Balswarup Choubey

Balswarup Choubey was an Indian nephrologist and medical academic.[1] A Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London,[2] Choubey 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]

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

Born on 2 June 1934 at Washim in the western Indian state of Maharashtra to Kesar and Bal Mukund Choubey, a police officer, Choubey 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]

Choubey was married to Pramila and the couple had a son, Sameer Choubey, 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. "Lives of the Fellows". Royal College of Physicians, London. 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. "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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