Jagjit Singh Chopra (15 June 1935[3] – 18 January 2019)[4] was 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).
[5] He was the founder-principal of the Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh,[citation needed] and a past president of the Indian Academy of Neurology.
[6] He authored the book Neurology in Tropics,[7] which is a compilation of contributions from 146 neurologists.
The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2008, for his contributions to Indian medicine.
[12] After suffering from a stroke at Chandigarh, despite attempts to save him for a month at the ICU unit,[13] Chopra died on January 19, 2019.