Born to Tamil film actor Gemini Ganesan,[1] she commissioned the first test tube baby of South India in August 1990.

She was also awarded the "Best Lady Doctor Award-1993" and "Rajiv Gandhi Memorial National Integration Award-1995".

[4] She studied at Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Presentation convent, Church Park, Chennai.

Awarded as the First Research Scholar in Reproductive Physiology in Tamil Nadu by Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai in September 2001.

[citation needed] Dr Kamala Selvaraj has undergone training in the following Specialities Editor and author for the book titled 100 Questions & Answers for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vols I and II - Published by IJCP - 2009.