Shamsuddin H. Rahimtoola

Shamsuddin H. Rahimtoola

Born	3 October 1936 Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	23 October 2016
Occupation	Professor
Known for	General Physician dealing with tropical diseases
Relatives	Hoosenaly Rahimtoola Shabuddin H. Rahimtoola

Shamsuddin H. Rahimtoola (3 October 1936 – 26 October 2016) was a Pakistani general physician dealing with tropical diseases. Rahimtoola remained the 10th Principal of Dow Medical College Karachi in 1984.^[1] He was also Medical Superintendent of the Civil Hospital in Karachi. The Dow University premises encompass the Professor Shamsuddin Rahimtoola Digital Library named in his honour.^[2]

Early life and education

Shamsuddin Rahimtoola was born on 3 October 1936 in Poona. He initially attended school at St. Xavier’s in Bombay, a city of which his father was mayor.^[3] Following partition of the sub-continent in 1947, his family moved to Pakistan and he continued at B. V. S. Parsi High School in Karachi.^[4]

Following matriculation in 1951, Rahimtoola proceeded to D. J. Sindh Government Science College and was awarded a B.Sc. in Zoology in 1956. He received an M.B;B.S from Dow Medical College in Karachi in 1962 and worked as House officer for two years before proceeding to the United Kingdom for further education. In 1965 he completed the D.T.M.H from the University of Edinburgh with a Greig Medal. He was joint medal holder with Anne. F. Capey. This prize was specific to the Tropical Medicine department at the University of Edinburgh. In the following year [1966] he completed the M.R.C.P (Edinburgh) .

Career

Rahimtoola returned to Pakistan in 1966 and took up work at the Civil Hospital as Senior Registrar.^[5] He simultaneously started teaching at the Dow Medical College . Rahimtoola was popular with both students and patients and by 1970 became assistant professor. By 1975 Rahimtoola had become a full professor at the Medical College. He regularly led two wards namely Medical Unit 2 and Medical Unit 4 during his career at the Civil Hospital, Karachi.

In 1984 Rahimtoola was appointed principal of the Dow Medical College for a brief period. It was during this period that he also served as medical superintendent of Civil Hospital, Karachi. He was also credited with initiating the first ICU [Intensive Care Unit] at Civil Hospital during his tenure. He retired from Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital in 1994 and thereafter focused on his private practice at the Anklesaria Nursing Home.

Rahimtoola was officially gazetted as the Physician to the President, Prime Minister, foreign Dignitaries and associated persons for the period from 1977 until 1989.

Awards

Rahimtoola was presented with the Life Time Achievement Award by the Dow University of Health Sciences, as Dow Medical College was then known, in 2013.^[6]

Death

Shamsuddin Rahimtoola died on 23 October 2016 in Karachi. ^[7]

A condolence meeting was held by the Dow University in honour of Rahimtoola. Department heads, professors and administrators paid tributes ^[8] and it was announced that the new Digital Library after him. The Professor Shamsuddin Rahimtoola Digital Library is located at the main city campus of the Dow University and is set up to establish connectivity with other HEC institutions and international academic bodies.

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