Dossibai Patell
Dossibai Rustomji Cowasji Patell MBE, MRCP (16 October 1881 – 4 February 1960), later known as Dossibai Jehangir Ratenshaw Dadabhoy, was an Indian obstetrician and gynaecologist, who in 1910 became the first woman to become a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS). After completing initial medical training in India, she spent six years in London studying for the MRCS (Eng), LRCP, MRCP, MB BS and finally MD. Upon return to India, she established a career in obstetrics and gynaecology, advocated maternal and child welfare centres and petitioned for reducing infant mortality. In this role, she became active in a variety of societies, becoming the president of first the Bombay Obstetric and Gynaecological Society and later of the Association of Medical Women in India. The Dossibai J. R. Dadabhoy oration is given in her memory. Early life Dossibai Patell was born on 16 October 1881 to a wealthy Parsi family and attended Miss Moos School for Girls in Bombay (now Mumbai). Patell came from Navsara Chambers, Fort Bombay, India. In 1903, she completed her medical training at Grant Medical College, Bombay, from where she gained her Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery. She then assisted Sir Temulji Nariman