Dr. Align Tom
MBBS, MS (OBG)
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynecologist
Overview
Dr. Align Tom is a dedicated and Obstetrician and Gynecologist with a strong background in high-risk obstetrics and surgical gynecology. Since 2016, she has been independently conducting deliveries and Caesarean sections across various regions of northern and eastern India. She is multilingual and knows Malayalam, English, Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi. For the past year, she has been practicing in Kochi, Kerala, as a Consultant Gynecologist.
Education
- MBBS (2011) – Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab
- MS in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2020) – Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Professional Experience
- Consultant Gynecologist, MAJ Hospital, Edappally, Kochi
- Junior Consultant, Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Hebbal, Bangalore
- Senior Registrar, Cloudnine Hospital, HRBR Layout, Bengaluru
- Medical Officer, Emmanuel Hospital Association (2017–2019) Duncan Hospital, Raxaul, Bihar
- Prem Jyoti Mission Hospital, Barharwa, Jharkhand
- Christian Hospital, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Harriet Benson Memorial Hospital, Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh
Skills and Clinical Competencies
- Independently manage: Normal, Instrumental (Forceps and Vacuum), and Caesarean Deliveries
- Extensive Labour Room experience in CMC Vellore including management of high-risk pregnancies: Severe pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, PIH, GDM Multifetal pregnancies, cardiac disease, autoimmune conditions, sepsis, and shock
Surgical Experience
- Gynecological and obstetric surgeries
- Laparoscopic training at CMC Vellore
- Assisted robotic hysterectomies
- Postpartum and interval laparoscopic tubal sterilizations
- Assisted urogynecological procedures like Davidov’s neovaginoplasty and laparoscopic vaginal fistula repairs
- Skilled in conducting routine OPD gynecological procedures
Academic Activities & Research
- Thesis: Comparison of Inhalational Entonox with Intramuscular Tramadol in Labour Analgesia – A Cross-sectional Study
- Presentation: FOGSI Journal Club
- Poster Presentation: Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia in a DCDA Twin Pregnancy (CMC MAC 2023)
- Publication: Progress of Labour and Mode of Delivery in Patients with Fibroid in Pregnancy – A Case Series (E-Journal)
Languages
- Fluent: Malayalam, English, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil
- Conversational Understanding: Kannada, Telugu