Chittoor Mohammed Habeebullah

{{Short description|Indian gastroenterologist}}

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| birth_date = 1937

| birth_place = Andhra Pradesh, India

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| occupation = Gastroenterologist

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| awards = Padma Shri
Khwarizmi International Award

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Chittoor Mohammed Habeebullah was an Indian gastroenterologist, known for his contributions to the medical discipline of gastroenterology in India.{{cite journal | title=Chittoor Mohammed Habibullah | author=Springer | journal=Indian Journal of Gastroenterology |date=October 2010 | volume=29 | issue=5 | pages=175–176 | doi=10.1007/s12664-010-0053-9| doi-access=free }}{{cite web | url=http://www.learningfromexpert.com/892/doctor-habibullah.html | title=Learning from Expert | publisher=Learning from Expert | date=2014 | access-date=2 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102110146/http://www.learningfromexpert.com/892/doctor-habibullah.html | archive-date=2 January 2015 | url-status=dead }} Born in 1937{{cite web | url=http://nasi.nic.in/fellows.asp?RsFilter=H | title=NASI | publisher=NASI | date=2014 | access-date=2 January 2015}} in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Habeebullah graduated in medicine (MBBS) from the Guntur Medical College in 1958, after which he secured his master's degree in general medicine (MD) from Andhra University and DM from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. He started his career as an assistant professor at the Department of Gastroenterology, Osmania Medical College and served as the professor and the Head of the Department from 1975 to 1992 and thereafter as the principal till 1994. He also served as the Director, Centre for Liver Research and Diagnostics, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad and as the Director of Medical Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh. He was a 1997 Fellow of The National Academy of Sciences, India and had many scientific publications to his credit.{{cite web | url=http://www.pubfacts.com/author/Chittoor-Mohammed+Habibullah | title=Listing on Pubfacts | publisher=Pubfacts | date=2014 | access-date=2 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083033/http://www.pubfacts.com/author/Chittoor-Mohammed+Habibullah | archive-date=24 September 2015 | url-status=dead }} A recipient of the Khwarizmi International Award in 1997,{{cite web | url=http://www.irost.org/kia/content/khwarizmi-international-award-10th-session-1997 | title=KIA | publisher=KIA | date=2014 | access-date=2 January 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215095928/http://www.irost.org/kia/content/khwarizmi-international-award-10th-session-1997 | archive-date=15 December 2013 }} Habeebullah was honored by the Government of India, in 2001, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Padma Awards |date=2014 |access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }} He died on 10 July 2010, falling to a cardiac arrest.