Yogesh Kumar Chawla | |
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Born | India |
Occupation | Hepatologist |
Awards |
Padma Shri Dr. B. C. Roy Award |
Yogesh Kumar Chawla is an Indian medical doctor, hepatologist and has served as the director of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. [1] [2] He graduated in medicine from the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur, secured a master's degree (MD) in gastroenterology from the same college [2] before joining PGIMER in 1983 as a member of faculty of the department of hepatology and became the head of the department in 1999. [1] Chawla, a recipient of the 1999 Dr. B. C. Roy Award [1] and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences [3] was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. [4]
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