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Vera Hingorani (23 December 1924 – 23 April 2018) was an Indian gynaecologist, obstetrician, and medical writer who was a professor and head of the department of gynaecology and obstetrics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
Vera Hingorani | |
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| Born | 23 December 1924 Bubak, India |
| Died | 23 April 2018 (aged 93) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Gynaecologist Obstetrician |
| Known for | Gynaecology |
| Parent(s) | Tecklaand Hotchand Leelawati |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
She was an honorary gynaecologist and obstetrician to Indira Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister, and Pratibha Patil, President of India.[1] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1984.[2]
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Vera Hingorani was born on 23 December 1924 in Bubak, India to Tecklaand and Lilawati Hotchand, and graduated in medicine from the Lady Hardinge Medical College in 1947.[citation needed] After specialising in gynecology and obstetrics, she joined the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 1959 and rose in ranks to head the gynecology and obstetrics department, a post she held till 1986.[citation needed] After superannuation from the AIIMS, she joined Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre[citation needed] in 1987, worked there till 1996 and returned to AIIMS in 1997 to work as a consultant.[citation needed]
Hingorani was a clinical director at the World Health Organization (WHO) and wrote several articles and medical papers on the topic of gynecology and Obstetrics.[1] She was an honorary fellow (1977) of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists[3] and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences,[4] She received the civilian award of Padma Shri from the Government of India in 1984.[2]
Hingorani was involved with Operation ASHA, a non governmental organization working for eradicating tuberculosis from India, as a member of their management team.[citation needed] She was married to I. B. Hingorani and lived in the Greater Kailash area of New Delhi.[5]
She died in Houston, Texas on 23 April 2018, at the age of 93.[6]
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- ^ a b Mini Sood (2005). The Growth Restricted Baby Of The Tropics. New Age International. p. 155. ISBN 9788122416411.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "ACM Service Awards and Honorary Fellowships". American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "List of Fellows - NAMS" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Constituency details" (PDF). Government of Delhi. 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ AOGD Bulletin, Vol. 18, No.1; May, 2018, pg. 31, Obituary: Dr. V. Hingorani
- ^ Vera Hingorani; Uma Bai; A. N. Kakkar (November 1970). "Lochia and menstrual patterns in women with postpartum IUCD insertions". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 108 (6): 989–990. doi:10.1016/0002-9378(70)90347-9. PMID 5496057.
- ^ Vera Hingorani (October 1984). You and Your Health. Vol. 28. pp. 33–4. ISBN 9788176253895. PMID 12340097.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - ^ Vera Hingorani (1966). "A New Sign for Differential Diagnosis of Ovarian Tumour with Pregnancy". BJOG. 73 (1): 155. doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1966.tb05138.x. S2CID 71927946.
- ^ Vera Hingorani; G. R. Uma Bai (1970). "Lactation and Lactational Amenorrhoea with Port-partum IUCD Insertions" (PDF). J. Reprod. Fertil. 23 (3): 513–515. doi:10.1530/jrf.0.0230513. PMID 4923671.
- ^ Vera Hingorani; Ranjit Kaur (April 1961). "Genital Tract Papillomas with Pregnancy". BJOG. 68 (2): 288–291. doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1961.tb02726.x. PMID 13714447. S2CID 116866032.