Mariam Kukunashvili - Co Founder

The founder of our center, Mrs Mariam Kukunashvili is a member of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Doctor, PHT in Healthcare Management and policy with many years of experience in fertility treatment and in further fields of Healthcare.
Also it is worth to mention that Mariam, , understands well the heartache and disappointment Intended Parents experience in their infertility journey.After 11 unsuccessful IVF attempts, suffering endometriosis and 4 surgeries, then one successful but ectopic pregnancy, she turned to surrogacy.With the help of 2 wonderful surrogates, they now have a daughter and twin boys, born in 2011 
Our dedicated team of coordinators will help you get necessary information about every detail of your future program with New Life India. Attentive patient coordinators and doctors with long-time practical experience who had their training in Western Europe and USA will provide you with qualified advice and support before you start your program, during the pregnancy period and after your baby is delivered. 
We understand how complicated for you may be the decision to carry out your infertility treatment abroad, in a different country, so we will take all efforts to help you minimize any potential stresses.

 

 
     

Matuta Bjalava, MD, MPH
Patient Coordinator
E-Mail: matuta@newlifeindia.com

Mob: (+995 5 99) 49 16 04


With more than eight years of extensive experience in health field, Matuta Bjalava is one of the leading professionals in our global network. In addition to a Medical Degree from the Highest Medical School in Georgia, Matuta holds a Masters of Public Health degree with a major in Health Policy, Management and Behavior from New York State University at Albany. She is a successful alumna of Freedom Support Act Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX), Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program (MUSKIE) and Fogarty International for Advanced Education (Program of New York State Department of Health).


Matuta's professional career has been focused on various reproductive health programs of well-known international organizations: USAID, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), AIDS Institute and Healthy Capital District Initiative in New York. Matuta is the principal author of the report New York Community Health Profile, 2009 and co-author of The New York State HIV/AIDS Epidemiological Profile, 2008.

As Patient Coordinator of New Life India, Matuta welcomes all international patients to discuss their initial questions in details, introduces available programs and makes negotiations with all international intended parents for final agreement. The next steps of preparation and pregnancy care are coordinated by Neelam and Sonia.


All international intended parents, who would like to carry out surrogacy or/and egg donation program in India, are welocme to contact Matuta to get answers to their initial questions, clarify different aspects of our programs, to negotiate and sign the agreement with our clinic. She is fluent in English, Russian and Georgian.

 

 

 

 

 
     

Neelam Chhagani
Director
E-Mail: neelam@newlifeindia.com

Mob: (+91) 9650399880 (+91) 9650399880



Neelam joined the New Life Global Network as a Manager in the New Delhi office and was promoted to Client Services Manager. Neelam has attended the University of Delhi, where she majored in Microbiology. She has also done her training in Human Behaviours and Psychology. Neelam has spent the past several years working in the social service field.

Neelam manages inquires from Intended Parents living in India. In above to this, she works with confirmed intended parents after they have signed agreement with Matuta. She is fully aware of our surrogacy/Egg Donation issues in India and facilitates clinical support to our confirmed intended parents : preparation, scheduling IVF procedures, trip coordination and overall assistance.

Intended parents living in India can easily address her with all your questions to get timely and fully informative answers.


"Choosing a donor and surrogate is one of the most important and deeply emotional experiences one can face. Our superior and I understand the nuances, stresses and blessings people experience at this pivotal time. As I look back at the faces of the lovely couples we have helped, the darling babies who have been born, and finally the tremendous women who have given such gifts, I know that I have spent my career in the company of angels and witnessed miracles of science and the human heart."

 

 
     
Sonia Arora
Surrogate Co-ordinator
E-Mail: sonia@newlifeindia.com
Mob(+91) 9650399770

Sonia personally maintains contacts with all Intended Parents from India and with International Intended Parents once they sign agreement with Matuta, but also is coordinating every surrogate mother that we engage in our programs. So you will always be well informed of the progress of your program and each detail that might be of any slight importance to you, even and especially when you are far away from India.

"Knowing I have the chance to work in an environment where I can help others is incredible. It is wonderful to witness the complete journey people experience through our Surrogacy Program, and work with the most selfless donors and recipients in The Egg Donor Program. There is something truly amazing when for us as the journey ends with the birth of a beautiful child, and we know the couple is just beginning their experience"
 
     
Gopal Kedia

Finances/Legality
Gopal Kedia, FCA
G. K. Kedia & Co.
ISO 9001:2008 Certified)
M.N. 054629,
Member of NIRC of ICAI
Mr G K Kedia has 21 years of post qualification experience in the hardcore profession of accountancy. He has in his credit experience in the field of Taxation, Audit, Accounting, Company Law Matters, Financial Services, VAT & Sales Tax, Fema, Foreign Taxation, Transfer Pricing, STPI, Foreign Collaborations etc. 
He has been elected as member of North India Regional Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for the year 2010-2013.

 
     

   
Dr Parul Sehga

IVF Doctor
Dr Parul Sehgal has worked as a reproductive consultant and in charge of IVF centre at Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, New Delhi.
She has been running the center successfully since June 2007 and got accreditation from the Indian society of Assisted Reproduction. She has a comprehensive fertility practice oriented towards fertility treatment which utilizes medical and life-style management, surgeries and assisted conception techniques, state of art lab with dedicated team of embryologist. Apart from this, her special interest includes reproductive Endocrinology and she has been a part of various certified course of infertility and IVF in India and abroad. She has been also awarded by Indian Medical Association for her work.
She worded for three years in the Reproductive unit of Akanksha IVF Center as reproductive consultant, has training from Institute of Reproductive Health, Kolkata and Boston IVF center, Waltham USA. 
She is also a member of Indian Fertility Society, Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction, Indian Medical Association, Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Society of Indian and European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, National Association of reproductive and child health.


curriculum vitae
  Dr-Parul-Sehga
     

Andres Saluments


Visiting Embryologist 
Scientist at the Department of Biochemistry, Division of Chemistry, Uppsala University, Sweden  1995 - 1999 Head of the IVF laboratory, at the Nõmme Women's Hospital,Tallinn, Estonia.

 

1999 - 2003 Scientist at the Infertility Clinic of Family Federation of Finland, Helsinki, Finland
2004 - Scientist at the Women's Clinic, Tartu University, Estonia
2004 - Scientist at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Tartu University, Estonia

 



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  Andres Saluments
     

Khem Karan Gautam

Embryologist 
Embryologist Shri Khem Karan Gautam is expert in his field with experience of over more than 12 years. Worked as Embryologist at Centre of IVF and Human Reproduction, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi from 5 .5.2005 to 22.5.2010 and as Embryologist at India IVF Centre and Research Institute, New Delhi from 3rd October 2002 to 31st December 2004. He has worked as Research Associate under ICAR Project "Development of non-invasive intrauterine insemination technique in sheep for use of frozen ram semen" at Division of Physiology, Central Sheep & Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan from 20th Sept 1999 to 30th Sept 2002. He also has worked as Senior Research Fellow under Emeritus Scientist scheme "Cryopreservation" and utilization of Buck semen under field conditions" Central Institute for Research on Goat, Makhdoom, Mathura from 5th Aug 1996 to 27th March 1998.
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  Khem Karan Gautam