Khambatta, Kershaw Burjor (1926 - 2019)
Asset Name:
E009621 - Khambatta, Kershaw Burjor (1926 - 2019)
Title:
Khambatta, Kershaw Burjor (1926 - 2019)
Author:
Tina Craig
Identifier:
RCS: E009621
Publisher:
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2019-06-28
2022-11-03
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Khambatta, Kershaw Burjor (1926 - 2019), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
IsPartOf Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Date of Birth:
17 April 1926
Date of Death:
30 May 2019
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
FRCS 1962
MB BS Bombay 1942
DLO 1952
FRCS Edin 1956
Details:
Kershaw Burjor Khambatta studied medicine at Grant Medical College in Bombay, qualifying MB, BS in 1942. After working as a house surgeon at the Sir J. J. Hospital he travelled to the UK to study for the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, passing in 1956, and of the college which he passed in 1962. He worked at the General Hospital in Walsall and Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield.
Returning to Pakistan, he worked at various hospitals and also ran a free clinic for the poor – he was even known to slip money under the pillows of impecunious patients.
He died on 21 May 2019 aged 93 and was survived by his wife Mehroo and children Darius, Cherazad, Rustom and Zinaida.
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
Asset
Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E009000-E009999/E009600-E009699
