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Dr. Usha Kiran is a consultant obstetrician and gynecologist with 20 years of experience. She works at the Prime Hospital, Dubai, specializing in level 3 advanced minimal access surgery, high-risk pregnancies, and cosmetic gynecology. She is the first (and currently only) gynecologist performing scarless surgery (VNOTES) in the UAE. She takes a keen interest in women's health issues that span over both the reproductive and menopausal age group. Prior to this, she worked as a full-time consultant at the Aneurin Bevan NHS Trust. She has presented and published more than 100 presentations and articles in international conferences and peer reviewed journals and was an Honorary Tutor at Cardiff and Mumbai University. She is also actively involved in conducting surgical camps and training doctors free of charge in remote places with basic facilities to help the needy.
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