Back كامالا سيلفاراج Arabic كامالا سيلفاراج ARZ कमला सेल्वाराज Hindi Կամալա Սելվարաջ Armenian കമലാ സെൽവരാജ് Malayalam कमला सेल्वराज Marathi ਕਮਲਾ ਸੇਲਵਾਰਾਜ Punjabi கமலா செல்வராஜ் Tamil కమలా సెల్వరాజ్ Tegulu
 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (November 2020) |
Kamala Selvaraj | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | MD DGO PhD |
| Occupation | Obstetrician and gynecologist |
| Known for | Commissioned the first test tube baby in South India |
| Parent(s) | Gemini Ganesan (father) Alamelu (mother) |
| Relatives | Rekha (half-sister) Savitri Ganesan (stepmother) |
| Awards | Best Lady Doctor award (1993) Mahila Shironmani Award (1995) Rajiv Gandhi Memorial National Integration Award (1995) |
Kamala Selvaraj is an obstetrician and gynecologist from Tamil Nadu, India. Born to Tamil film actor Gemini Ganesan,[1] she commissioned the first test tube baby of South India in August 1990.[2] In 2002 she was awarded PhD for her thesis on "Premature Ovarian Failure and its management". She was also awarded the "Best Lady Doctor Award-1993" and "Rajiv Gandhi Memorial National Integration Award-1995".[3] More than 800 babies have been born as a result of assisted reproduction therapy conducted by her hospital.[4]
- ^ Warrier, Shobha (March 2005). "Rare sight: Rekha and her five sisters!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ Thilaka Ravi (30 April 2009). "Dr. Kamala Selvaraj – A Pioneer in Infertility Treatment". medindia.net. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ Padmanabhan, Geeta (19 January 2006). "Hope in the test tube". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ Ramya Kannan (5 February 2006). "She is proud mother of over 800 babies now". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2016.