birth_place awards birth_date article_title name occupation
kerala , india padma award esi lifetime achievement award andhra pradesh diabetes association medal shri sgpgims festa award insa shree dhanwantari prize dr. b. c. roy award ranbaxy international 10 february 1939 narayana panicker kochupillai
 narayana panicker kochupillai endocrinologist
narayana panicker kochupillai

narayana panicker kochupillai , popularly known as n. p. kochupillai , is an indian clinical endocrinologist , professor emeritus of the national academy of medical sciences and a former head of the department of endocrinology and metabolism at the all india institute of medical sciences , new delhi , known to have contributed to the understanding of endemically prevalent endocrine and metabolic disorders .
a winner of 2002 dr. b. c. roy award , he was honoured by the government of india in 2003 with padma shri , the fourth highest indian civilian award .
