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Prithipal Singh Maini

Prithipal Singh Maini

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Prithipal Singh Maini is an Indian orthopedic surgeon and the senior consultant surgeon at Sir Ganga Ram City Hospital, New Delhi.[1] He is also a Consultant Orthopaedist at Sama Hospital, New Delhi.[2]

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Maini has managed several clinical and medical trials and has taught at a number of medical schools in India.[3] He is an Emeritus Professor of the Maharshi Dayanand University and is the vice chairman of Pathfinder Health India Group,[4] an organization promoting affordable healthcare.[5] When Parkash Singh Badal, the chief minister of Punjab, suffered a fall in 2001, it was Maini who operated on him to correct the Femur fracture.[6] He received the Order of Nishan-e-Khalsa honor from the chief minister of Punjab in 2001.[7][8] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2007, for his contributions to Indian medicine.[9]

Dr P.S. Maini has died on 27th March 2023.

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    "Department of Orthopedics". SGR City Hospital. 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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    "Dr. Prithipal Singh Maini, Director". India Mart. 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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    "Order of Nishan-e-Khalsa winners". The Tribune. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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    Mohinder Singh (1 January 2001). Punjab 2000: Political and Socio-economic Developments. Anamika Publishers & Distributors. pp. 258–. ISBN 978-81-86565-90-2.
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    "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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