Our Doctors & Embryology Team
When couples choose a fertility clinic, they understandably focus on the doctor. But IVF is unique in medicine: the most decisive work often happens not in the consulting room, but in the embryology laboratory — where eggs are fertilised, embryos are grown and graded, and the single best embryo is selected for transfer. A brilliant treatment plan can still fail in an inexperienced lab. This is why, at Wellspring, the doctor and the embryology team are equally central — and why we introduce you to both.
The clinic is led by Dr. Pranay Shah, Founder, Director and Chief Fertility Consultant, who personally performs every egg retrieval, embryo transfer, and fertility surgery. Behind him stands an embryology team with deep, hands-on expertise: Divyesh Bhalodia, Senior Embryologist, with over 15 years and 15,000+ ICSI procedures, and Urmi Chauhan, Clinical Embryologist. Together they represent more than 37 years of combined experience — all in a single in-house laboratory, not an outsourced facility.
This page introduces the people who will care for you. For Dr. Shah’s full biography, credentials, and published work, his dedicated profile is one click away.
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Our Doctors & Embryology Team
When couples choose a fertility clinic, they understandably focus on the doctor. But IVF is unique in medicine: the most decisive work often happens not in the consulting room, but in the embryology laboratory — where eggs are fertilised, embryos are grown and graded, and the single best embryo is selected for transfer. A brilliant treatment plan can still fail in an inexperienced lab. This is why, at Wellspring, the doctor and the embryology team are equally central — and why we introduce you to both.
The clinic is led by Dr. Pranay Shah, Founder, Director and Chief Fertility Consultant, who personally performs every egg retrieval, embryo transfer, and fertility surgery. Behind him stands an embryology team with deep, hands-on expertise: Divyesh Bhalodia, Senior Embryologist, with over 15 years and 15,000+ ICSI procedures, and Urmi Chauhan, Clinical Embryologist. Together they represent more than 37 years of combined experience — all in a single in-house laboratory, not an outsourced facility.
This page introduces the people who will care for you. For Dr. Shah’s full biography, credentials, and published work, his dedicated profile is one click away. To meet the rest of the team — and understand why the embryology lab matters as much as the consultant — read on, or simply reach us: 📞 9099946050.
Dr. Pranay Shah
Divyesh Bhalodia
Urmi Chauhan
Dr. Pranay Shah — Director & Chief Fertility Consultant
Dr. Pranay Shah — Credentials & Training
- MBBS & MS (Obstetrics & Gynaecology) — BJ Medical College & Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad (one of India's most respected medical institutions)
- 15+ years of IVF and fertility expertise
- 6,000+ Successful IVF Cycles
- Founder & Director — Wellspring IVF & Women’s Hospital, Ahmedabad
- International clinical training — Primus International Superspeciality Hospital (served as Head of Department & Chief Fertility Consultant)
- Certificate Course in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) — hands-on embryology & ART training by the Embryology Academy for Research & Training (EART), Mumbai, in association with the Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, USA (2013)
- Former Chief Fertility Consultant — Krishna Shalby Hospital, Ahmedabad
- Specialised expertise: Advanced IVF & ICSI & solving complex infertility cases, Self egg IVF Expert, Laparoscopic & Hysteroscopic reproductive surgery, Recurrent implantation failure, Severe male infertility
- Surgical volume: 3,000+ hysteroscopic procedures and 350+ vaginal hysterectomies, plus complex myomectomies and advanced endometriosis excision
- Published Research in International Journals
Awards & Recognition
- Asia’s Greatest Leaders 2018 — conferred on Dr. Pranay Shah by AsiaOne (research by United Research Services; Asian Business & Social Forum, Singapore)
- Asia’s Asia’s Greatest Brands 2018 — conferred on Wellspring IVF & Women’s Hospital (Healthcare — IVF) by AsiaOne (research by United Research Services)
- India’s Most Trusted Healthcare Awards 2018 — “Among the Best IVF Centres in India” — conferred on Wellspring IVF & Women’s Hospital by My Brand Better (New Delhi, December 2018)
- ELA Fertility Awards 2018 — “Patients’ Recommended Doctor” — conferred on Dr. Pranay Shah by ElaWoman
Divyesh Bhalodia — Senior Embryologist
His expertise spans the most demanding techniques in modern embryology:
- ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection) — 15,000+ procedures, the technique at the heart of ICSI treatment and a key reason for Wellspring’s fertilisation results
- AI-guided embryo selection — using objective, data-driven scoring to identify the embryo with the highest implantation potential, reducing the subjectivity of grading by eye and supporting blastocyst culture decisions
- Laser-assisted hatching — precise thinning of the embryo’s outer shell to aid implantation in selected cases (laser-assisted hatching)
- Laser-guided embryo biopsy for PGT-A — the delicate removal of a few cells from a blastocyst for genetic testing, performed with laser precision to protect embryo viability (PGT-A / PGS / PGD)
- Vitrification (cryopreservation) — flash-freezing of eggs, embryos, and sperm with high survival rates
- Advanced sperm selection & andrology — semen assessment and preparation, including high-magnification selection techniques such as IMSI
- Specialised expertise: Advanced IVF & ICSI & solving complex infertility cases, Self egg IVF Expert, Laparoscopic & Hysteroscopic reproductive surgery, Recurrent implantation failure, Severe male infertility
- Laboratory leadership & quality control — overseeing culture conditions, air quality, equipment calibration, and embryo witnessing (chain-of-custody) protocols that safeguard every sample
- Blastocyst culture & grading — growing embryos to Day 5–6 and grading them to inform transfer and freezing decisions
Urmi Chauhan — Clinical Embryologist
Her work at Wellspring includes:
- Core embryology procedures — supporting oocyte identification and retrieval, denudation, fertilisation checks, and daily embryo-culture monitoring
- IVF laboratory maintenance & quality control — preparation and quality-checking of culture media, monitoring incubators and culture conditions, and equipment calibration to keep the lab environment stable and safe
- Clinical documentation & embryology records — maintaining accurate cycle records, fertilisation and embryo-development logs, and full traceability — documentation that is central to ART (Regulation) Act 2021 compliance and laboratory audit
- Cryo-inventory management — tracking and witnessing frozen eggs, embryos, and sperm so every sample is accounted for at every step
- Vitrification & warming support — assisting freezing and thaw procedures with strict protocol adherence
- Patient embryology liaison — helping translate lab updates (fertilisation reports, embryo grades) into clear information for the clinical team and patients
Why the Embryology Team Matters as Much as the Doctor
This is why Wellspring treats its laboratory as a clinical asset, not a back room. An experienced senior embryologist like Divyesh Bhalodia — with 15,000+ ICSI procedures and command of AI-guided selection and laser biopsy — materially affects fertilisation rates, blastocyst quality, and the accuracy of embryo selection. A meticulous clinical embryologist like Urmi Chauhan ensures the environment, protocols, and records that protect every cycle. Together with Dr. Shah’s clinical decisions, they form a single continuous chain of care.
The Hidden Half of IVF :Two clinics can run the same protocol and get very different results — and the difference is frequently the lab. The doctor decides which eggs to retrieve and when to transfer; the embryology team determines what happens to those eggs and embryos in between. At Wellspring, that team is experienced, in-house, and in constant communication with Dr. Shah — so a decision about your embryos is never lost in translation between separate facilities.
The Wellspring Lab — Continuity Under One Roof
That single-roof model is a clinical advantage. When Dr. Shah retrieves eggs, the embryology team is in the same building to begin work immediately. When a decision must be made about fertilisation method, culture, or which embryo to transfer, the consultant and the embryologist discuss it in real time — not through a courier’s report. Continuity of team and place removes handoffs, and handoffs are where errors and delays occur. For patients travelling from across Gujarat, it also means the people responsible for your treatment are the same people, every visit.
Your Treatment, Performed by the People You’ve Just Met.
No rotating teams, no outsourced lab. Dr. Shah performs your procedures; the embryology team you read about here cares for your embryos.
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Why Wellspring IVF — The Team-Level Difference
One consultant, start to finish. Dr. Pranay Shah personally performs every egg retrieval, embryo transfer, and surgery — the recommendation and the hands are the same throughout your journey.
A genuinely senior embryology team. With 15,000+ ICSI procedures and command of AI-guided selection, laser-assisted hatching, and laser biopsy, the lab is led by deep experience — not learned on your cycle.
In-house lab, real-time communication. Embryology happens under the same roof as your treatment, with doctor and embryologist communicating directly — no outsourced facility, no lost handoffs.
Documentation and quality discipline. Rigorous record-keeping and laboratory QC protect every cycle and keep the practice fully ART Act 2021 compliant and audit-ready.
“Own Eggs First” ethics. The whole team works to the same principle — exhaust the couple’s own biological potential before advanced or third-party options.
“People come to see me, and that is natural — but I always tell them that an IVF result is a team result. The morning I retrieve a patient’s eggs, those eggs are in my embryologist’s hands within minutes, and what happens in the lab over the next five days matters as much as anything I do. I am fortunate to work with embryologists of real depth. When you choose Wellspring, you are not choosing one person — you are choosing a team that has done this thousands of times, together, in one place.” — Dr. Pranay Shah, MS (ObGy), Director & Chief Fertility Consultant, Wellspring IVF & Women’s Hospital, Ahmedabad
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who will perform my IVF treatment at Wellspring?
Dr. Pranay Shah, Director and Chief Fertility Consultant, personally performs the clinical procedures — your egg retrieval, embryo transfer, and any fertility surgery. The laboratory work — fertilisation by ICSI, embryo culture and grading, vitrification, and any biopsy for genetic testing — is performed by Wellspring’s in-house embryology team, led by Senior Embryologist Divyesh Bhalodia. You are cared for by the same consultant and the same team throughout, not a rotating staff.
Who is the embryologist at Wellspring IVF, and why does it matter?
Wellspring’s Senior Embryologist is Divyesh Bhalodia, with over 15 years of experience and more than 15,000 ICSI procedures, supported by Clinical Embryologist Urmi Chauhan. It matters because in IVF the embryologist performs the fertilisation, controls the culture environment, grades the embryos, and selects which embryo to transfer — work that strongly influences success and that happens in the lab rather than the consulting room. An experienced embryology team is one of the most important and least visible factors in IVF outcomes.
What does an embryologist actually do in IVF?
The embryologist handles your eggs, sperm, and embryos throughout the laboratory phase of IVF. This includes preparing sperm, performing ICSI (injecting a single sperm into each egg), monitoring fertilisation, culturing embryos to the blastocyst stage, grading embryo quality, performing laser-assisted hatching and laser-guided biopsy for PGT-A where indicated, and freezing (vitrifying) and thawing eggs and embryos. They also maintain the lab’s strict environmental and quality-control conditions and the documentation that keeps every sample traceable
How experienced is the Wellspring team?
The team brings more than 37 years of combined experience. Dr. Pranay Shah has 15+ years in fertility medicine and 6,000+ successful IVF cycles; Senior Embryologist Divyesh Bhalodia has 15+ years and 15,000+ ICSI procedures; and Clinical Embryologist Urmi Chauhan has 7+ years in advanced embryology and IVF laboratory management. This combination of clinical and laboratory depth, all in one in-house centre, is central to how Wellspring delivers consistent care.
Will Dr. Pranay Shah personally treat me, or will I be passed to a junior?
Dr. Shah personally manages your consultations and performs your egg retrieval, embryo transfer, and any surgery. Because Wellspring is a single, focused centre rather than a large chain, continuity with the same consultant is the norm — you will not be handed to a rotating team for the critical steps of your treatment.
Is the embryology lab in-house or outsourced?
Wellspring’s embryology laboratory is fully in-house, in the same centre as the operating theatre and consulting rooms in Satellite, Ahmedabad. Your embryos are never sent to an off-site or shared facility. This allows Dr. Shah and the embryology team to communicate in real time about your cycle and removes the handoffs between separate facilities where delays and errors can occur.
What is AI-guided embryo selection?
AI-guided embryo selection uses objective, data-driven analysis to help identify the embryo with the highest potential to implant, reducing the subjectivity of grading embryos by eye alone. At Wellspring, this is part of the embryology team’s toolkit for choosing which embryo to transfer, particularly in blastocyst-stage cycles. It supports — and does not replace — the embryologist’s expertise; the goal is to improve the accuracy of an already skilled selection.
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