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Nikhil Datar | |
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| Born | 1 March 1970 |
| Alma mater | Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals (MBBS)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Practicing gynaecologist, medico-legal expert & noted health rights activist |
| Known for | Medical Director & Senior Gynaecologist at Cloudnine Hospital, Mumbai |
| Spouse | Smita Datar |
| Awards | Commonwealth Professional Fellowship- Patient Safety from UK & WHO 2009 Dr. Purandhare Gold Medal 1990 Mehman-E-Watan" award by the Sindh Government, Pakistan |
Nikhil D Datar is a senior consultant, obstetrician, and gynecologist based in Mumbai, India. He is also a medico-legal expert and a noted health rights activist in India.[2]
Education and career[edit]
Nikhil Datar completed his MBBS from JJ Group of Hospitals Mumbai/ Mumbai University in 1991, followed by MD in Obstetrics & Gynaecology from KEM hospital, Mumbai University in 1996. He decided to pursue a law degree from Mumbai University in 2002 after confronting various medico-legal challenges in several critical medical cases during his career.
He was a consultant at Nanavati Hospital, and Hinduja Healthcare Surgical Hospital, He was a teacher to postgraduate students at R N Cooper Hospital for about 10 years.[3]
He is experienced in handling high-risk pregnancies, and complex deliveries. He is highly experienced in doing vaginal surgeries as well as laparoscopic surgeries for fibroids, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, and hysterectomy surgeries.[4]
He has received two gold medals Dr. B N Purandare gold medal and Dr. Dastur gold medal for his achievements and was also awarded a prestigious Commonwealth professional fellowship by the Department of Health, United Kingdom in 2009. Dr. Nikhil Datar is popularly known as a health rights activist working intensively for patient rights and transparency in healthcare.[5]
Biography[edit]
His father Pandit D. K. Datar was an Indian Violinist and Padma Shri awardee and his mother Sudha Datar is a senior practicing gynecologist based in Goregaon Mumbai.[6] Nikhil is the Medical Director & Senior Gynaecologist at Cloudnine Hospital, Mumbai. He also works as an Honorary Professor at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai. He is also a Founder and President of Patient Safety Alliance, an NGO that works on empowering patients and supporting healthcare professionals to prevent medical errors. His case, Dr. Nikhil Datar vs Union of India has paved the way for an amendment to the MTP Act. He, along with his patient Niketa Mehta, challenged the MTP Act in 2008 [7]. He has helped over 300 women to seek the court's permission for termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks. This work is done pro bono by him. He was interviewed in the famous show “Satyamev Jayate (talk show)” by Aamir Khan[8]for his exemplary work on Gender-sensitive protocol on examination and evidence collection of survivors of sexual assault. He was appointed to a high-level committee by WHO and the Government of India on the national think-tank. [9]He was awarded a fellowship by the International Federation of Health and Human Rights in 2010. He was the recipient of the prestigious Commonwealth fellowship from the UK and worked on patient safety with the NHS in the UK and WHO in 2009. He sits on the advisory board of the Asian Center for Entertainment and Education (a sister organization of the Hollywood Health Society) along with eminent Bollywood personalities.[10] He was a Recipient of Dr Purandare gold medal and Dr Dastur gold medal during his academic career. He is also a Founder and Trustee, “Forum for enhancing quality in health care”, an NGO working on quality in healthcare. He is a regular speaker at many prestigious international conferences and contributes articles to scientific journals as well as national newspapers such as Times of India, DNA[11], Maharashtra Times, and Loksatta.[12]
Honors[edit]
He was selected as “Unique Maharashtrian” by Lokmat group and “Mumbai Hero” by Mumbai Mirror[13]and Hindustan Times in 2018 and 2019. He was awarded the "Mehman-E-Watan" award by the Sindh Government, Pakistan, for his work in healthcare in 2006.
Memberships[edit]
- Association of Medical Consultants
- Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI)[14]
- Mumbai Obstetrics & Gynaecological Society
- Association of Fellow Gynecologists
- Indian Medical Association
- Goregaon Medical Association
- Malad Medical Association
- Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists (IAGE)
- Patient Safety Alliance[15]
- Disease Management Association of India
References[edit]
- ^ "Dr. Nikhil D Datar - Book Appointment, Consult Online, View Fees, Contact Number, Feedbacks | Gynaecologist in Mumbai". Lybrate.
- ^ "Gynaec 1st in Mumbai to give living will to custodian". The Times of India. 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Dr. Nikhil D Datar - Gynecologist/Obstetrician in Mumbai | ClinicSpots". www.clinicspots.com.
- ^ "Dr. Nikhil D Datar - Gynecologist/Obstetrician in Mumbai | ClinicSpots".
- ^ Gupta, Shivani (1 April 2024). "Meet the Doctor Who Fought An Archaic Law for 14 Long Years to Raise The Abortion Limit". The Better India.
- ^ "Dr. Sudha Datar". Mygynaec.
- ^ Shelar, Jyoti (9 June 2019). "Abortion debate: 70 petitioners moved to court in last three years". The Hindu.
- ^ "Fighting Rape – Healing Touch? | satyamevjayate.in". www.satyamevjayate.in.
- ^ "Activists say 1971 MTP Act is outdated". The Asian Age. 2 August 2018.
- ^ "DMAI, FEQH & govt of Maharashtra to organize one-day workshop on patient safety on April 24". test.pharmabiz.com.
- ^ "SC remarks welcome, but Indian abortion law far from ideal". www.dnaindia.com.
- ^ Sep 22, Mumbai Mirror / Updated. "Dr Nikhil Datar: Mumbai Heroes". Mumbai Mirror.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Dr Nikhil Datar: Mumbai Heroes". mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Dr. Nikhil Datar". Life Wave Hospital.
- ^ "Patient Safety Alliance". Patient Safety Alliance.
External links[edit]
- Edit page article published by Times of India
- Hindustan Times article when the book was launched
- Article by The Hindu
- The Hindu Business line: Invited article
- Article by Reproductive rights Initiative
- Times of India: “Doctor behind extended MTP in court again to fine-tune new rules
- Liberating women: Hindustan Times