Born at Satara near Poona, Deccan, India on 12 April 1880, second child and eldest son of Dr Nusserwanji C Coorlawala, LMS Bombay, and Bai Meherbai M. Satarawala, his wife. He was educated at Bishop Cotton School, Madras, the Hyderabad Medical School, Edinburgh, London, and Paris. In 1911 he was appointed house surgeon to the Afzulgunj Hospital and from 1912 to 1933 he was professor of ophthalmology, anatomy, and surgery in the Osmania Medical College. He was elected surgeon to the Osmania Hospital in 1922, and was surgeon and superintendent of the hospital from 1922 to 1929. He did very valuable work during his term of office and was mainly responsible for the building of the hospital. He served as household physician to HEH the Nizam until February 1936 when his health obliged him to retire. In 1933 he accompanied Prince Huazzam Bahadur to Europe, and on his return he was complimented with the title of Nawab Yar Jung Bahadur; in 1935 he attended the Prince on a second visit. He became a member of the British Medical Association in 1920. He died at Saifabad, Hyderabad on 21 November 1936. Coorlawala was interested throughout his professional life in the subjects of surgery and radiology. He was a polished gentleman and an excellent administrator. He married, 10 November 1913, Rochun Cursetji Wacha, and was survived by a son and four daughters. Publications:- Notes on X-rays. *Proc Hyderabad med Ass*. The treatment of gastric ulcer. *Deccan Med J* 1923.