Naguib Pasha Mahfouz is known as the father of obstetrics and gynaecology in Egypt and was a pioneer in obstetric fistula.
The International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics,usually just FIGO ("fee'go") as the acronym of its French name Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique,is a worldwide non-governmental organisation representing obstetricians and gynaecologists in over one hundred territories. It was founded on 26 July 1954 in Geneva,Switzerland,to "promote the well-being of women and to raise the standard of practice in obstetrics and gynaecology". Membership is currently composed of 132 professional societies of obstetricians and gynaecologists worldwide.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional association based in London,United Kingdom. Its members,including people with and without medical degrees,work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology,that is,pregnancy,childbirth,and female sexual and reproductive health. The college has over 16,000 members in over 100 countries with nearly 50% of those residing outside the British Isles. Catherine,Princess of Wales became the RCOG's patron in 2018.
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) is a national medical society in Canada,representing over 4,000 obstetricians/gynaecologists,family physicians,nurses,midwives,and allied health professionals in the field of sexual reproductive health.
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Pakistan (SOGP) is a professional medical association formed by practitioners of obstetrics and gynecology in Pakistan. A member of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO),the body was established in 1957 and is among the oldest specialist professional bodies. When Prof. H.Dewattleville,the President of FIGO at that time,visited Karachi,he addressed staff and students at the Dow Medical College and members of the Pakistan Medical Council and stressed the need for such an organisation in the country. The first constitution of the organisation was signed and published by the Journal of Pakistan Medical Association in June 1957.
Dr. Sheila Balakrishnan is an obstetrician and a gynaecologist. She has authored three books on obstetrics and gynaecology. She is currently the associate professor at the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Government Medical college,Trivandrum. She has pursued her MD and DNB from Trivandrum Medical college. She was awarded membership at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1994 and then conferred fellowship in the year 2008. She has received Commonwealth scholarship award in the United Kingdom. She is a member of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) and the Indian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Currently,she is a member of the contraception and medical disorders committee of FOGSI.
In November 2013,the medical team headed by Dr. Balakrishnan announced the birth of South India's first in vitro fertilization babies in Trivandrum Medical College Hospital. She has authored three books,Textbook of Obstetrics,Textbook of Gynaecology and Clinical case discussion in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and has published numerous research papers.
Thirunavuk Arasu Sinnathuray was a Malaysian obstetrician and gynaecologist. He was the first Malaysian doctor to possess both the diplomas of MRCOG and the FRCS.
Savita Halappanavar was a dentist of Indian origin,living in Ireland,who died from sepsis after her request for an abortion after a prolonged miscarriage was denied on legal grounds. In the wake of a nationwide outcry over her death,Irish voters passed in a landslide the Thirty-Sixth Amendment of the Constitution,which repealed the Eighth Amendment and empowered the Oireachtas parliament to make abortion legal. It did so through the Health Act of 20 December 2018.
Professor M. Sivasuriya is a Sri Lankan Tamil physician,academic and former chancellor of the University of Jaffna.
Professor Mapalagama Liyanage Neville Kingsley Pierre De Silva FRCS,FRCOG FCOG (SL) was a Sri Lankan obstetrician and gynaecologist who served as president of the Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians &Gynaecologists in 1985–87. He was Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital from 1984. He was also a senior lecturer at the University of Colombo,and subsequently Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Peradeniya (1976–1984).
Jayatissa Nalin Rodrigo was a Sri Lankan Obstetrician and Gynaecologist,Surgeon,Medical Teacher and Medical Administrator.,
Dr. Bhalchandra Nilkanth Purandare,was an Indian gynaecologist. He was the son of Dr. Nilkanth Anant Purandare. He was the director of the Dr. N.A. Purandare Medical Centre for Family Welfare and Research,Mumbai. He served as the president of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) from 1973 to 1976 and the Mumbai Obstetric and Gynecological Society (MOGS) from 1966 to 1968. He was an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (1961). The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan,in 1972,for his contributions to medicine. His brother Dr. Vithal N. Purandare was also an acclaimed obstetrician and gynaecologist,renowned for his surgical prowess. He served as President of the Mumbai Obstetrics and Gynecology society(1973–1975) and FOGSI President in 1981. Their nephew Dr. C. N. Purandare,is a prominent gynaecologist and an ex President of FIGO.
James Haig FergusonLLD FRSE FRCPE FRCSEd was a prominent Scottish obstetrician and gynaecologist. He served as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh from 1929 to 1931 and was president of the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society. He chaired the Central Midwives Board of Scotland and was manager of Donaldson's School for the Deaf. In 1929 he was a founding member of the British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Hein Odendaal is a South African medical doctor and internationally recognised specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Francis James Browne (1879–1963) was professor of obstetrics and gynaecology and first director of the obstetric unit at University College Hospital,London,which was opened in 1926. He was known as "FJ".
Sayeba Akhter is a Bangladeshi physician who has dedicated her career to eliminating obstetric fistula. She is an executive member of the International Society of Obstetric Fistula Surgeons and has previously served as the president of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society of Bangladesh. She leads two charities,in Dhaka and Gaibandha,which focus on the education of underprivileged girls.
Ernest Chalmers Fahmy FRCSEd,FRCOG was a Scottish obstetrician and gynaecologist. Shortly after qualifying in medicine,he played for the Scotland international rugby team on four occasions. He became an obstetrician and gynaecologist in Edinburgh and was a founder member of the British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He served as president of the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society.
Duru Shah is a Mumbai-based gynaecologist academic and women activist. She is the Founder President of the PCOS Society,India and a promoter of adolescent girls and women's health and infertility in India. Shah is also the promoter of Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. She is also a Consultant ObGyn.:Breach Candy Hospital,Jaslok Hospital,Mumbai.
Dr. Nilkanth Anant Purandare (1877-1964) was a distinguished Indian obstetrician and gynaecologist.
