Jagjit Singh Chopra (15 June 1935 – 18 January 2019) was an Indian neurologist, medical writer and an Emeritus Professor of the Department of Neurology at the

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(PGIMER). He was the founder-principal of the Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, and a past president of the Indian Academy of Neurology. He authored the book ''Neurology in Tropics'', which is a compilation of contributions from 146 neurologists.

Life

Chopra was elected by the

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as a fellow in 1980 and six years later, he received the B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian honor in the medical category. He delivered several award orations such as those for Dr. R. S. Allison Oration and M. S. Sen Award Oration of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and was also a recipient of Amrut Mody Research Award of ICMR (1981). The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2008, for his contributions to Indian medicine. He was also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of Madras Neuro Trust.

Death

After suffering from a

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at Chandigarh, despite attempts to save him for a month at the ICU unit, Chopra died on January 19, 2019.

References

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