Yogesh Kumar Chawla Explained

Yogesh Kumar Chawla
Birth Place:	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 before joining PGIMER in 1983 as a member of faculty of the department of hepatology and became the head of the department in 1999. Chawla, a recipient of the 1999 Dr. B. C. Roy Award 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]

See also

• Hepatology
• Gastroenterology

Notes and References

1. Web site: India Medical Times . India Medical Times . 15 October 2011 . February 20, 2015.
2. Web site: Day and Night News . Day and Night News . 2015 . February 20, 2015.
3. Web site: List of Fellows - NAMS . National Academy of Medical Sciences . 2016 . March 19, 2016.
4. Web site: Padma Awards . Padma Awards . 2015 . February 16, 2015 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20150128022143/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 . January 28, 2015 .