J. M. Pahwa

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J. M. Pahwa
Born4 July 1922
Multan, British India
Died2001
OccupationOphthalmic surgeon
AwardsPadma Shri
NAB Rustom Merwanji Alpaiwalla Memorial Award
Websitewww.jmpahwa.com

Jagdish Mitra Pahwa (1922-2001) was an Indian ophthalmologist, social worker and a specialist in Retinal Detachment and Photocoagulation who was reported to have conducted several charitable eye camps[1] in India.[2] Born on 4 July 1922 in Multan in the erstwhile British India (now in Pakistan),[3] he graduated in medicine from the King Edward Medical University, Lahore.[4] He was a 1969 elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences[5] and a recipient of the NAB Rustom Merwanji Alpaiwalla Memorial Award from the National Association for the Blind (India) in 1944.[6] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1973.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Taraprasad Das (2015). Flights of a bumblebee: Journey in compassionate eye care. Notion Press. p. 278. ISBN 9789384878290.
  2. ^ Reference Asia ; Asia's Who's Who of Men and Women of Achievement. Vol. 1. Rifacimento International. 2004. ISBN 978-8190196604.
  3. ^ "J M Pahwa". J M Pahwa. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ "King Edward Medical University" (PDF). King Edward Medical University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. ^ "NAMS Fellow" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Alpaiwalla Memorial Award". National Association for the Blind. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.


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