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Dr. Kawita Bapat
Marking her Excellence in the Gynecological domain
W
hat is Passion? Enthusiasm about
something? A compelling desire? We hear a
lot of people define this word differently,
according to their own perception of it. But, one thing
that’s common between all of them is the light in their
eyes that comes when they talk of the thing they are
passionate about. The ones who can turn their passion
into their work are, probably, the happiest in their jobs. It
is said that they are also highly productive. As Steve Jobs
once said, “The only way to do great work is to love what
you do.”
One such dynamic personality, who turned her passion
into her profession, is Dr. Kawita Bapat. She is a
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. “I would
love to be a gynaecologist in the next 100 lives,” she
says. Currently, Dr. Bapat is a Consultant and Medical
Director of ‘One’, Center for Gynecological
Excellence and Bapat hospital. She has been working
for more than three decades for women’s healthcare in
India. She is a highly experienced surgeon specializing
in minimally invasive vaginal hysterectomy and
advanced Gynaecological procedures with a record of
more than 5000 hysterectomies in last 15 years. She is a
recognized speaker with impeccable reputation, well-
renowned in local as well as international circuits, with
patients from several countries visiting her for treatment.
The Success Safari
Coming from a family of doctors, Dr. Bapat was
fascinated by the day-in, day-out discussion of medical
matters by her aunt, father, and grandparents. This
started the fire in her; a fire to do something in the
medical profession. To pursue her dreams, Dr. Bapat
completed her primary medical education and bagged the
degrees of MBBS and Master’s from Gajra Raja Medical
College, Gwalior (M.P.). She went on to reach miles and
miles of success.
She has been a fellow of ICOG. She has also been the
Ex-President for FOGSI, Indore, and has been life
member of ISCCP and IOGS. At present, she holds the
post of Breast Committee Chairperson and ICOG
governing council member. Dr. Bapat has been an active
part of several government and NGO driven health
programmers and also co-founded a NGO – ‘Rajabai
Welfare Societies’. She has presented several of her
works in prestigious symposiums and meeting at many
national and international conferences and medical
gathering. This multi-talented personality is actively
engaged in teaching, research, and administrative
activities related to gynaecology. She strives to provide
quality healthcare to all the women of India and is
known for her compassion for innovation and bringing
new ideas in town.
About ‘One’
Incepted in 1990, ‘One’, the Center for Gynecological
Excellence, provides a full range of screening, diagnosis,
surgery, care, executive gynaec check-ups, and
preventive and treatment services specific to the
women’s health. Here, from interventional gynecological
to health maintenance and education, women are offered
a broad spectrum of highly progressive treatments and
compassionate care under one roof. The center is well-
equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and guarantees
hygiene, related to feminine health.
At One, they believe in personalized, comprehensive
service tailored to the patient’s gynaecological,
reproductive, and pregnancy-related needs. Based in
Indore, the center has a team of specialists with an
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