Ghatkoar (East), Mumbai)
Dr. Makarand Anil Rane
MBBS- MD ( Internal Medicine; Obstetric Medicine )
Speciality: Consultant Physician & Obstetric Medicine Specialist (High-Risk Pregnancy & Pre-IVF Optimization)
Experience: 13+ Years
Langauges: English, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu
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About Dr. Makarand Anil Rane
Dr. Makarand Anil Rane works in a highly exclusive, life-saving sub-specialty, operating at the precise interface of Internal Medicine and Obstetrics. Born and brought up within an obstetric environment, he witnessed firsthand the unpredictable medical crises that can threaten a mother during what should be life's most joyous milestone. Recognizing a critical void in cross-disciplinary management between complex maternal illness and primary obstetrics, he dedicated his career to building an uncompromising shield for complex pregnancies, ensuring healthy babies return home in the laps of healthy mothers.
As a highly focused physician, Dr. Rane acts as the central clinical mediator between primary obstetricians, fetal medicine experts, critical care intensivists, and medical sub-specialists. His specialized practice focuses on navigating the maternal internal milieu from pre-conception optimization through IVF cycles, up to delivery and the postpartum phase.
Patient Philosophy
- Predictive & Proactive Strategy: Eliminating crisis interventions by comprehensive screening, early forecasting of maternal and fetal anomalies, and structured planning to minimize ICU and NICU admissions.
- The Fetomaternal Unit Approach: Safeguarding fetal health from unnecessary pharmaceutical exposure while stabilizing the mother’s complex chronic conditions.
- Shared, Unified Directives: Bridging multidisciplinary care by translating high-level medical science into actionable, language-specific plans shared across the obstetrician, anesthesiologist, and neonatologist prior to labor.
Education & Advanced Training
- Advanced Fellow Specialized Experience (Obstetric Medicine): Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad (2019 – 2020). Trained directly under India's pioneering founders of the discipline.
- MD in Internal Medicine: Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College, Pune | Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (2015 – 2018).
- MBBS: Rural Medical College, Loni | Pravara Rural University (2007 – 2012).
Treatment Expertise
- Pre-Conception & IVF Optimization
- Strategic pre-marital screening
- Pre-IVF organ optimization for high-risk couples
- HELLP Syndrome stabilization
- Hematological Interventions
- Sickle Cell Anemia and Thalassemia management in pregnancy
- Systemic postpartum depression management
- Motherhood navigation for survivors of cancer, bone marrow transplants, Turner Syndrome, or chronic viral infections
- Critical medical complications during active IVF protocols
- Severe Pre-eclampsia
- Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
- Difficult thyroid conditions
- HELLP Syndrome
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in pregnancy
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in pregnancy
- Sjogren's Syndrome in pregnancy
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) in pregnancy
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) in pregnancy
- Gestational Thrombocytopenia
- Sickle Cell Anemia in pregnancy
- Thalassemia in pregnancy
- Liver Cirrhosis in pregnancy
- Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
- Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (IHCP)
- EHPVO in pregnancy
- Gilbert Syndrome in pregnancy
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CVST) histories
- Complex epilepsy
- Facial palsy
- Systemic postpartum depression
- Post-valve replacements
- Severe congenital heart diseases
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Post-renal transplants
- Severe asthma
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS)
- Cancer (in survivors navigating motherhood)
- Bone marrow transplants (in survivors navigating motherhood)
- Turner Syndrome (in survivors navigating motherhood)
- Chronic viral infections (HIV, Hepatitis B/C, CMV, Toxoplasma)
Academic & Teaching Roles
- Medical Curriculum Architect: Formulated and published the professional digital training module "Explore Hypertension" for MBBS students under the MUHS Degree Plus framework (Hosted on ePrabodhini).
- Director of Internship Programs: Organizes and leads the recurring MUHS student internship program focusing on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM).
- Workshop Director: Lead organizer of the intensive, full-day Obstetric Critical Care professional workshop during the state-level MAHACRITICON congress.
- International Research Participant: Active contributor to the global DELPHI medical consensus panel on managing cardiac diseases during pregnancy.
Professional Affiliations & Memberships
- SOMI: Society of Obstetric Medicine India (Executive Committee Member).
- ISOM: International Society of Obstetric Medicine.
- SOMANZ: Society of Obstetric Medicine Australia & New Zealand.
- SMFM: Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
- RCP: Royal College of Physicians, UK (Associated).
- ISCCM: Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Peer-Reviewed Research & Publications
- Boorugu HK, Rane MA, et al. Methemoglobinemia in pregnancy: Case series and literature review. Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care, 2021;11:25-29.
- Rane MA, et al. Wernicke’s encephalopathy in women with hyperemesis gravidarum – Case series and literature review. Tropical Doctor, 2022;52(1):98-100.
- Rane MA, et al. Clinical profile and pregnancy outcomes of women with multiple sclerosis. Narayana Medical Journal, 2021;10(2):16-18.
- Hartalkar A, Rane M. Profile of Liver function test in patients with dengue infection. WIM Journal, 2015;2(1).
- Hartalkar A, Rane M. Dengue NS1 Antigen – for early detection of dengue virus infection. WIM Journal, 2016;2(1).
- Rajole K, Rane M. A case report on feto-maternal outcome in a case of severe mitral stenosis and severe aortic stenosis with progressive pulmonary arterial hypertension by caesarean section at term with concurrent dual valve replacement. (Accepted & In-Press: JOGI).
- Thesis Publication: A clinical profile of cases of Acute Kidney Injury in ICU of a tertiary health care center in Maharashtra.
Orations & Lecture Panel Highlights
- Oration Award Feature: “Defeating Sepsis: strategies for obstetric practice” – Conferred by TOGS at YUVASTHAGYAN.
- IVF Panelist: “Pre-IVF optimization in women with medical disorders” – Association of Fellow Gynecologists (AFG), Andheri.
- Recurrent Loss Panel Chair: “Diagnostic dilemmas in women with Recurrent Pregnancy Losses” – NMOGS, Vashi.
- Cardiac Delivery Director: Led the specialized expert panel “Delivery plan in women with Cardiac diseases” at NMOGS.
Community Outreach & Philanthropy
- Borderless World Foundation Volunteer: Travels to provide medical care camps in high-altitude conflict areas and underserved zones including Gurez, Dras, and Srinagar.
- Public Health Expert: Serves as a designated physician expert at official state Maternal Mortality Meets to analyze and lower preventable regional maternal mortality rates.