Keki Byramjee Grant (1920-2011) was an Indian cardiologist from Pune, Maharashtra, one of the first and respected cardiologists in the country and the founder of Grant Medical Foundation, which runs the Ruby Hall Clinic, a nationally accredited hospital in Pune.[1] The Government of India honoured him, posthumously in 2011, with Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, for his services to the medical science.[2]
Keki Byramjee Grant was born on 28 November 1920 in Tamil Nadu to a Parsi family. His father, Byram Dosabhai was an auditor employed with Indian Railways and the family moved to Pune in 1922. As there was no boys' primary school locally, Keki studied in a Girls' School, St. Helena School. Later, he was shifted to Hutching's High School and St. Vincent High School.
Keki graduated from Wadia College, Pune and joined Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals, Mumbai from where he secured his MBBS. Grant started the practice as a Physician under E. H. Cowaji for a monthly stipend of ₹200. A year later, he started teaching at the Sassoon General Hospital, named after David Sassoon, and moved his practice to Jehangir Hospital, Pune. Breaking his practice, he did his post graduation in Cardiology, under the guidance of cardiologist, Paul White,[3] at the Mass General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA and later returned to Jehangir Hospital to resume practice.[4]
A difference of opinion with Cowaji prompted Grant to think about starting a hospital of his own. The result was a four bed hospital, Ruby Hall Clinic, a name inspired by the palace of the Governor General who named it after his wife, Ruby, started on rented premises and opened to public in 1959. Six years later, in 1964, Grant purchased the palace property with the help of a bank loan to house the hospital.[4] In 1966, he founded a trust, the Grant Medical Foundation and the hospital was transferred to the care of the Trust.[5]
The hospital, over a period of time, grew to become a 550-bed hospital, and the first nationally accredited hospital in Pune.[6] He was successful in bringing coronary angioplasty, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, CT Scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, image intensifier X-ray, cadaveric organ donation and the first Image Guided Radio Therapy (IGRT) for cancer to Ruby Hall and thus making it an advanced centre of medical care.[4] The hospital is reported to have the highest number of ICU beds, counting 76, in the country.[7]
Personal life
Grant was married to Tehmi, who predeceased him; the couple had a son and a daughter. Their son, Pervez Grant, is a cardiologist at Ruby Hall.[1][4]
In 1986, while Grant was flying from Mumbai to London, the aircraft was hijacked by terrorists. The ensuing shoot-out left 25 people dead and around 100 injured, including Grant, who was hit by a bullet on his knee.[4] He however survived to live for a further 25 years.
Grant died on 4 January 2011, aged 90, at Ruby Hall Clinic, succumbing to respiratory illnesses.[1] The announcement awarding him the Padma Bhushan came just a few days after his death.
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keki, byramjee, grant, 1920, 2011, indian, cardiologist, from, pune, maharashtra, first, respected, cardiologists, country, founder, grant, medical, foundation, which, runs, ruby, hall, clinic, nationally, accredited, hospital, pune, government, india, honoure. Keki Byramjee Grant 1920 2011 was an Indian cardiologist from Pune Maharashtra one of the first and respected cardiologists in the country and the founder of Grant Medical Foundation which runs the Ruby Hall Clinic a nationally accredited hospital in Pune 1 The Government of India honoured him posthumously in 2011 with Padma Bhushan the third highest civilian award for his services to the medical science 2 Keki Byramjee GrantBorn 1920 11 28 28 November 1920Tamil Nadu IndiaDied4 January 2011 2011 01 04 aged 90 PuneResting placeKoregaon Park Cemetery PuneOccupationCardiologistSpouseTehmiChildrenPervez Grant 1 ZareenAwardsPadma Bhushan Contents 1 Background and early life 2 Ruby Hall Clinic 3 Personal life 4 Awards and recognitions 5 References 6 External linksBackground and early life EditKeki Byramjee Grant was born on 28 November 1920 in Tamil Nadu to a Parsi family His father Byram Dosabhai was an auditor employed with Indian Railways and the family moved to Pune in 1922 As there was no boys primary school locally Keki studied in a Girls School St Helena School Later he was shifted to Hutching s High School and St Vincent High School Ruby Hall Clinic EditMain article Ruby Hall Clinic Keki graduated from Wadia College Pune and joined Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals Mumbai from where he secured his MBBS Grant started the practice as a Physician under E H Cowaji for a monthly stipend of 200 A year later he started teaching at the Sassoon General Hospital named after David Sassoon and moved his practice to Jehangir Hospital Pune Breaking his practice he did his post graduation in Cardiology under the guidance of cardiologist Paul White 3 at the Mass General Hospital Boston Massachusetts USA and later returned to Jehangir Hospital to resume practice 4 A difference of opinion with Cowaji prompted Grant to think about starting a hospital of his own The result was a four bed hospital Ruby Hall Clinic a name inspired by the palace of the Governor General who named it after his wife Ruby started on rented premises and opened to public in 1959 Six years later in 1964 Grant purchased the palace property with the help of a bank loan to house the hospital 4 In 1966 he founded a trust the Grant Medical Foundation and the hospital was transferred to the care of the Trust 5 The hospital over a period of time grew to become a 550 bed hospital and the first nationally accredited hospital in Pune 6 He was successful in bringing coronary angioplasty Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting CT Scan Magnetic Resonance Imaging image intensifier X ray cadaveric organ donation and the first Image Guided Radio Therapy IGRT for cancer to Ruby Hall and thus making it an advanced centre of medical care 4 The hospital is reported to have the highest number of ICU beds counting 76 in the country 7 Personal life EditGrant was married to Tehmi who predeceased him the couple had a son and a daughter Their son Pervez Grant is a cardiologist at Ruby Hall 1 4 In 1986 while Grant was flying from Mumbai to London the aircraft was hijacked by terrorists The ensuing shoot out left 25 people dead and around 100 injured including Grant who was hit by a bullet on his knee 4 He however survived to live for a further 25 years Grant died on 4 January 2011 aged 90 at Ruby Hall Clinic succumbing to respiratory illnesses 1 The announcement awarding him the Padma Bhushan came just a few days after his death Awards and recognitions EditPadma Bhushan 2011 2 Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Cardiology BJ Medical College and Sassoon Hospital 5 8 Punya Bhushan Award Tridal 2004 3 Fellow American College of Chest Physicians 8 Founder fellow Indian College of Physicians 8 References Edit India portal a b c DNA death announcement Retrieved 6 August 2014 a b Padma The Times of India Retrieved 6 August 2014 a b Punya Bhushan Retrieved 6 August 2014 a b c d e Financial Express Retrieved 6 August 2014 a b aarogya Retrieved 6 August 2014 Indian Express Retrieved 6 August 2014 Business India Issues 556 562 A H Advani 1999 a b c Parsi Panchayat PDF Archived from the original PDF on 8 August 2014 Retrieved 6 August 2014 External links Edit E Medi News Retrieved 6 August 2014 Ruby Expansion Archived from the original on 8 August 2014 Retrieved 6 August 2014 Death announcement on My Headlinez Retrieved 6 August 2014 Death announcement on Medianet 4 January 2011 Retrieved 6 August 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keki Byramjee Grant amp oldid 1130562299, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
