Baldev Singh (neurologist)
Baldev Singh | |
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Neurologist, professor | |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (1972) |
Baldev Singh (6 April 1904 – 2 February 1998) was an Indian
1972 for his contributions in the field of medicine.[3]
Works
Singh was born on 6 April 1904 in a well-to-do family.
The first department of neurology in India was established in 1949 by
hemiplegia. Singh supervised the EEG records of the patient during the surgery.[1]
In 1950,
independence of India in 1947.[2]
Singh headed the newly inaugurated neurological department at the Tirath Ram Shah Hospital, New Delhi in 1954. He also taught at the
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi (AIIMS). He was also an Emeritus Professor at the Department of Physiology at AIIMS.[4] In 1972, the Government of India presented him with the Padma Bhushan award, the third-highest civilian award, for his work in the field of medicine.[3] He died on 2 February 1998 and was popularly called "grandfather neuron".[4]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-203-09170-8.: 134–135
- ^ ISBN 9780198713067.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 21 May 2014. pp. 37–72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Professor Baldev Singh (1904–1998): not a man but phenomenon" (PDF). Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 42 (3): 428–429. 1998. Retrieved 28 September 2016.