Nagpur: One of the senior most medical practitioners of the region and a dedicated philanthropist, Dr Fazal, passed away on Monday morning after a brief illness. He was 95. He was a resident of Mahdi Bagh colony.
A former civil surgeon in Madhya Pradesh, Dr Fazal had been practicing in the city for around 50 years. He was the grandfather of international cricketer and Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal. He is survived behind his wife, two sons, a daughter, grandchildren, great grandchildren and innumerable friends and admirers.
He was a senior vice president of Indian Medical Association and was closely associated with several leading medical bodies. During his 72 years of practice, Dr Fazal served five generations of people across India. He was a dedicated philanthropist and known as the ‘people’s doctor’ in local circles for not only waiving his fees but also providing free medicines to hundreds of needy patients.
In his 22-year stint in villages of India, he performed unusual medical feats such as removing a 70-pound ovarian tumour, a record number of hysterectomies, resection of intestine and anastomosis, including peptic ulcer surgeries without regular anaesthetist, and removing 18 fibroids from the uterus of a 27-year-old woman who later conceived because hysterectomy was avoided. He performed surgeries of all sorts even at the age of 95.
A man of many skills and uncommon grit, Dr Fazal played cricket and golf even at the age of 90. A deeply spiritual person, he spent his free time translating and typing religious texts from Arabic and Urdu for the sake of the younger generation in his Mahdi Bagh colony. At the age of 92, he braved the odds and undertook pilgrimages to remote and strife-torn areas. He was conferred with very high spiritual honours by three successive generations of spiritual masters who had great admiration and respect for his services.
A lover of poetry, music and literature, he was a regular at poetry sessions and qawaalis in and around Nagpur. He had also acquired remarkable IT skills in his nineties.
The medical, literary and social circles of Nagpur expressed deep sorrow on his passing away.
A former civil surgeon in Madhya Pradesh, Dr Fazal had been practicing in the city for around 50 years. He was the grandfather of international cricketer and Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal. He is survived behind his wife, two sons, a daughter, grandchildren, great grandchildren and innumerable friends and admirers.
He was a senior vice president of Indian Medical Association and was closely associated with several leading medical bodies. During his 72 years of practice, Dr Fazal served five generations of people across India. He was a dedicated philanthropist and known as the ‘people’s doctor’ in local circles for not only waiving his fees but also providing free medicines to hundreds of needy patients.
In his 22-year stint in villages of India, he performed unusual medical feats such as removing a 70-pound ovarian tumour, a record number of hysterectomies, resection of intestine and anastomosis, including peptic ulcer surgeries without regular anaesthetist, and removing 18 fibroids from the uterus of a 27-year-old woman who later conceived because hysterectomy was avoided. He performed surgeries of all sorts even at the age of 95.
A man of many skills and uncommon grit, Dr Fazal played cricket and golf even at the age of 90. A deeply spiritual person, he spent his free time translating and typing religious texts from Arabic and Urdu for the sake of the younger generation in his Mahdi Bagh colony. At the age of 92, he braved the odds and undertook pilgrimages to remote and strife-torn areas. He was conferred with very high spiritual honours by three successive generations of spiritual masters who had great admiration and respect for his services.
A lover of poetry, music and literature, he was a regular at poetry sessions and qawaalis in and around Nagpur. He had also acquired remarkable IT skills in his nineties.
The medical, literary and social circles of Nagpur expressed deep sorrow on his passing away.
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