Motibai Kapadia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1867 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 1930 (aged 62–63) |
| Education | Grant Medical College, Mumbai |
| Known for | First Indian female graduate of Grant Medical College |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Physician |
| Institutions | Victoria Jubilee Hospital for women, Ahmedabad, Bombay Presidency |
| Awards | Kaisar-i-Hind Medal (1911) |
Motibai Rustomji Kapadia LRCP FRCS (1867–1930) was an Indian doctor who is credited as the first Indian female physician in Western medicine to have trained alongside men in India. In 1884, she gained admission to Grant Medical College, Mumbai, from where she graduated. After gaining her Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians (LRCP) she was appointed to head the Victoria Jubilee Hospital for women in Ahmedabad. In 1891, she qualified FRCS.
In 1911, Kapadia received the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal in the 1911 Delhi Durbar Honours following the Coronation of George V and Mary.