Tehemton Erach Udwadia | |
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.jpg) Udwadia in 2017 | |
| Born | (1934-07-15)15 July 1934 |
| Died | 7 January 2023(2023-01-07) (aged 88) Mumbai,Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Gastroenterologist |
| Known for | Gastroenterology |
| Parent(s) | Erach Rustomji Perin Erach |
| Awards | Padma Shri Padma Bhushan Dr. B. C. Roy Award SAGES Millennium Award IAGES Lifetime Achievement Award |
Tehemton Erach Udwadia (15 July 1934 – 7 January 2023) was an Indian surgeon and gastroenterologist,[1] considered by many as the father oflaparoscopic surgery in India.[2][3] He was a general surgeon at twoMumbai hospitals,Breach Candy Hospital[4] andHinduja Hospital[2] and was the founder president of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons.[5] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of thePadma Shri, in 2006[6] and the third highest civilian honour of thePadma Bhushan[7] in 2017 for his contributions to Indian medicine.
Born in a Parsi family originating fromUdvada to Erach Rustomji and Perin Erach on 15 July 1934 inMumbai,[citation needed] the capital city of the western Indian state ofMaharashtra, Udwadia did his early education atSt. Mary's School, Mumbai andWilson College, Mumbai.[8][9] He graduated in medicine fromMumbai University and started his career as a research fellow at theKing Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College in 1958, where he stayed till 1962. During this period, he studied for the postgraduate degree (MS) at the same institution, securing it in 1960. Moving toGrant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals in 1963, he worked there till 1994 till his superannuation and continued his association with the institution as an emeritus professor.[9] In between, he also worked as a Hunterian Professor of theRoyal College of Surgeons of England during 1984–85 and Sir James Ross Lecturer at theRoyal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1992.[10]
Udwadia was the founder president of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons and presided over the association from 1993 to 1998.[5] He has served as the president of the Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India, Association of Surgeons of India and the Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia.[10] He has been the president of the Indian chapter and the World body of theInternational College of Surgeons.[4] He has published over 90 articles in peer reviewed journals[11] and is the author of two books,Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy[12] andLaparoscopic Surgery in Developing Countries.[13]
Udwadia received the SAGES Millennium Award from the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons in 2000.[4] The same year, he was awarded theDr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category, from theMedical Council of India.[10] The Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons awarded him the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. In 2006 he was awarded the civilian award of thePadma Shri from the Government of India[4][10] In 2018, he became a laureate of theAsian Scientist 100 by theAsian Scientist.[14]
Udwadia died on 7 January 2023, at the age of 88.[15]
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