Balswarup Choubey

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Balswarup Chaubey
Born(1934-05-02)2 May 1934
Washim, Maharashtra, India
Died20 November 2011(2011-11-20) (aged 77)
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
OccupationNephrologist
Medical academic
Known forMedical academics
Spouse(s)Pramila
Children3
AwardsPadma Shri

Balswarup Chaubey was an Indian nephrologist and medical academic.[1] A Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London,[2] Chaubey was the retired dean of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Nagpur[3] and had served as the secretary of the Maharashtra State Medical Teachers Association.[4]

Born on 2 June 1934 at Washim in the western Indian state of Maharashtra to Kesar and Bal Mukund Chaubey, a police officer, Chaubey did his schooling at English High School, Nagpur and graduated in medicine from the Government Medical College, Nagpur.[2] After specializing in Nephrology, he started his career at his alma mater as a lecturer and rose in ranks to become the Dean of the Department of Medicine of the college as well as Nagpur University in 1982, holding positions as a reader (1963–68), as an associate professor (1968–72), and as a professor and the head of the department (1972–82).[2] He superannuated from the institution in 1992. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for his contributions to Medicine.[5]

Chaubey was married to Pramila and the couple had a son, Sameer Chaubey, who is a practicing nephrologist,[6] and two daughters, Sarika and Swatee.[3] He died on 20 November 2011 succumbing to the complications developed from a chest infection.[2]

See also[]

  • Government Medical College, Nagpur

References[]

  1. ^ "Dr Chaubey to get Padma Shree". Times of India. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lives of the Fellows". Royal College of Physicians, London. 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "RIP: Padma Shri awardee Dr B S Chaubey passes away at 77". India Medical Times. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  4. ^ "He was the Supreme Court of Medicine". Times of India. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Sameer Chaubey on Sehat". Sehat. 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.


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