She completed her degree from the King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEM) and Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai, and Dr. Dhanu completed her Masters’s from the Nawrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital, Mumbai in the year 1991. During her training at KEM and Wadia Hospital. she got the wonderful opportunity to get trained under professionals and she was exposed to stalwarts in the field such as Dr. Shirish Dafftary, Dr. V. N. Purandare, Dr. Adi Dastoor, Dr. Shirish Seth, and Dr. Mehroo Hansotia, who have been sources of inspiration for her.
In 1991, She was invited by the Nowrosjee Wadia Hospital as Family Planning Officer to conduct tubal ligations with minimal access with about 200 doctors from various public health centers in India. Furthermore, she has also handled the highest number of cases pertaining to pelvic floor defects and Stress Urinary Incontinence in women.
Subsequently, by 1996, she was appointed as Honorary Consultant in Gynaecology & Obstetrics in most major corporate hospitals in Mumbai. She continued to pursue her interest in endoscopic surgery by attending several training courses both in India and overseas. Dr. Paul P.G., a leading gynecological endoscopic surgeon in the country, has played a great role in refining her skills in endoscopy.
Since the year 2000, Dr. Dhanu has never given up on her dreams. Despite all the difficulties she stood still and played the best role of her life. And as we all know hard work pays off and it worked the same in her case now she is recognized globally as Minimal Access Surgeon. She has been also invited on multiple occasions to the UK and several countries in South East Asia as an international faculty. In addition to endoscopy, she has catered to several patients for high-risk obstetrics. In fact, she is the only obstetrician in the country who has to her credit having delivered the grandchildren of the most prominent politicians across party lines, as well as having attended to the obstetric needs of the families of prominent business houses, bureaucrats, celebrities, and corporates.
While continuing to establish herself as a spectacular surgeon, she has been trained and certified in robotic surgery in the year 2013, to sharpen her proficiency and offer an advanced level of service to patients. In addition to her professionalism, the humane touch and empathetic demeanor of Dr. Ranjana Dhanu have always been a highlight of her reciprocation with patients across all strata of society.
Indian women have always been the epitome of beauty, strength, and intelligence. Dr. Dhanu is one of those Indian women who is also best known for her efforts and her devotion to society in her respective field. She has always been conscientious with regard to her duty to society. She believes in giving back to the community and providing medical service tirelessly.
Regularly conducts women’s health and fertility awareness camps in rural and underserved areas
Promotes safe motherhood through prenatal and postnatal care sessions for underprivileged women
Participates in government and NGO-led programs to improve women’s healthcare accessibility.
Dr. Ranjana Dhanu is the daughter of the Late Dr. Y. S. Khedkar, an eminent ENT surgeon. With her siblings also respected doctors in their chosen specializations, Dr. Dhanu alleges her father as continuing to be a great source of inspiration. She spent her childhood in Aurangabad and completed her schooling at the Holy Cross Convent there. Later, she has been a resident of Mumbai.
Happily married to Dr. Vilas R. Dhanu, himself an eminent Gynecologist and Minimal Access Surgeon, with whom she works as a team, she is an honored mother to Abhishek and Aditi, both who are presently pursuing their business studies in Singapore.
She is very conscious about her own health and fitness and makes it a point – in spite of her busy schedule- to fit in an hour for yoga and workouts at least four times a week.
She has her recognition being invited as faculty at:
She also contributes on a regular basis to several publications in national and international journals. In the past, highlighted in time magazine has contributed several health articles to the media. She has penned chapters in books on stress management and beauty authored by Deanne Pandey and Rashmi Shetty.
Dr. Ranjana Dhanu’s parents have had a major impact on her life. So she decided to do something for them. Soon to be commissioned in the memory of her late father, Dr. Y. S. Khedkar, is a 200-bed hospital in Aurangabad. Bearing fully in mind the dire need for tertiary healthcare in the interiors of Maharashtra and as a part of fulfilling her father’s dream, this project is being beautifully crafted in tandem with her siblings and husband.
In addition to her ongoing contribution to society, Dr. Dhanu will continue to associate with charitable foundations, to address numerous healthcare issues faced by women the world over, and in doing so, ensure that her inherent talent, painstakingly honed over the years, helps her achieve her dream of making quality women’s healthcare a reality.