Noshir H. Antia
N. H. Antia | |
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Born | 8 February 1922 |
Died | 26 June 2007 |
Other names | Noshir Hormasji Antia |
Occupation(s) | Plastic surgeon social worker |
Years active | 1945–2007 |
Known for | Plastic surgery |
Spouse | Arnie Noshir Batliwala |
Children | One son and one daughter |
Parent(s) | Hormasji Merwanji Soonamai |
Awards | Padma Shri G. D. Birla International Award Karma Yogi Puraskar |
Noshir Hormasji Antia (8 February 1922 – 26 June 2007) was an Indian
Biography
N. H. Antia was born on 8 February 1922 at
His initial posting, after return from UK in 1956, was at Jehangir Hospital, Pune as a general surgeon but he also practised plastic surgery there.[1] This gave him the opportunity to get associated with Dr Bandorawalla Government Leprosy Hospital, Kondhwa where he practised reconstructive surgery among the leprosy patients which received attention from the State government who invited him to establish a department of plastic surgery at Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals.[1] The unit, first such unit in Western India,[9] was inaugurated in 1958,[7] by his mentor, Harold Gillies[10] and became known as Tata Department of Plastic Surgery.[11] The department grew to accommodate burns, hand surgery and leprosy surgery under separate sections and it was here, Antia performed the first microvascular free flap surgery.[1]
Antia married Arnie Noshir Batliwala on 6 October 1957, a year after his return from the UK, and the couple had two children, son, Rustom and daughter, Avan.
Positions and legacy
Antia headed the Tata Department of Plastic Surgery for 22 years till 1980[12] and is credited with transforming the centre into a recognised training school for the plastic surgeons in India.[13] Here he pioneered the leprosy surgery and continued his researches.[7] He also had a two-year stint in London, doing his researches in Immunology.[14] While heading the Tata Department, he served the parent hospital, J. J. Hospital, as a professor of plastic surgery at their medical college.[15] He was one of the founders of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (1957)[16] and the National Societies for Burns and Hand Surgery.[17] He published 5 books and over 350 articles[7] and contributed content to several other books, where his medical researches have been documented.[8]
In 1975, Antia gathered a few colleagues and founded the Foundation for Research in Community Health (FRCH), and started training local women of
Awards and recognitions
Antia was a fellow of the
Antia served as the honorary surgeon to the President of India and the Governor of Maharashtra on different occasions.[19] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1990[4] and he received the G. D. Birla International Award for Humanism in 1994.[7] He was also a recipient of the Karma Yogi Puraskar in 2006.[10]
See also
References
- ^ PMID 21321656.
- ^ a b "The Story Since 1975". FRCH. 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ ISSN 0974-8466.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ a b c Behman M Daver (2007). "Obituary". Indian J Plast Surg. 40 (2): 241–242.
- ^ "Walter Ernest O'Neil Yeo - One of the first people to undergo Plastic Surgery". Yeo Society. 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ PMID 18711943. Archived from the original(PDF) on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9788171546558.
- ^ ISBN 9780143104261.
- ^ a b "Association of Plastic Surgeons of India profile". Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Testimonial" (PDF). Grant medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals. 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Founder". www.fmrindia.org. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Bioline article". Bioline. 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Highbeam profile". Highbeam Research. 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Founder". www.fmrindia.org. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Association of Plastic Surgeons of India - History". Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Icon of this Issue". TSpace Library. 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- S2CID 54281715. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae of Dr. N. H. Antia". FMR India. 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
Further reading
- Noshir H. Antia (2009). A life of change: The autobiography of a doctor. Penguin India. p. 189. ISBN 9780143104261.