Bala Bhagavath, M.B.B.S.
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Bala Bhagavath, M.B.B.S.
About Me
Dr. Bhagavath’s extensive experience includes infertility treatments of all types, including ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization. He is a nationally recognized surgeon with special interest in minimally invasive surgery including robot assisted surgery and offers this service for tubal anastomosis,, fibroids, endometriosis and developmental anomalies of the genital tract. He is the Director of the Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery program and is co-director of the UR Medicine Fibroid Center and Director of Third Party Reproduction.
Dr. Bhagavath’s honors and awards include Excellence-in-Teaching, Resident Medical Education and CREOG National Faculty Award.
Dr. Bhagavath’s research interests include uterine fibroids, reproductive surgery and medical teaching using simulation.
He is actively involved in the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Association of Professors in Gynecology and Obstetrics, and American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists.
Faculty Appointments
Adjunct Professor - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SMD)
Credentials
Post-doctoral Training & Residency
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas Fellow in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2004 - 2007
Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2001 - 2004
Advanced Training: National University Hospital, Singapore Department of OB/GYN 1998 - 2001
Internship: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts Department of Internal Medicine 1996 - 1997
Residency: Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK Birmingham Maternity Hospital, Birmingham, UK Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK Falkirk Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, UK
Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1992 - 1996
Internship: George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton, United Kingdom Department of Anesthesia 1991 - 1992
Education
Medical Degree | University of Madras, 1990. 0
Awards
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Certificate of Excellence. 2013 - 2016
Solvay Educational Scholar. 2010 - 2011
Solvay Surgical Scholar. 2009
Top Full Time Faculty Teacher of the Year Resident Medical Education. 2008
Full-Time Faculty Excellence-in-Teaching Award Medical Education. 2008 - 2011
Full Time Faculty Award Given in appreciation to select faculty by graduating chief residents. 2008 - 2010
CREOG Excellence-in-Teaching Award. 2008
CREOG Award for excellent performance in the CREOG exams. 2004
Professor O. Eduardo Talledo, MD Award for excellent chief resident performance in OB/GYN. 2004
Resident Research Award for outstanding research in women's health. 2003
Best Teaching Resident nominated by fellow residents at Medical College of Georgia. 2002
Professor Donald M. Sherline, MD Award. 2002
Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 1996
Publications
Journal Articles
Ludwin A, Ludwin I, Bhagavath B, Martins WP, Lindheim SR
Fertility and sterility.. 2018 October 110 (5):976-978. Epub 1900 01 01.
Ludwin A, Ludwin I, Bhagavath B, Lindheim SR
Fertility and sterility.. 2018 September 110 (4):778-779. Epub 1900 01 01.
Bhagavath B, Lindheim SR
Fertility and sterility.. 2018 August 110 (3):417-418. Epub 1900 01 01.
Estes SJ, Bhagavath B, Lindheim SR
Fertility and sterility.. 2018 July 1110 (1):64-65. Epub 06/13/2018.
Nezhat CH, Pfeifer S, Bhagavath B, Lindheim SR, Petrozza JC, Chan PTK, Palter SF
American journal of epidemiology.. 2018 May 1187 (5):1131-1132. Epub 1900 01 01.
Glenn TL, Bembry J, Findley AD, Yaklic JL, Bhagavath B, Gagneux P, Lindheim SR
Obstetrical & gynecological survey.. 2018 May 73 (5):293-302. Epub 1900 01 01.
Steven R. Lindheim; Tanya Glenn; Pascal Gagneux; Rose A. Maxwell; Yaklic JL; Austin D. Findley; Bala Bhagavath.
Current Challenges in the Diagnosis of Deep Infiltrating
Jay M. Berman; Abraham Shashuoa; Christopher Olson; Sara Brucker; Bala Bhagavath.
Reproductive Outcomes After Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Symptomatic
Bhagavath B, Ellie G, Griffiths KM, Winter T, Alur-Gupta S, Richardson C, Lindheim SR
Obstetrical & gynecological survey.. 2017 June 72 (6):377-392. Epub 1900 01 01.
Lozada Y, Bhagavath B
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology.. 2017 24 (3):364-370. Epub 12/24/2016.
Salari BW, Bhagavath B, Galloway ML, Findley AD, Yaklic JL, Lindheim SR
Fertility and sterility.. 2016 November 106 (6):e12-e13. Epub 08/16/2016.
Bhagavath B, Behrman E, Salari BW, Vitek W, Barhan S, Yaklic JL, Lindheim SR
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology.. 2015 December 213 (6):871.e1-3. Epub 09/09/2015.
Bhagavath B, Benjamin A
Obstetrical & gynecological survey.. 2015 October 70 (10):656-66. Epub 1900 01 01.
Longitudinal Vaginal Septa With Associated Uterine Anomalies: A Case Series
Alur, S; Bhagavath, B; Nicandri, K.
Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 2015; .
Vilasagar S, Towner M, Congelosi K, Caveglia SJ, Kumar D, Bhagavath B
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology.. 2015 22 (6S):S89. Epub 10/15/2015.
Bhagavath B, Layman LC, Ullmann R, Shen Y, Ha K, Rehman K, Looney S, McDonough PG, Kim HG, Carr BR
Molecular and cellular endocrinology.. 2014 August 5393 (1-2):1-7. Epub 06/04/2014.
Bhagavath B, Vitek W, Queenan J, Hoeger K
Seminars in reproductive medicine.. 2014 July 32 (4):323-30. Epub 06/11/2014.
Albright CM, Frishman GN, Bhagavath B
Contraception.. 2013 September 88 (3):334-6. Epub 01/03/2013.
Clark LE, Bhagavath B, Wheeler CA, Frishman GN, Carson SA
Fertility and sterility.. 2012 July 98 (1):84-8. Epub 04/21/2012.
Ovulation Induction in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Update
Bhagavath, B; Carson, SA.
Am J Obstetrics adn Gynecol. 2012; 206(13): 195-8.
Nasal Embryonic LHRH Factor (NELF) Mutations in Patients with Normosmic Hypogonadotrophic Hypogonadism and Kallman Syndrome
Xu, N; Kim, HG; Bhagavath, B; Cho, SG; Lee, JHL; Ha, K; Meliciani, I; Wenzel, W; Podolsky, RH; Chorich, LP; Stackhouse, KA; Grove, AM; Odom, LN; ozata, M; Bick, DP; Sherins, RJ; Kim, SH; Cameron, RS; Layman, LC.
Fertility and Sterility. 2011; 95(5): 1613-20.
NELF is a nuclear protein involved in hypothalamic GnRH nueronal migration
Xu, N; Bhagavath, B; Kim, HG, Halvorson, L; Podolsky, RS; Chorich, LP; Prasad, P; Xiong, WC; Cameron, RS; Layman, LC.
Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2010; : 47-55.
The use of simulation technology in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Bhagavath, B.
ACOG Update. 2010; 36: 1-10.
Genotype and phenotype of patients with gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor mutations
Kim, HG; Pedersen-White, J; Bhagavath, B; Layman, LC.
Front Horm Res. 2010; 39: 94-110.
Clinical manifestation of impaired GnRH neuron development and function
Kim, HG; Bhagavath, B; Layman, LC.
Neurosignals. 2008; 16(2-3): 165-82.
Testosterone and progesterone rapidly attenuate plasma membrane Gbetagamma-mediated signaling in Xenopus laevis oocytes by signaling through classical steroid receptors
Evaul, K; Jammongjit, M; Bhagavath, B; Hammes, SR.
Molecular Endocrinology. 2007; 21(1): 186-96.
KAL1 mutations are not a common cause of idiopathic hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in humans
Bhagavath, B; Xu, N; Ozata, M; Rosenfield, RL; Bick, DP; Sherins, RJ; Layman, LC.
Molecular Human Reproduction. 2007; 13(3): 25-30.
The genetics of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Bhagavath, B; Layman, LC.
Seminars in Reproductive Medicine. 2007; 25(4): 272-86.
Clinical and molecular characterization of a large sample of patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Bhagavath, B; Podolsky, R; Ozata, M; Bolu, E; Bick, DP; Kulharya, A; Sherins, RJ; Layman, LC.
Fertility and Sterility. 2006; 85(3): 706-13.
The prevalence of GNRHR mutations in a large cohort of patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadims
Bhagavath, B; Ozata, M; Bolu, E; Ozdemir, IC; Bick, DP, Sherins, RJ; Layman, LC.
Fertility and Sterility. 2005; 84(4): 951-7.
The N314D polymorphism of the GALT gene is not associated with congenital absence of the utreus and vagina
Klipstein, S; Bhagavath, B; Topipat, C; Sasur, L; Reindollar, RH; Gray, MR.
Molecular Human Reproduction. 2003; 9(3): 171-4.
Gonadal effects on plasma ACE activity in mice
Lim, Yk; Ratnam, L; Bhagavath, B; Sethi, SK; Ali, AB; Lim, Sk.
Atherosclerosis. 2002; 160(2): 311-316.
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is associated with reversible impairment of vascular reactivity
Fong, L-C; Bhagavath, B; Kumar, J; Ng, S-C.
Fertility and Sterility. 2002; 78(6): 1159-1163.
Hendricks MS, Chow YH, Bhagavath B, Singh K
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research.. 1999 April 25 (2):137-42. Epub 1900 01 01.
Books
McGraw-Hill Professional Publications 2nd Edition (2017)
Chapter: Female Hypogonadism in Pediatric Endocrinology and Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Authors: Bala Bhagavath, Gerard S. Conway, Bruce Carr
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publications 2017
Emery and Rimoin's Essential Medical Genetics (2013)
Chapter: Genetics of Female Infertility in Humans
Authors: Bala Bhagavath, Lawrence Layman
Publisher: Elsevier 2013
Kallman Syndrome and Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Frontiers of Hormone Research (2010)
Chapter: Genotype and Phenotype of Patients with Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Mutations
Authors: Kim H, -G; Pederson-White J, Bhagavath B, Layman LC
Publisher: Basel, Karger 2010
Pediatric Endocrinology and Inborn Errors of Metabolism (2009)
Chapter: Female Hypogonadism
Authors: Bhagavath B, Carr BR
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publications 2009
Non-Invasive Management of Gynecologic Disorders (2008)
Chapter: Non-surgical management of Mullerian anomalies
Authors: Bhagavath B, Bradshaw KD
Publisher: Informa Healthcare 2008
Locations
500 Red Creek Dr, Ste 220
Rochester, NY 14623-4285