Indira Hinduja
Indira Hinduja is an Indian gynecologist, obstetrician and infertility specialist based in Mumbai.[1] She pioneered the Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) technique resulting in the birth of India's first GIFT baby on 4 January 1988. Previously she delivered India's s second test tube baby at KEM Hospital on 6 August 1986.[2] She is also credited for developing an 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]
Indira Hinduja | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shikarpur, British Sindh, British India |
| Alma mater | Bombay University |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2011) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Infertility |
| Institutions | KEM Hospital, Mumbai |
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
- Profile of Dr. Indira Hinduja at Hinduja Hospital.
- "India First Test Tube Baby". New Straits Times. 8 August 1986.
- "Dr. Indira Ahuja Profile". NDTV Doctor. 20 July 2009.
- "Padma Awards Announced" (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2011.