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Lakhumal Hiranand Hiranandani (1917–2013) was an Indian
otorhinolaryngologist Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the surgical an ...
, social activist and philanthropist, known for pioneering several surgical procedures which later came to be known as ''Dr. Hiranandani's Operations''. He was the founder chairman of ''Hiranandani Foundation Trust'' which runs two schools in India and was reported to have been active in the social movement against
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in India. He was a recipient of the ''Golden Award'' of the
American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) is one of the world's largest professional associations for medical specialists, with nearly 12,000 specialists in the area of otolaryngology (otorhinolaryngology) - caring ...
, the first Indian and the fifth overall to receive the honour. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the
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, in 1972, for his contributions to medicine and society.


Biography

Lakhumal Hiranand Hiranandani, born as Lakhumal Hiranand Khiara, was born in September 1917, in
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, the
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of
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(presently in Pakistan) in a family of limited financial means. After his early education in Sindh, he accompanied his family which migrated to Mumbai in 1937, and graduated in medicine in 1942 from Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai. After doing his internship at the
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, he moved to London for further studies from where he secured the degree of FRCS and returned to India to start his career by joining his alma mater, Topiwala National Medical College and ''Bai Yamunabai Laxman Nair Charitable Hospital'', as an honorary ENT surgeon. He served the institution till his superannuation at the age of 58 after which, associated himself with Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation when they made him an Emeritus Professor and Advisor to the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck. He also worked as a consultant at
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and Jaslok Hospital and continued his association with the Topiwala National Medical College as an Emeritus Professor, till the age of 83. Hiranandani was married to Kanta and the couple had three sons, Navin Hiranandani, an ENT surgeon and a known medical writer, Niranjan Hiranandani and
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, both entrepreneurs and the founders of ''Hiranandani Group'', one of the leading real estate developers with a number of notable developments such as
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and
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. He died on 5 September 2013, succumbing to age-related illnesses at the age of 96, survived by his wife and the two younger sons; Navin Hiranandani having preceded him in death. The story of his life has been documented in the book, ''Dr. L H Hiranandani - Born To Heal'', written by Subhadra Anand.


Legacy

Hiranandani was credited with several achievements in interventional medical treatment and medical administration. He pioneered many new surgical methods in otorhynolaryngology, which collectively came to be known as ''Dr Hiranandani's Operations''. He initiated a treatment protocol for throat cancer, an initiative which was considered outside the purview of an ENT surgeon till then, which, reportedly, integrated head and neck surgeries with ENT. At BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, he established an ENT department incorporating head and neck surgeries, reported to be the first time in India an ENT department included head and neck surgical treatment also in its treatment range. The department was later named as ''Dr. Hiranandani's Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck''. He also established the ''Post Graduate ENT Hospital'', ''Speech and Audiology School'' and ''Vestibular Research Unit'' at BYL Hospital. He served as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Government of India for setting up medical colleges in the private sector and it was during his tenure at the committee that 14 medical colleges were established in
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and the retirement age of the medical academics of the state was raised from 58 to 65. Hiranandani was a member of the ''American Society of Head and Neck Surgery'', the first Indian to be accorded a membership at AHNS. He was the author of several articles and two books, ''Histopathological Study of Middle Ear Cleft and its Clinical Applications'' and ''Head and Neck Cancer''. He was one among the group of ENT surgeons who founded the ''Association of Otolaryngologists of India'' (AOI) and served as its president during which time AOI opened the ''AOI Research and Education Foundation''. He was instrumental in the creation of 15 research endowments spread across several Indian universities, each valued at 100,000 each and personally contributed 300,000 towards the corpus fund for the endowments. His efforts were also reported in the establishment of 20 orations and many awards and prizes for recognising excellence in otorhynolaryngology. Besides, he served as an adviser of the
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and
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. After being nominated as the nominee of the Maharashtra state government at the
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, he served as the member of its National Board and a member of the executive council from 1990 to 1995. He was also a member of the governing council of the
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(ICMR). In 1972, when a drought hit Mumbai, Hiranandani abandoned his medical practice to organise medical aid and immunisation camps for the drought-affected people, serving as the Honorary Medical Director. The next year, he worked in Bihar and Odisha which were affected by floods and in the aftermath of the
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of 1993, he worked for organising medical aid to the injured. He founded ''Hiranandani Foundation Trust'', and opened the first school under the trust, ''Hiranandani Foundation School'', Powai in 1990, followed by another one at Thane, ''HFS International'', in 1999. It is reported that he bequeathed his savings of 25 million to the foundation. He also served as a member of the executive committee of the
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, when he was appointed to the post in 1991. It was in the 1990s, he led a campaign against
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which was known to have assisted in the passing of ''The Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994'' which proposed guidelines on organ donation and imposed strict restrictions on
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.


Awards and honours

Hiranandani was a member of the ''American Society of Head and Neck Surgery'', the first Indian to be inducted into the society. When he was selected for the ''Golden Award'' of the
American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) is one of the world's largest professional associations for medical specialists, with nearly 12,000 specialists in the area of otolaryngology (otorhinolaryngology) - caring ...
, he became the first Indian and the fifth person to receive the award. The
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included him the Republic Day Honours list for the third highest civilian honour of the
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in 1972. He received the ''Danvanthari Award'' of the ''Dhanvantari Medical Foundation'' in 1988, the first time the award was given to an ENT surgeon. He was also a recipient of the ''
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Millenium Award'', which he received in 2001. A year before his death, he received the ''Lifetime Achievement Award in Healthcare'' from the
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(FICCI) in 2012. Apart from ''Dr. Hiranandani's Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck'' at the BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, another institution, Dr. L. H. Hiranandani College of Pharmacy, an institution located in
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, Mumbai, is also named after Hirnanadani. ''Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital'' is a 240-bedded multi-specialty hospital built by his sons, in honour of their father.


See also

* Hiranandani Foundation Schools


References


Further reading

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hiranandani, Lakhumal Hiranand Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in medicine 1917 births 2013 deaths People from Thatta District Indian otolaryngologists Indian medical academics Indian medical writers Indian medical administrators King Edward Medical University alumni Medical Council of India Indian Council of Medical Research Indian Sindhi people 20th-century Indian philanthropists