Vera Hingorani
Vera Hingorani | |
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Born | 23 December 1924 Bubak, India |
Occupation(s) | Gynaecologist Obstetrician |
Known for | Gynaecology |
Parent(s) | Tecklaand Hotchand Leelawati |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Vera Hingorani is an Indian gynaecologist, obstetrician, medical writer and the former professor and head of the department of gynaecology and obstetrics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.[1] She is a former honorary gynaecologist and obstetrician to Indira Gandhi, deceased Indian prime minister, and Pratibha Patil, the former president of India.[2] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1984.[3]
Biography
Vera Hingorani was born on 23 December 1924 at Bubak in India to Tecklaand Hotchand and Lilawati 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 is a former clinical director at the World Health Organization (WHO) and has written several articles and medical papers on the topic of gynecology and Obstetrics.[2] She is an honorary fellow (1977) of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists[4] and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences,[5] She received the civilian award of Padma Shri from the Government of India in 1984.[3]
Hingorani is involved with Operation ASHA, a non governmental organization working for eradicating tuberculosis from India, as a member of their management team.[citation needed] She is married to I. B. Hingorani and lives in the Greater Kailash area of New Delhi.[6]
Selected bibliography
- Lochia and Menstrual Patterns in Women with Postpartum IUCD Insertions[7]
- You and Your Health[8]
- A New Sign for Differential Diagnosis of Ovarian Tumour with Pregnancy[9]
- Lactation and Lactational Amenorrhoea with Port-partum IUCD Insertions[10]
- Genital Tract Papillomas with Pregnancy[11]
See also
References
- ^ Ramesh, Randeep (18 November 2005). "Row over doctor's 'miracle cures'". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ 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 November 2014. 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Vera Hingorani (October 1984). You and Your Health. Vol. 28. pp. 33–4. ISBN 9788176253895. PMID 12340097.
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ignored (help) - ^ Vera Hingorani (1966). "A New Sign for Differential Diagnosis of Ovarian Tumour with Pregnancy". BJOG an International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 73 (1): 155. doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1966.tb05138.x.
- ^ Vera Hingorani; G. R. Uma Bai (1970). "Lactation and Lactational Amenorrhoea with Port-partum IUCD Insertions" (PDF). J. Reprod. Fertil. 23: 513–515. doi:10.1530/jrf.0.0230513.
- ^ Vera Hingorani; Ranjit Kaur (April 1961). "Genital Tract Papillomas with Pregnancy". BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 68 (2): 288–291. doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1961.tb02726.x.
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine
- 1924 births
- Indian gynaecologists
- Indian women gynaecologists
- 20th-century Indian women scientists
- 20th-century Indian medical doctors
- Indian obstetricians
- Indian medical writers
- Indian medical academics
- University of Delhi alumni
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi faculty
- World Health Organization officials
- Living people
- Fellows of the National Academy of Medical Sciences
- 20th-century Indian women writers
- Women scientists from Delhi
- Medical doctors from Delhi
- Indian officials of the United Nations
- 20th-century women physicians