Vera Hingorani

Vera Hingorani
Born 23 December 1924
Bubak, India
Occupation Gynecologist
Obstetrician
Known for Gynecology
Parent(s) Tecklaand Hotchand
Leelawati
Awards Padma Shri

Vera Hingorani is an Indian gynecologist, obstetrician, medical writer and the former professor and head of the department of gynecology and obstetrics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.[1] She is a former honorary gynecologist 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.[4] 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.[4] After superannuation from the AIIMS, she joined Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre[5] in 1987, worked there till 1996 and returned to AIIMS in 1997 to work as a consultant.[4]

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[6] and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences,[7] 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.[8] She is married to I. B. Hingorani and lives in the Greater Kailash area of New Delhi.[9]

Selected bibliography

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Row over doctor's 'miracle cures'". The Guardian. 18 November 2005. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Mini Sood (2005). The Growth Restricted Baby Of The Tropics. New Age International. p. 155. ISBN 9788122416411.
  3. 1 2 "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Vera Hingorani profile". Prabook. 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Zoom Info profile". Zoom Info profile. 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ "ACM Service Awards and Honorary Fellowships". American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ "List of Fellows - NAMS" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Operation ASHA". Global Giving. 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Constituency details" (PDF). Government of Delhi. 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  10. ↑ Vera Hingorani, Uma Bai, A, N, Kakkar (November 1970). "Lochia and menstrual patterns in women with postpartum IUCD insertions". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 108 (6): 989–990.
  11. ↑ Vera Hingorani (October 1984). "You and Your Health". Yojana 28 (19): 33.
  12. ↑ Vera Hingorani (1966). "A New Sign for Differential Diagnosis of Ovarian Tumour with Pregnancy". BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 73 (1). doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1966.tb05138.x.
  13. ↑ Vera Hingorani, G. R. Uma Bai (1970). "Lactation and Lactational Amenorrhoea with Port-partum IUCD Insertions" (PDF). J. Reprod. Fert. 23: 513–515.
  14. ↑ 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.
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