Jagjit Singh Chopra

Jagjit Singh Chopra (b. 1935) is an Indian neurologist, medical writer and an Emeritus Professor of the Department of Neurology at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). He is the founder-principal of the Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh and a former president of the Indian Academy of Neurology. He is the author of the book, Neurology in Tropics, which is a compilation of contributions from 146 neurologists.

Born in 1935, Chopra was elected by the National Academy of Medical Sciences as its fellow in 1980 and six years later, he received B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian honor in the medical category. He has delivered several award orations such as Dr. R. S. Allison Oration and M. S. Sen Award Oration of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and is also a recipient Amrut Mody Research Award of ICMR (1981). The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2008, for his contributions to Indian medicine.