Vera Hingorani Explained

Vera Hingorani
Birth Date:23 December 1924
Birth Place:Bubak, India
Death Place:Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation:Gynaecologist
Obstetrician
Known For:Gynaecology
Parents:Tecklaand Hotchand
Leelawati
Awards:Padma Shri

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.

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]

Biography

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. 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. After superannuation from the AIIMS, she joined Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre in 1987, worked there till 1996 and returned to AIIMS in 1997 to work as a consultant.

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. 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.

Hingorani was involved with Operation ASHA, a non governmental organization working for eradicating tuberculosis from India, as a member of their management team. 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]

Selected bibliography

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Growth Restricted Baby Of The Tropics . New Age International . Mini Sood . 2005 . 155 . 9788122416411.
  2. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . 18 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015.
  3. Web site: ACM Service Awards and Honorary Fellowships . American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists . 2015 . 15 July 2015.
  4. Web site: List of Fellows - NAMS . National Academy of Medical Sciences . 2016 . 19 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Constituency details . Government of Delhi . 2015 . 15 July 2015.
  6. http://aogd.org/AOGD-Bulletin-May-2018.pdf AOGD Bulletin, Vol. 18, No.1; May, 2018, pg. 31, Obituary: Dr. V. Hingorani
  7. Lochia and menstrual patterns in women with postpartum IUCD insertions . Vera Hingorani . Uma Bai . A. N. Kakkar . American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology . November 1970 . 108 . 6 . 989–990 . 10.1016/0002-9378(70)90347-9. 5496057 .
  8. Book: You and Your Health . Vera Hingorani . Yojana . October 1984 . 28 . 19 . 33–4. 9788176253895 . 12340097 .
  9. A New Sign for Differential Diagnosis of Ovarian Tumour with Pregnancy . Vera Hingorani . BJOG . 1966 . 73 . 1 . 155 . 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1966.tb05138.x. 71927946 .
  10. Lactation and Lactational Amenorrhoea with Port-partum IUCD Insertions . Vera Hingorani . G. R. Uma Bai . J. Reprod. Fertil. . 1970 . 23 . 3 . 513–515 . 10.1530/jrf.0.0230513. 4923671 . free .
  11. Genital Tract Papillomas with Pregnancy . Vera Hingorani . Ranjit Kaur . BJOG . April 1961 . 68 . 2 . 288–291 . 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1961.tb02726.x. 13714447 . 116866032 .

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