About Doctor
Dr.Alphy S. Puthiyidom
MBBS, MD (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
FMIS (Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery)
Dr. Alphy S. Puthiyidom is a Gynecologist with expertise in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery and Urogynecology Surgery. She is known in the UAE and India for her excellence in this field.
Dr. Alphy has the experience of more than one decade in Gynecology and Minimally Invasive pelvic surgeries. After obtaining her MD in Obstetrics and Gynecology, she has done her Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery from the Sunrise Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India and Training in Endometriosis and advanced Laparoscopy from IRCAD, Strasbourg, France.
She is also trained for Infertility Management and Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) from the Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Kolkata, India. In addition, she has received training in Gynecological Oncology from Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore.
Before joining Mediclinic Welcare Hospital, Dubai, Dr. Alphy was working in International Modern Hospital, Dubai as an Advanced Gynecological Laparoscopic Surgeon and Uro-gynecologist for a period of three years. Prior to that,
she had been working as a Consultant Gynecologist and Advanced Gynecological Laparoscopic Surgeon for seven years at Sunrise Institute of Medical Science, Kochi which is an apex center for minimally invasive surgery in India.
She has performed more than 8000 Advanced Minimally Invasive (“Keyhole”) Laparoscopic and Hysteroscopic procedures in these years. Her expertise is mainly in handling difficult procedures like laparoscopy in severe and recurrent endometriosis, removal of large and multiple fibroids, laparoscopic repair of prolapse uterus. One of her areas of interest is the performance of minimally invasive procedures during pregnancy, including laparoscopic cervical cerclage in pregnancy, which is used in the prevention of unexpected pregnancy loss in mothers prone to miscarriages due to cervical incompetence.
She is one of the leading urogynecologist in Dubai who routinely performs sling procedures for stress urinary incontinence. She is also experienced in the surgical correction of pelvic fistulas and prolapses.
Her special interest is in performing a number of complicated surgeries with very minimal scar to the patient, which approach provides the maximum post- operative comfort and cosmetic appearance.
Dr. Alphy is a gifted teacher of Minimally Invasive Techniques. To date, she has provided training in Laparoscopic Gynecology procedures to more than 350 Gynecologists from India, the Middle East and South-East Asia. She has been invited as a speaker to many International and National Conferences and has demonstrated various procedures as Surgical Faculty in many live endoscopic and laparoscopic surgical workshops.
She also is a passionate health educator for the lay public, and has given numerous public lectures and presentations, particularly in the field of women’s health.
Through continuous self-education and training Dr. Alphy works with her patients to provide them with the most modern and optimal treatment options. She is a very caring and understanding doctor who does her best to assist her patients to get the appropriate and individualized care they need.