Dr. Agatha Ruby Moniz

Dr. Agatha Ruby Moniz, specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology with focus on minimally invasive surgery is posted at Medcare Women & Children Hospital- Dubai. Her impressive credentials include an MBBS from University of Mysore, India, DGO and MD (Ob/Gyn) from University of Mangalore, India, and MRCOG and FRCOG from UK. She has a notable experience beginning with a post graduate training stint at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India. 

She had the opportunity of serving as Registrar OBG Department at Frimley Park Hospital and Rush Green Hospital, Romford, both in UK. She has been consultant and head of department of OBG at PVS Memorial Hospital, Cochin, India. Dr. Moniz is also member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, UK, the Federation of OBG Society of India, the Indian Medical Association and the Cochin Obstetricians and Gynaecological Society.

She has an abundance of experience in both obstetrics and gynaecology, managing high risk pregnancies for patients with diabetes, pregnancy induced hypertension and intra uterine growth retardation, placenta praevia, abruptio placenta, postpartum haemorrhage, abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy, colposcopy for abnormalities of the cervix, thermal ablation for bleeding problems (menorrhagia), management of stress, incontinence including TOT and TVT-O, TVT- abreo. 

She has been in the forefront when it comes to using the latest technology for management of gynaecological disorders, like advanced laparoscopy and hysteroscopy, laparoscopic total hysterectomy (complete removal of the uterus with cervix), laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy (removal of the uterus and preserving the cervix), laparoscopic myomectomy with endosuturing (for fibroids), laparoscopic pelvic organ prolapse repair (colposuspension) with mesh, laparoscopic salpingectomy for ruptured tubal pregnancy, laparoscopic salpingectomy for tubal pregnancy (preserving the tube), laparoscopic cystectomy (for ovarian cyst), laparoscopic surgery for infertility (adhesiolysis, tubal reanastomosis (tubal reconstruction surgery for blocked tubes). 

She also does hysteroscopic myomectomy (for submucous fibroids), hysteroscopic polypectomy, hysteroscopic septal resection, hysteroscopic resection of adhesions for Asherman's syndrome, hysteroscopic tubal cannulation (for blocked tubes), hysteroscopy for recurrent miscarriages. Dr. Moniz spends time on ultrasound studies in obstetrics and gynaecology. prenatal, antenatal and postnatal care.

Just like her superlative professional accomplishments, in personal life too, Dr. Moniz aims to reach for the stars! She likes flyboarding, Grisaille painting and dabbling in numismatics and Ikebana when she can take time off from her busy schedule. She speaks a number of languages like English, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam and Tulu.