Khursheed Jeejeebhoy

Professor
Khursheed Jeejeebhoy
FRCPC
Professor Khursheed Jeejeebhoy FRCPC
Born	Khursheed Nowrojee Jeejeebhoy; 26 August 1935 (age 89); Rangoon, British Burma
Citizenship	Canadian
Alma mater	University of Madras (MBBS)
Known for	gastroenterology, nutrition
	Scientific career
Fields	Medicine;
Institutions	University of Toronto; University Health Network; St. Michael's Hospital;

Khursheed Nowrojee Jeejeebhoy (born August 26, 1935) was a gastroenterologist at the Toronto General Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and professor of medicine, nutrition and physiology at the University of Toronto, best known for his pioneering work in the development of parenteral nutrition.

Biography

Jeejeebhoy was born to an Indian Parsi family in Rangoon, Burma on August 26, 1935, Nowrojee Jeejeebhoy and Gulbanoo Nowrojee (Tarapore) Jeejeebhoy.^[1] The family was evacuated to India by air in a DC-3 ahead of advancing Japanese forces during the Japanese invasion of Burma. His father joined the Indian Army, and his maternal grandfather Pheroze Khurshetjee Tarapore was recalled to service after he had retired as an officer in the Indian Medical Service.^[2]

Due to World War II and his family's flight to India as refugees, Jeejeebhoy's schooling was initially very checkered. After his family fled to India, they lived a nomadic life and whether or not he attended school depended on where his father was stationed. However, his maternal grandmother Rattan Tarapore, a medical doctor trained at JJ Hospital Medical School in Bombay, home schooled him. At age 15 he entered Nirmala College in Delhi and studied economics and political science. At age 17, upon hearing of the excellence of Christian Medical College Vellore he applied for one of the ten spots available to students not sponsored by a Christian Mission. Entrance was by competitive written exam and interview. He was the first one called to fill one of the ten spots. He convocated in February 1959, capturing nine of ten gold medals.^[2]

His graduate medical training was in London.^[2]

He is married and had three children.

Works

Total Parenteral Nutrition in the Hospital and at Home, (ISBN-13: 978-1315898230) - Published in 2017

References

^ Jeejeebhoy, Shireen (October 2007). Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story. iUniverse. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-595-44544-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Dr. Khursheed N. Jeejeebhoy". Shireen Jeejeebhoy. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

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[1] Jeejeebhoy, Shireen (October 2007). Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story. iUniverse. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-595-44544-8.

[Lifeliner-2] "Dr. Khursheed N. Jeejeebhoy". Shireen Jeejeebhoy. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

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