Consultant
Dr. Rosina Manandhar is a consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Nepal Mediciti. She completed her MD in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from BPKIHS in 2009. She was engaged in practicing clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology and was a mentor to many MBBS students and MD residents for 10 years, in Patan Academy for Health Sciences and Kathmandu Medical College from 2009 to 2019, before joining the subspeciality training in fetal medicine in Apollo Centre for Fetal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi in 2020.
Following two years of training in fetal screening, diagnosis, and interventions, she has returned back to resume her responsibilities, with a new horizon, to provide better care to the mother and her unborn baby, and as well, provide a new dimension in academics. She has started the fetal medicine unit in Nepal Mediciti from 2022, which provides prenatal and genetic screening services, and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The unit also caters to various obstetric scans for diagnosis and management of special fetal conditions, and chromosomal and genetic abnormalities.
The fetal invasive procedures; which is limited to a few centres in Nepal; are undertaken in this unit. Multiple pregnancy (twin) clinics, fetal brain clinics and management of fetal growth restriction are the other subspeciality services that have been made availed. She holds a special interest in screening and prevention of preeclampsia and preterm delivery and management of fetal growth restriction, which is the major public health burden in the country. She aspires to introduce this new subspeciality in the country with a new vision to provide quality obstetric and fetal care that prevailed globally in the present date and establish this new subspeciality, which is an integral necessity in the current obstetric practices.
1. Training on Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS) in 2005 (Organized by Perinatal Society of Nepal, Thapathali - Kathmandu)
2. Training on “Infant and Young Child Feeding IYCF” (Organized by BPKIHS, Dharan) 21 – 22 Dec, 2006
3. Comprehensive Abortion Care Service – On Job Training 2009 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, BPKIHS in co-ordination with IPAS
4. Participation in “Core Faculty Development Programme III” (Organized by Faculty Development Committee, PAHS) 14 – 16 Sep, 2010
5. Participation in “Problem Based Learning Tutoring Workshop” (Organized by Faculty Development Committee, PAHS) 2 – 3 Jan, 2011
6. Breastfeeding Counseling Training (Organized by Pediatrics Department, PAHS) 14 – 17 Feb, 2012
7. Training on “Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics” (Organized by NESOG and NSI) 26-27 Jul, 2013
8. Participation on “Teacher’s Training Workshop” (Organized at KMCTH) 1-5 Dec, 2014
9. Training on “Implant Insertion and Removal” (Organized by National Health Training Centre at CFWC, Chhetrapati) 30 March - 8 Apr, 2015
10. Training on “Comprehensive Abortion Care” (Organized by National Health Training Centre at Kathmandu Model Hospital) 24-26 June, 2015
11. Training on “Breast feeding” (Organized by Hellen Keller International at Summit Hotel) 18-20 Aug, 2015
13. Participated in “Nepal Singapore Critical Care Workshop” (Jointly organized By Kathmandu Medical College and National University Hospital, Singapore) 16 -17 Sep, 2016
14. Trained on “Trainers’ Training on Cause of Death Assignment from Verbal Autopsy on Community-based Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response” (Organized by Government of Nepal, Family Health Division and WHO) 22-24 Oct 2016
15. Trained on “Trainers’ Training on Hospital-based Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response” (Organized by Government of Nepal, Family Health Division) 20-22 Feb, 2017
16. Attended “Critical Care Obstetric Workshop” (Organized by NEGOG, Nepal Mediciti Hospital) on 6 June, 2018
17. Completed the Post Graduate Program on ACOG PROLOG: Obstetrics, 7th Edition in September 2018
18. Participated in “Intensive Course in Obstetric Emergencies” (Organized by AOFOG, OGSM, NESOG and NHTC) 22-23Nov, 2018, Kathmandu Medical College
19. Trained on “Training of Trainers in Safe Abortion Services: 1st Trimester” (Organized by National Health Training Center NHTC, NESOG, Ipas Nepal) 30 Jan 2018 – 1 Feb, 2019.
20. Trained on “Training of Trainers in Intensive Course in Obstetric Emergencies” as a global trainer (Organized by AOFOG, OGSM, NESOG and NHTC) 14 -16 Feb, 2019, Kathmandu Medical college.
21. Trained on “Journal of Nepal Medical Association Hands on Training for Fast Track Publication” 13 July, 2019.
22. Trained on “Good Clinical Practices (GCP) (Ref: 563/UN1-KU3/KT.4/DL/2019) (Organized byTDR Global-WHO, University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia and Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital on 16 – 18th Dec, 2019)
23. Attended “Early pregnancy symposium; what every Obstetrician need to know” (Organized by AICC RCOG North Zone India on 1st Mar, 2020)
24.Participated in “3 Sundays with Rabih Chaoui; An International Virtual Conference.” (Organized by Society of Fetal Medicine, India. July 2020)
25. Attended “FMF-UK certified online Theory course for the Certification of Competence in Fetal Abnormalities” (Organized by Fetal Medicine Foundation India on 6-7th February 2021.
26. Attended ISUOG virtual CME “Diagnosis and management of congenital infections” 15 May 2021, Livestream
27. Attended ISUOG World Congress 2022 on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 16-18 Sep 2022
26. Attended the foundation meeting of Fetal Brain Conference organized by Fetal Brain Society, Ahmedabad, India. 18th-21st June, 2024
27. Master of Ceremony, Public Speaking, News Reading and Interview Skill Training (Public Welfare Common Forum Nepal, Nhyokha) 27 Dec, 2000 to 10 Jan, 2001 (15 days)
Registered to Nepal Medical Council (NMC)
NMC license no: 4804, registered in 2004
Nepal Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (NESOG)
Life Membership No: 21/29-09-2010 since 29-09-2010
Nepal Medical Association (NMA)
Life Membership No: 4529/L-3984 since 20-03-2013
Fetal Medicine Foundation UK (FMF UK)
London, W1G 6BG, United Kingdom
FMF ID: 175198
Society of Maternal and Fetal Medicine (SMFM)
Washington, DC
Membership No: 24223 since 06-06-2020
International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG)
London W10 6TR, United Kingdom
Membership No: 85423 since 11-03-2021
Fetal Medicine Foundation India (FMFI)
New Delhi, India
Membership No: 114 since 11-04-2021
Fetal Brain Society
Founder member
Membership No:16 since 18-01-2024