Indira Hinduja
Indira Hinduja | |
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| Born | 21 August 1946 KEM Hospital , Mumbai |
Indira Hinduja is an Indian
oocyte donation technique for menopausal and premature ovarian failure patients, giving the country's first baby out of this technique on 24 January 1991.[3]
Academic career
She has obtained PhD degree for her thesis entitled 'Human in Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer' from the
Bombay University. She is a full-time practicing Obstetrician and Gynaecologist of the P.D. Hinduja Hospital, Mahim West, Bombay.[3]
Hinduja is currently also honorary obstetrician and gynecologist at
P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre
in Mumbai.
Awards
- Young Indian Award (1987)
- Outstanding Lady Citizen of Maharashtra State Jaycee Award (1987)
- Bharat Nirman Award for Talented Ladies (1994)
- International Women's Day Award by the Mayor of Bombay (1995; 2000)
- Lifetime Achievement Award by Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society of India (1999)
- Dhanvantari Award by The Governor of Maharashtra (2000)
- Padma Shri award from Government of India (2011)[4]
References
- Hinduja Hospital.
- ^ "India First Test Tube Baby". New Straits Times. 8 August 1986.
- ^ a b "Dr. Indira Ahuja Profile". NDTV Doctor. 20 July 2009.
- ^ "Padma Awards Announced" (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2011.
- ^ Admin (3 January 2022). "History Today in Medicine - Prof. Dr. Indira Hinduja". CME INDIA. Retrieved 25 September 2022.