Dr Shephali Tagore

Dr Shephali Tagore graduated in India (MBBS), obtained initial postgraduate training and received doctorate degree (MD in Obstetrics and Gynaecology) in 1994 with subsequent training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in United Kingdom in various hospitals, Dr Tagore obtained Fellowship of Royal college of Obstetricians and Gynaecology, UK (FRCOG) in 2013. She joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore in 2004. She was awarded HMDP (2007) in the Management of High Risk Pregnancies & Critical Care; Dukes University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Dr Tagore has extensive clinical experience in general and various subspecialties of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Her present clinical practice encompasses all aspects of Obstetrics and Gynaecology with special interest in High Risk Obstetrics, Fetal heart rate monitoring and Operative Obstetrics (i.e. cervical incompetence). Dr Tagore has been actively involved in the improvement of labour ward processes with introduction of new policies and development of sub specialty services. She is involved in planning the management strategy in complex pregnancies; with multidisciplinary team, and engaging mothers and their partners with evidence based counselling.

Dr Tagore has published widely and is frequently invited as speaker in several local and international meetings. She is active in teaching of residents, midwives, nurses, in addition to various training programs (CORE training workshop / Simulation) in KKH. She received the Academic achievement award for Obstetrics Emergency Training in March 2019.

Internationally, she teaches obstetric health care workers in various countries in South East Asia to improve perinatal care, introducing safe clinical practices as well as supporting them in streamlining their own systems and processes.

In recognition of her services to patients, she was awarded the SingHealth Health Quality Gold Award (2018-2019). She was also awarded the prestigious National IT excellence award in March 2016 for 'Trusted care: Redesigning Elective CS pathway'.

• Head, Senior Consultant of Maternal Fetal Medicine
• Director of O&G International Medical Programme
  

• Singapore Health Quality Award: Gold Award 2018-2019
• Singapore Health Quality Service Awards: Gold Award 2017-2018
• National Award: March 2016 Trusted care: Redesigning Elective CS pathway
• KKH Long service award 2014
• Singapore Health Quality Service Award: Silver Award 2009-2010
  
• Singapore Health Quality Service Award: Gold Award 2010-2011
  
• Singapore Health Quality Service Award: Star Award 2012-2013
  

• Knowledge, Perception and Maternal Immunization Practices of Obstetricians in Singapore for Tdap and Influenza Vaccines; Serene Thain, Shu Qi Tan, Shephali Tagore. Dec 2019 DOI:10.11622/smedj.2019170
• A Sustainable Model to Improve Maternal Health and Promote Early Obstetric Care in Resource-Poor Regions; Sharon Foo, Shephali Tagore, Manisha Mathur, KPM Poun, Maly Sam, Kok Hian Tan, Anette Jacobsen, Kenneth Kwek. Mar 2019 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12811
• Does Rescue Cerclage Work? Durai Shivani, Bin Huay Quek, Pih Lin Tan and Tagore Shephali, Perinatal medicine. 2018: 46(8): 876-880
• Patient Satisfaction in using Cervical ripening balloon as a method for induction of labor - a randomized controlled trial; SE Lim, Tan TL, Gyh Ng, Shephali Tagore, GSH Yeo, 2017 Singapore medical Journal 2018;59 (8) 419-424 [1st prize for the SMJ BEST RESEARCH PAPER AWARD 2018]
• Timing of Antenatal Steroids Exposure and its Effects on Neonates; Hester C. Q. Lau, Janice S. Z. Tung, Tiffany T. C. Wong. L. Tan, Shephali Tagore, Sep 2017, ARCH-D-17-00577.2, DOI : 10.1007/s00404-017-4543-1
• Learning Curve in the use of Cervical Ripening Balloon for induction of Labor - Volume 48, Number 1 2017 SJOG; GYH Ng, Tan TL, SE Lim, Shephali Tagore, GSH Yeo
• Evaluation of timings and outcomes in category-one caesarean sections: A retrospective cohort study. Dunn CN, Zhang Q, Sia JT, Assam PN, Tagore S, Sng BL Indian J Anaesth. 2016 Aug; 60(8):546-51. DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.187782.
• Implementation of an obstetric cell salvages service in a tertiary women’s hospital. Eileen Lew, Shephali Tagore Singapore Med J 2015; 56(8): 445-449doi: 10.11622/smedj.2015121
• Cervical Ripening balloon as an alternative for Induction of Labor: a randomized controlled trial Toh Lick Tan, Grace Ng, Sher Lim, EEE Kway, Shephali Tagore, George Yeo BJMP 2015;8 (1): a806
• Complications and pregnancy outcome following uterine compression suture for postpartum hemorrhage: A single center experience. Liu S, Mathur M, Tagore S. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2014 Mar 28.