Dr. Kirpal Singh Chug - Sikhs The Supreme

Dr. Kirpal Singh Chug – MD, FRCP (London) FACP (USA), FAMS, FICP, D.Sc (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar) D.Sc.(Panjabi University, Patiala)

) An Emeritus Professor of Nephrology (PGIMER) Dr. Chug is a world renowned Nephrologist and is recognized as the “Father of Nephrology” in India. He is former Chairman, Department of Medicine and Professor & Head, Department of Nephrology. He has pioneering contribution to the development of Nephrology in India and South East Asia. He joined PGIMER in January 1963 and set up the first separate department of Nephrology at the Institute. The name of Nephrology did not exist at that time. After a long struggle Punjab University approved MD (Medicine) with “Genito-urinary diseases” as the special. This paved way for recognition of Nephrology as a distinct specialty like Cardiology etc., this credit goes to Dr. Chug. In 1970 Dr. Chug was responsible for training more than 75 of the senior nephrology consultants in the Country. He has been the postPresident of Asian- Pacific Society of Nephrology, Indian Society of Nephrology, Association of Physicians of India, Indian College of Physicians, Indian Society of Organ Transplantation and Founder President of the Indian Society of Homodialysis. He also served as Chairman, South-East Asia Commission on Global Advancement of Nephrology (COMGAN) and Vice President, Organizing The Mighty Sikhs / 256 Committee of this World Congress of Nephrology held in Sydney, Australia in May 1997. He has been member of the Advisory Committee on “Classification of Tropical Renal Disease.”

He has received over 50 National and International awards. International Society of Nephrology has conferred on him the prestigious Bywaters Award, which was presented to him during the World Congress of Nephrology at Cape Town in 2015. The awards include B.C. Roy National Award as “Eminent medical man of the country (1992).” In the same year (1992) he was honoured with Padma Shree Award. He has been Associate Editor of API Text book of Medicine and Associate Editor of Text Book of Nephrology in the Asian Physician (Region). He is the Founder Editor of the Indian Journal of Nephrology. Regarded as a living legend in Nephrology, the ISN has included him amongst 50 top Nephrologists of the world.

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