Kirpal Singh Chugh | |
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| Born | (1932-12-12)12 December 1932 |
| Died | 17 September 2017(2017-09-17) (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Nephrologist |
| Children | Sumant Chugh, Sumeet Chugh |
| Awards | Padma Shri B. C. Roy Award National Kidney Foundation Award Nihon University Medical School Gold Medal ICMR Outstanding Research Award Motashaw Memorial Award M. D. Adatia Award Indian Society of Nephrologists Award Association of Physicians of India Award K. B. Kanwar Memorial Award Dhanwantari National Award Nephrology Forum Award |
Kirpal Singh Chugh (12 December 1932 – 17 September 2017) was an Indian nephrologist[1] fromPatti, a neighbouring town toAmritsar in the Indian state ofPunjab.[2] He was reportedly the first qualified Indian nephrologist and is considered by many to have been the father of Nephrology in India[3] for his pioneering efforts in starting the first medical department in the discipline in 1956 and establishing the first medical course in nephrology (DM) at thePost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh .[2]
Born on 12 December 1932,[4] Chugh won many awards and honours such asB. C. Roy Award (1993),National Kidney Foundation Award, Nihon University Medical School Gold Medal (1979),ICMR Outstanding Research Award (1978), Motashaw Memorial Award (1975), M. D. Adatia Award (1976), Indian Society of Nephrologists Award (1976), Association of Physicians of India Award (1978), K. B. Kanwar Memorial Award (1979), Dhanwantari National Award and Nephrology Forum Award.[2][4]
A member of the Advisory Board of World Kidney Forum[5] and an elected Fellow of theNational Academy of Medical Sciences,[6] he was honored by theGovernment of India, in 2000, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award ofPadma Shri.[7]ResearchGate, an online repository of scientific data has listed 262 publications of K. S. Chugh.[8]
