Prithipal Singh Maini

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Prithipal Singh Maini
Born
Punjab, India
Died27 March 2023
OccupationOrthopedic surgeon
Known forJoint osteotomy
SpouseDr. Balwant Kaur Maini
Awards Padma Bhushan(2007)
Order of Nishan-e-Khalsa(2001)

Prithipal Singh Maini (died 27 March 2023) was an Indian orthopaedic surgeon and the senior consultant surgeon at Sir Ganga Ram City Hospital, New Delhi. [1] He was also a Consultant Orthopaedist at Sama Hospital, New Delhi. [2]

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Life

Maini managed several clinical and medical trials and has taught at a number of medical schools in India. [3] He was an Emeritus Professor of the Maharshi Dayanand University and the vice chairman of Pathfinder Health India Group, [4] an organisation promoting affordable healthcare. [5]

When Parkash Singh Badal, the chief minister of Punjab, suffered a fall in 2001, it was Maini who operated on him to correct the Femur fracture. [6]

He died on 27 March 2023.

Recognition

He received the Order of Nishan-e-Khalsa honor from the chief minister of Punjab in 2001. [7] [8]

The Government of India awarded him the third-highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2007, for his contributions to Indian medicine. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Department of Orthopedics". SGR City Hospital. 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dr. PS Maini on Practo". Practo. 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Prithipal Singh Maini, Director". India Mart. 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Executive Profile". Bloomberg. 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Pathfinder Health India launches First Family Medical Centre". Pathfinder. 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Badal operated upon". The Tribune. 21 November 2001. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Order of Nishan-e-Khalsa winners". The Tribune. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Mohinder Singh (1 January 2001). Punjab 2000: Political and Socio-economic Developments. Anamika Publishers & Distributors. pp. 258–. ISBN   978-81-86565-90-2.
  9. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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