Rich tributes were paid to Professor Noor Ahmed Baloch a former Principal of Chandka Medical College Larkana at a memorial meeting organized by SIUT (Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation) here on Thursday. Professor Baloch passed away in Toronto (Canada) in recent days. The memorial meeting was presided by Professor AdibRizvi, Director SIUT while speakers who paid tributes and recalled the services included the faculty members of the Institute. Paying tributes to late, Professor AdibRizvi said “Baloch Sahib as he was fondly addressed left an unparalleled legacy of serving patients and teaching both to students and residents. He said Baloch Sahib accomplished the challenging task of setting up specialty of Urology in Chandka Medical College which was the first of its kind in Larkana, Sindh. He said another contribution of Prof Baloch was setting up a Centre of Urology in Larkana equipped with lithotripters which again happened to be the first such facility in the upper part of the province. Prof Rizvi said that the services of late Professor Baloch will be remembered for all times to come not only as an outstanding surgeon but also in the field of medical education and hospital administration. Professor Baloch served at Chandka as Principal from 1983 to 1984 and Medical Superintendent from 1989 to 1990 and as Professor of Urology in subsequent years till his retirement 2001.
