Dr. K.K. Gopinathan
| Dr. K.K. Gopinathan | |
|---|---|
| Portrait of Dr. K.K. GopinathanDr._K.K_Gopinathan.jpg Obstetrician and Gynaecologist | |
| Born | October 1, 1949 Kerala, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum; University of Kerala |
| 💼 Occupation | Obstetrician; Gynaecologist; Infertility specialist |
| Known for | Assisted reproductive technology (ART); infertility management |
Dr. K.K. Gopinathan (born 1 October 1949), also published as **Kannoly Karunakaran Gopinathan** and sometimes rendered **K.K. Gopinath**, is an Indian obstetrician and gynaecologist based in Kerala. He has authored and co-authored multiple peer-reviewed medical papers on prenatal diagnosis, assisted reproduction and obstetric practice, including observational studies on ICSI outcomes,[1] and case reports involving congenital heart defects detected via ultrasound.[2] He has also contributed to prenatal diagnosis literature,[3][4] and assisted reproduction research.[5] He has also appeared in regional media coverage of clinical cases at his hospital.[6][7]
Early life and education
Gopinathan was born in Kerala and trained in medicine at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum (MBBS, 1974). He completed postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Kerala.
Career
Gopinathan co-founded Edappal Hospitals (Edappal, Kerala) and established the Centre for Infertility Management and Assisted Reproduction (CIMAR), where he practised as an obstetrician and infertility specialist. Regional news coverage has reported on clinical cases managed at his hospital, including a rare delivery of a three-foot-tall woman in Malappuram in 2025,[6] and other infertility and obstetric cases reported in local press.[7]
Research
Gopinathan’s publications include work on:
- **Infertility and ovarian reserve:** a study on the correlation of age and antimüllerian hormone in assisted reproduction.[5]
- **Prenatal diagnosis and congenital anomalies:** articles on ectrodactyly,[8] congenital malformations,[3] and segmental defects detected prenatally.[4]
- **Ultrasound in obstetrics:** contributions in the *Journal of Clinical Ultrasound*.[9]
- **Clinical scoring systems for assisted reproduction:** description of a “Fertility Scoring Index” developed at CIMAR.[10]
- **Recent PubMed-indexed studies** authored or co-authored by Gopinathan are available under PMID 34759618 and PMID 33314158.[1][2]
Media coverage
In addition to journal publications, Gopinathan has been cited in mainstream media. In August 2025, *Onmanorama* covered a rare obstetric case at Edappal Hospital involving a woman of very short stature giving birth,[6] and *Kerala Kaumudi* has reported on the hospital’s infertility and obstetric services.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shanthi, D. T.; Gopinath, P.; Kumar, K. D.; Iyer, R. P.; Kesavaramanujam, R.; Karunakaran, G. K. (2021). "Clinical outcomes in intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles". Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. 14 (3): 281–287. doi:10.4103/jhrs.jhrs_20_21. PMC 8527072 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 34759618 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Santhanam, R.; Balakrishnan, B. K.; Parasuram, M. B.; Patil, S. N.; Gopinathan, K. K. (2021). "Prenatal diagnosis of congenital cardiac anomalies". Journal of Clinical Ultrasound : Jcu. 49 (5): 512–515. doi:10.1002/jcu.22967. PMID 33314158 Check
|pmid=value (help). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nair, S. B.; Mukundan, G.; Thomas, R.; Gopinathan, K. K. (2012). "Prenatal diagnosis of a congenital malformation". Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. 61 (6): 683–685. doi:10.1007/s13224-012-0120-5. PMC 3307919. PMID 23204691.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Himabindu, Y.; Sriharibabu, M.; Gopinathan, K.; Satish, U.; Louis, T. F.; Gopinath, P. (2013). "Prenatal detection and postnatal follow-up of segmental defects". Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. 6 (1): 27–31. doi:10.4103/0974-1208.112377. PMC 3713572. PMID 23869147.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Himabindu, Y (2013). "Correlation of age and antimüllerian hormone in assisted reproduction". Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. 57 (1): 9–15. PMID 24020093.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Onmanorama Staff (12 August 2025). "Kerala three-foot-tall Malappuram woman delivers baby". Onmanorama. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Kerala hospital's infertility care coverage". Kerala Kaumudi. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ Nair, S. B.; Mukundan, G.; Thomas, R.; Gopinathan, K. K. (2011). "Prenatal diagnosis of ectrodactyly". Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India. 61 (6): 683–685. doi:10.1007/s13224-012-0120-5. PMC 3307919. PMID 23204691.
- ↑ Kumar Vikraman, S.; Chandra, V.; Balakrishnan, B.; Jaiman, S.; Batra, M.; Kannoly, G. (2017). "Ultrasound in obstetric imaging (includes Edappal/CIMAR clinicians)". Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 45 (6): 370–374. doi:10.1002/jcu.22416. PMID 27753109. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ "Fertility Scoring Index: CIMAR novel system to predict ART success". International Journal of Infertility and Fetal Medicine. doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10016-1081. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
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