWLEDGE , with the latest research.In the recent past there are so much breakthrough innovations in our field. Such as in Robotics,Minimal invasive surgery and Cosmatic Gynecology. This includes laser and regenerative therapies, PRP, stem cell therapy, and exosomes, which are now trending in the management of menopause and birth injuries. These advancements have brought significant relief to women’s lives. Earlier, we often felt helpless in such cases, but now we have effective treatment options for these patients.With this motto, we have planned a clinical meeting that will focus on a specific topic.
We have planned Sampoorna CME in association with FOGSI.CME on Medicolegal and MTP in Obstetric and Gynecology Practice with FOGSI and AMOGS.CME on Infertility and PCOD in association with ISAR and AMOGS.Presidential conference.Planning of CME with Physicians,Peadriatric and Adolescent Endocrinologist.Paramedical staff training Programme.Public awarness on HPV DNA vaccine and HPV DNA Screening of our members.
We have decided to adopt a multidisciplinary team approach by collaborating with microbiologists, cardiologists, dermatologists, and neurologists to gain a better understanding of the subject.
We will share the activity calendar every month so that members can block the dates in advance.There will be small and sweet family and Entertainment Programs.
I would like to express my gratitude to my family and mentors.
I am deeply grateful to my parents, my in-laws Dr. V. B. Kulkarni and Pushpalata Kulkarni, my Mavshi, Rohini Tai, Sanjay Dada, the Honaps, my brother Hrishikesh, Amita and Pradnya tai.My lifelines—Raghunandan, Girija, and Sharvari— they are my rock-solid support, always standing by me.I thank my teachers, Dr. Buhariwala, Dr. Jaysheelan, and Dr. Ghike, Dr Bhalerao for always guiding me.
I am blessed to have the guidance and support of Sardesai Madam, Munot Madam, Chitnis Madam, Baldava Sir, Doshi Sir, Zambre Madam, Basudkar Madam, Umbarje Madam, Magai Madam and Virkar sir. They have always been there for me, making me feel at home and comfortable. I thank every member of our society for showing trust in me and giving me this opportunity. We will give best possible program and your valued suggestions in planning them are most welcome.
With my power packed Executive team and ever enthusiastic SOGS members I feel confident, optimistic , excited to carry my responsibility for this Prestigious Post.
Keep Your Blessings. Thank You

Dr. Sujata Kulkarni
President, Solapur OBGY Society.

FROM THE SECRETARY'S DESK

Greetings Dear Members,
It is with immense gratitude and deep sense of responsibility that I accept this post as secretary of Solapur OBGY society. It is truly an honor to serve such a dedicated community of professionals commited to advancing womens' health. As a honorary secretary, I am commited to strengthening the communication within our society, streamlining our initiatives and ensuring that our events and academic exchanges are well organised and impactful. Under the leadership of our President, Dr. Sujata Kulkarni, let us continue to uphold the highest standards of our profession, support each other through challenges and celebrate every milestone together.
With the support and participation of all members let us mark the beginning of a collaborative journey where knowledge meets practice and passion meets purpose.
Thank you once again for this opportunity.

Thank you.
Dr Ketaki Joshi
Secretary, Solapur OBGY Society