Known for Gynecology Name Vera Hingorani | Awards Padma Shri | |
Born 23 December 1924 Bubak, India Occupation Gynecologist
Obstetrician Parents Tecklaand Hotchand, Leelawati Jalalabadi | ||
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. She is a former honorary gynaecologist and obstetrician to Indira Gandhi, deceased Indian prime minister, and Pratibha Patil, the former president of India. The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1984.
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. 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 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. She is an honorary fellow (1977) of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, She received the civilian award of Padma Shri from the Government of India in 1984.
Hingorani is involved with Operation ASHA, a non governmental organization working for eradicating tuberculosis from India, as a member of their management team. She is married to I. B. Hingorani and lives in the Greater Kailash area of New Delhi.