What key details about kirpal singh chugh can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: kirpal singh chugh is an indian nephrologist from patti , a neighbouring village to amritsar in the indian state of punjab . he is reported to be the first qualified indian nephrologist and is considered by many as the father of nephrology in india for his pioneering efforts in starting the first medical department in the discipline in 1956 and establishing the first medical course in nephrology -lrb- dm -rrb- at the post graduate institute of medical education and research , chandigarh . born on 12 december 1932 , chugh has won many awards and honours such as b. c. roy award -lrb- 1993 -rrb- , national kidney foundation award , nihon university medical school gold medal -lrb- 1979 -rrb- , icmr outstanding research award -lrb- 1978 -rrb- , motashaw memorial award -lrb- 1975 -rrb- , m. d. adatia award -lrb- 1976 -rrb- , indian society of nephrologists award -lrb- 1976 -rrb- , association of physicians of india award -lrb- 1978 -rrb- , k. b. kanwar memorial award -lrb- 1979 -rrb- , dhanwantari national award and nephrology forum award . a member of the advisory board of world kidney forum , he was honored by the government of india , in 2000 , with the fourth highest indian civilian award of padma shri . researchgate , an online repository of scietific data has listed 262 publications of k. s. chugh .
- awards is padma award nihon university medical school gold medal icmr outstanding research shri award motashaw memorial award m. d. adatia award indian society b. of nephrologists award association of physicians of india award k. c. b. kanwar memorial award dhanwantari national award nephrology forum award roy award national kidney foundation- birth date is 12 december 1932- name is kirpal singh chugh- birth place is patti , amritsar , punjab , india- occupation is nephrologist