--- "Jesus Mario B. Fernandes" wrote: > > As the name couldnt have been anything but of Goan > ethnicity, perhaps somebody could tell us more > about him, to be included amongst Great Goans, > if the case may be, > Mario observes: > http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/2646.html > Vithalrao Nagesh Shirodkar, Indian obstetrician and gynaecologist, born April 27, 1899, Shiroda, Goa; died March 7, 1971. > Dr. Shirodkar invented what is known as the Shirodkar Stitch or Shirodkar Cerclage which enabled thousands of women to bear children which they were unable to previously. > No list of Great Goans would be complete without this man. >
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