Prithipal Singh Maini is an Indian orthopedic surgeon and the senior consultant surgeon at
Sir Ganga Ram City Hospital, New Delhi.
He is also a Consultant Orthopaedist at Sama Hospital, New Delhi.
Maini has managed several clinical and medical trials and has taught at a number of medical schools in India.
He is an Emeritus Professor of the
Maharshi Dayanand University and is the vice chairman of Pathfinder Health India Group,
an organization promoting affordable healthcare.
When
Parkash Singh Badal
Parkash Singh Badal ( pa, ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ; born 8 December 1927) is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Punjab state from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017. He ...
, the chief minister of Punjab, suffered a fall in 2001, it was Maini who operated on him to correct the
Femur fracture
A femoral fracture is a bone fracture that involves the femur. They are typically sustained in high-impact trauma, such as car crashes, due to the large amount of force needed to break the bone. Fractures of the diaphysis, or middle of the femu ...
.
He received the ''Order of Nishan-e-Khalsa'' honor from the chief minister of Punjab in 2001.
The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...
, in 2007, for his contributions to Indian medicine.
Dr P.S. Maini has died on 27th March 2023.
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Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in medicine
Year of birth missing (living people)
Indian orthopedic surgeons
Indian medical academics
Medical doctors from Punjab, India
Living people
20th-century Indian medical doctors
20th-century surgeons
Maharshi Dayanand University
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