J. M. Pahwa

J. M. Pahwa
Born 4 July 1922
Multan, British India
Died 2001
Occupation Ophthalmic surgeon
Awards Padma Shri
NAB Rustom Merwanji Alpaiwalla Memorial Award
Website Web site

Jagdish Mitra Pahwa was an Indian ophthalmologist, social worker and a specialist in Retinal Detachment and Photocoagulation who was reported to have conducted several charitable eye camps[1] in India.[2] Born on 4 July 1922 in Multan in the erstwhile British India (now in Pakistan),[3] he graduated in medicine from the King Edward Medical University, Lahore.[4] He was a 1969 elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences[5] and a recipient of the NAB Rustom Merwanji Alpaiwalla Memorial Award from the National Association for the Blind (India) in 1944.[6] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1973.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ Taraprasad Das (2015). Flights of a bumblebee: Journey in compassionate eye care. Notion Press. p. 278. ISBN 9789384878290.
  2. ↑ Reference Asia ; Asia's Who's Who of Men and Women of Achievement, Volume First (Vol. 1). Rifacimento International. 2004. ISBN 978-8190196604.
  3. ↑ "J M Pahwa". J M Pahwa. 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ "King Edward Medical University" (PDF). King Edward Medical University. 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ "NAMS Fellow" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Alpaiwalla Memorial Award". National Association for the Blind. 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
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