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]
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- ↑ Dr Chaubey to get Padma Shree. Times of India(25 January 2009). Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lives of the Fellows. Royal College of Physicians, London(2016). Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 RIP: Padma Shri awardee Dr B S Chaubey passes away at 77. India Medical Times(20 November 2011). Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ He was the Supreme Court of Medicine. Times of India(20 November 2011). Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India(2016). Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ Sameer Chaubey on Sehat. Sehat(2016). Retrieved 22 February 2016.