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Nikhil Datar
Born (1970-03-01) 1 March 1970 (age 54)
Alma materSir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals (MBBS)
Occupation(s)Practicing gynaecologist, medico-legal expert & noted health rights activist
Known forMedical Director & Senior Gynaecologist at Cloudnine Hospital, Mumbai
SpouseSmita Datar
AwardsCommonwealth Professional Fellowship- Patient Safety from UK & WHO 2009

Dr. Purandhare Gold Medal 1990
Dr. Dastur Gold Medal 1989
Founder President- Patient Safety Alliance 2014
American Austrian Foundation Fellowship for Health rights

Goregaon Bhushan 2011
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 health rights activist in India.[1]

Education and career

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Dr. Nikhil Datar is popularly known as a health rights activist who was instrumental in amending the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (1971).[2]

Biography

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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. 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[3]. 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.[4] He was appointed to a high-level committee by WHO and the Government of India on the national think-tank. [5]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.[6][unreliable source?] He was a Recipient of Dr Purandare gold medal and Dr Dastur gold medal during his academic career.[citation needed]He is also a Founder and Trustee, “Forum for enhancing quality in health care”, an NGO working on quality in healthcare. [citation needed]

Honors

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He was selected as “Unique Maharashtrian” by Lokmat group and “Mumbai Hero” by Mumbai Mirror[7]and Hindustan Times in 2018 and 2019.

References

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  1. ^ "Gynaec 1st in Mumbai to give living will to custodian". The Times of India. 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Shelar, Jyoti (9 June 2019). "Abortion debate: 70 petitioners moved to court in last three years". The Hindu.
  4. ^ Porecha, Maitri (8 January 2023). "Despite Supreme Court judgment, abortion for unmarried women after 20 weeks a catch-22". The Hindu.
  5. ^ "Activists say 1971 MTP Act is outdated". The Asian Age. 2 August 2018.
  6. ^ "DMAI, FEQH & govt of Maharashtra to organize one-day workshop on patient safety on April 24". test.pharmabiz.com.
  7. ^ "Dr Nikhil Datar: Mumbai Heroes". mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com.
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