Raj Baveja
Indian gynecologist
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Raj Baveja is an Indian gynecologist, obstetrician and the former head of the department of gynecology and obstetrics at the Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad.[1]
Raj Baveja | |
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| Born | 1934 (age 91–92) Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupations | Gynecologist, Obstetrician |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Work
Baveja also serves as the honorary Medical Superintendent of the Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital, Allahabad.[citation needed] She hails from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is the author several medical papers on adolescent gynecology,[2] pregnancy and child birth management.[3] She has assisted a working group on Care in Normal Birth of the World Health Organization.[4] and headed an Indian Council of Medical Research task force on contraception in 2000.[5] She is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences,[6] and the Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1983.[7]
