Syed Adeebul Hasan Rizvi (also spelled: Adibul Hasan Rizvi) is a Pakistani philanthropist, doctor, Renal transplant surgeon and founder of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), the largest kidney transplant centre in Pakistan. This institute is affiliated with the nearby Civil Hospital, Karachi.[1][2]
Adeebul Hasan Rizvi | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 11, 1938 Kalanpur, United Provinces, British India |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation(s) | Physician and Surgeon |
| Awards | Ramon Magsaysay Award (1998) Lifetime Achievement Award (2015) |
Early life and career
editRizvi was born on 11 September 1938 in a small village Kalanpur in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, British India. He graduated from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan in 1968. Thereafter he went to UK to pursue his postgraduate training. After finishing his studies there, he returned to Pakistan. "In those days most people returned from the UK with cars, but guess what, Dr. Rizvi returned with a container full of medical equipment".[3]
While living in the UK, Rizvi was inspired by the National Health Service and decided to try that idea in Pakistan. Rizvi set up an eight-bed urology ward at the Civil Hospital, Karachi in 1970.[3][1]
SIUT started as an eight-bed ward at Civil Hospital, Karachi, and has grown to be Pakistan's leading & largest Urology and Transplantation Institute with branches (satellite centers) spreading from Kathore near Karachi to far North in Azad Kashmir.[4][5]
Rizvi is the president of the Transplant Society of Pakistan.[6] In 2003, Rizvi led a team of SIUT surgeons that performed the first successful liver transplant on an infant in Pakistan.[7]
In 2001, police arrested "a gang that was planning to murder" Rizvi.[8]
Awards and recognition
edit- Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1998[5]
- Hamdan Award for Volunteers in Humanitarian Medical Services in 2004[9]
- WHO's Shousha Prize in 2008[10]
- Lifetime Achievement Award by The Sindh Association of North America in 2015[11]
- Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2018[12]
References
edit- ^ a b Shahzeb Jillani (19 October 2014). "Pakistan's 'miracle' doctor inspired by NHS (National Health Service)". BBC News website. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "KARACHI: Experts back ban on organ 'donation' to foreigners". Dawn (newspaper). 13 January 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b Profile of Adeebul Hasan Rizvi Spiritual Legacy website, Published 10 June 2013, Retrieved 7 April 2021
- ^ "Adeebul Hasan Rizvi". www.siut.org. Archived from the original on January 27, 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b Dr Adeebul Hasan Rizvi, a Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient in 1998 Ramon Magsaysay Award website, Retrieved 7 April 2021
- ^ Zardari donates all body organs, The News International (newspaper), Published 18 March 2010, Retrieved 7 April 2021
- ^ "Pakistan performs first successful liver transplant on an infant" ABC NEWS website, Published 29 November 2003, Retrieved 7 April 2021
- ^ Ahmad, K. (2002). "Pakistani doctors strike after ten doctors murdered this year". The Lancet. 359 (9314): 1322. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(02)08332-0. S2CID 54369220.
- ^ "Prof. Adibul Hasan Rizvi - Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences - HMA". www.hmaward.org.ae. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation Prize and Fellowship|Previous winners" (PDF).
- ^ Lifetime Achievement Award for Dr Adeebul Hasan Rizvi in 2015 Dawn (newspaper), Published 28 January 2015, Retrieved 7 April 2021
- ^ Awards conferred on 58 military, 73 civil personalities Dawn (newspaper), Published 24 March 2018, Retrieved 7 April 2021