Dr Smita Jindal

MBBS, MS, MRCOG (UK)

Consultant

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specialty: Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Education and Training

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Conditions Treated By This Doctor

Abdominal Pain Abnormal Uterine Bleeding/Irregular Menstrual Cycles Adenomyosis Amenorrhoea Coping with Common Symptoms in Pregnancy Do’s and Don’ts in Pregnancy Dysmenorrhoea Dysmenorrhoea and Endometriosis Ectopic Pregnancy Endometrial/Cervical polyps Endometriosis Endometriosis and Ovarian Cysts Fallopian Tubal Recanalisation Family Planning Fibroid HPV Testing HPV Vaccinations Hysterosalpingography (HSG) Improve Your Fertility Infertility Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) Laparoscopic Bilateral Tubal Ligation Menopause Menopause-related Mood and Anxiety Disorders Menorrhagia Ovarian Cyst Pap Smear Screening and Treatment for Pre-cancer of the Cervix Pelvic Tumours Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Postnatal Care for Mother and Baby Preconception Counselling Pregnancy Care Pregnancy Care During Pregnancy Pregnancy Labour and Delivery Pregnancy Miscarriage Pregnancy Problems Pregnancy Vaginal Birth After Caesaerean Section Premenstrual Syndrome Total Abdominal Hysterectomy Urinary Tract Infection Uterine Fibroids Vaginismus Vaginitis Women’s Health Screening

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Consultant

Minimally Invasive Surgery Unit

About Doctor

Dr Smita Jindal is a Consultant with Minimally Invasive Surgery Unit in KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Dr. Smita Jindal received her MBBS from University of Indore in India in 2001. Subsequently she obtained her M.S. in O&G from University of Mumbai, India in 2007. She trained in Minimally Invasive surgery in India and joined KKH MIS dept. in 2011 as International fellow in MIS and then continued working as Senior registrar in MIS. She has obtained her MRCOG in 2012. She pursued residency in O&G from 2016 - 2021. Currently she is consultant in department of MIS with special interest in endometriosis

Dr. Smita specializes in advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques - also known as keyhole surgeries.

*Expert in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS)*

Highly skilled specialist in advanced MIS techniques, with extensive experience in performing complex procedures through small incisions
Advanced laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures for big uterus, big fibroids and endometriosis
Complex gynecological surgeries for severe endometriosis
Strong commitment to patient-centric care, prioritizing patients' concerns and expectations
Proven track record of delivering high-quality care and achieving excellent patient outcomes

She believes in patient- centric care and puts her patients' concerns and expectations at the core of her counselling and management. She strives to provide holistic, patient-centric and the best care to her patients. She has received several awards for providing quality healthcare service.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Smita is also actively involved in the surgical training of her colleagues and holds the appointment of clinical educator and examiner to medical students at several medical schools. Dr. Smita is also actively involved in Undergraduate Education and is a Clinical tutor for SingHealth-Duke NUS Obstetrics and Gynaecology as well as Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

She has also attended numerous international scientific conferences including the AAGL, APAGE, AGES, ISGE, ESGE etc over the years.

Languages Spoken

English

Education and Training

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
MS OBGYN
MRCOG (UK)
MMed O&G

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

APAGE membership - life
IAGE member - life
SGMIS - council member
OGSS - member
EPIC workgroup KKH
POCUS workgroup KKH

Awards

SingHealth Quality Service Award – Star Winner, 2026
10 Years Long Service Award, 2026
Singapore Health Quality Service Gold Award, 2025
Singapore Health Quality Service Silver Award, 2024

Publications

Publications in International Indexed journals

Total laparoscopic hysterectomy in women with previous cesarean sections, Rakesh Sinha; Meenakshi Sundaram; Smita Lakhotia; Aparna Hedge; Pratima Kadam, Journal of minimally invasive gynecology 2010;17(4):513-7.
Total laparoscopic hysterectomy for large uterus, Sinha R, Sundaram M, Lakhotia S, Mahajan C, Manaktala G, Shah P., J Gynecological Endoscopic Surgery 2009;1:34-9
Cervical myomectomy with uterine artery ligation at its origin. Rakesh Sinha; Meenakshi Sundaram; Smita Lakhotia; Aparna Hegde, Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2009;16(5):604-8.
Stripping of Membranes – a safe Method To Reduce prolonged Pregnancies- Indian Medical Gazette,2005
Polycystic Ovarian Disease – Impact of Metformin Therapy – Bombay Hospital Journal, Vol 49, No.2,2007
Poor oral Iron Compliance – a Way out, Indian Medical Gazette- January 2007

(i) Review Articles

Single incision laparoscopic surgery in gynecology: Evolution, current trends, and future perspectives, November 2012(Vol. 1 | No. 1 | Pages 9-18) GMIT, Bernard Su Min Chern, Smita Lakhotia, Chong Kiat Khoo, Anthony Yew Ming Siow

(ii) Letters (e.g. to Editor), Editorials & Case Reports

Endometrial cancer presenting as a snowball in the pelvis, Rakesh Sinha, Meenakshi Sundaram, Smita Lakhotia and Pratima Kadam, J. Gynecological Surgery (2011) Volume 8, Number 3, 325-326
Vaginal vault dehiscence with evisceration after total laparoscopic hysterectomy, Rakesh Sinha, Pratima Kadam, Meenakshi Sundaram, Chaitali Mahajan, Parul Shah, Smita Lakhotia, Gayatri Rao, J. Gynecological Surgery (2011), vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 175-176
Isolated fallopian tube torsion: A rare case of acute abdomen in puerperium. Jindal S, Mathur M – J Clin Gynecol Obstet.2021;10(10:28-32
Recurrent ectopic pregnancy at the ipsilateral tubal stump following total salpingectomy – a case report and review of literature” Journal of Clinical and Medical Investigations 2016; Vol1(2)35-38
Recurrent leiomyomatosis. Rakesh Sinha; Meenakshi Sundaram; Smita Lakhotia, Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2009;16(6):667-8.
Retained Uterine Fundus after Vaginal Hysterectomy, Rakesh Sinha, Smita Lakhotia, Meenakshi Sundaram, Gayatri Manaktala, et al. January 2010, Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Vol. 17, Issue 1, Pages 94-96
Omental Feeder Vessel in a Large Cornual Subserosal Myoma Rakesh Sinha, Parul Shah, Chaitali Mahajan, Gayatri Manaktala, Smita Lakhotia, Meenakshi Sundaram Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Vol. 17, Issue 4, Page 413
Multiple intra-abdominal parasitic cystic teratomas. Rakesh Sinha; Meenakshi Sundaram; Smita Lakhotia, Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2009;16(6):789-91.
Laparoscopic Management of Non-Communicating horn of unicornuate uterus – a case report and review of literature” - under review for publication in GMIT.