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	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==

	Singhal was born at [[Mount Abu]] on January ~~23,~~ 1933. After schooling at [[Mount Abu]] and premedical studies at [[Maharaja College, Jaipur\|Maharaja's College in Jaipur]], he studied medicine at the [[Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals\|Grant Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals]] in [[Mumbai]]. He obtained his MBBS degree in 1956 and MD in 1959. After his initial training in Neurology in [[Mumbai]], he went abroad for further training at the [[Institute of Neurology\|UCL Institute of Neurology]], London. During his training in the United Kingdom, he obtained his MRCP (Edinburgh) in 1960 and MRCP (London) in 1961. He was made a Fellow of the [[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh\|Royal College of Edinburgh]] in 1973 and Fellow of the Royal College of London in 1985.		Singhal was born at [[Mount Abu]] on 23 January 1933. After schooling at [[Mount Abu]] and premedical studies at [[Maharaja College, Jaipur\|Maharaja's College in Jaipur]], he studied medicine at the [[Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals\|Grant Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals]] in [[Mumbai]]. He obtained his MBBS degree in 1956 and MD in 1959. After his initial training in Neurology in [[Mumbai]], he went abroad for further training at the [[Institute of Neurology\|UCL Institute of Neurology]], London. During his training in the United Kingdom, he obtained his MRCP (Edinburgh) in 1960 and MRCP (London) in 1961. He was made a Fellow of the [[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh\|Royal College of Edinburgh]] in 1973 and Fellow of the Royal College of London in 1985.{{fact\|date=May 2022}}

	== Professional life ==		== Professional life ==
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	Dr. Singhal established the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Society <ref>{{cite web\|title=Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Society Website\|url=http://www.parkinsonssocietyindia.com/index.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109202947/http://www.parkinsonssocietyindia.com/index.aspx\|archivedate=2012-11-09}}</ref> in 2001 which now has 19 support groups in [[Mumbai]] and also in [[Nasik]], [[Goa]], [[Pune]], [[Jalgaon]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Surat]], [[Jodhpur]], and [[Cochin]], where he now serves as Honorary Secretary.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Committee Members of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Society\|url=http://www.parkinsonssocietyindia.com/About_Us/Commiitee_Members.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026065541/http://www.parkinsonssocietyindia.com/About_Us/Commiitee_Members.aspx\|archivedate=2012-10-26}}</ref> This has been acknowledged as a model for developing countries by organizations like the World Parkinson's Congress and the World Federation of Neurology.		Dr. Singhal established the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Society <ref>{{cite web\|title=Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Society Website\|url=http://www.parkinsonssocietyindia.com/index.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109202947/http://www.parkinsonssocietyindia.com/index.aspx\|archivedate=2012-11-09}}</ref> in 2001 which now has 19 support groups in [[Mumbai]] and also in [[Nasik]], [[Goa]], [[Pune]], [[Jalgaon]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Surat]], [[Jodhpur]], and [[Cochin]], where he now serves as Honorary Secretary.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Committee Members of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Society\|url=http://www.parkinsonssocietyindia.com/About_Us/Commiitee_Members.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026065541/http://www.parkinsonssocietyindia.com/About_Us/Commiitee_Members.aspx\|archivedate=2012-10-26}}</ref> This has been acknowledged as a model for developing countries by organizations like the World Parkinson's Congress and the World Federation of Neurology.

	Dr. Singhal has been honored nationally and internationally by having two orations instituted in his name. The first 'Singhal Oration' is delivered every alternate year at the annual meeting of the Indian Academy of Neurology.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Indian Academy of Neurology\|url=http://www.ian.net.in/index.php?page=aboutUs\|accessdate=11 February 2013\|quote=Orations in name of Dr. N.H. Wadia and Dr. Bhim Singhal of Mumbai which were started in 2004 and 2005 respectively}}</ref> The second 'Singhal Oration' is delivered at the international conference of the [[World Federation of Neurology]].		Dr. Singhal has been honored nationally and internationally by having two orations instituted in his name. The first 'Singhal Oration' is delivered every alternate year at the annual meeting of the Indian Academy of Neurology.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Indian Academy of Neurology\|url=http://www.ian.net.in/index.php?page=aboutUs\|accessdate=11 February 2013\|quote=Orations in name of Dr. N.H. Wadia and Dr. Bhim Singhal of Mumbai which were started in 2004 and 2005 respectively}}</ref> The second 'Singhal Oration' is delivered at the international conference of the [[World Federation of Neurology]]. In 2022, the Government of India recognized Dr. Singhal's years of service with the prestigious [[Padma Shri]] award.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/padma-awards-2022-full-list-of-recipients-2729579\|title=Padma Awards 2022: Full List of Recipients}}</ref>

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
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	* 1983 - Karmayogi Puraskar Award		* 1983 - Karmayogi Puraskar Award
	* 1983 - Fellowship of the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]],<ref name="List of Fellows - NAMS">{{cite web \| url=http://www.nams-india.in/downloads/fellowsmembers/ZZ.pdf \| title=List of Fellows - NAMS \| publisher=National Academy of Medical Sciences \| date=2016 \| accessdate=March ~~19,~~ 2016}}</ref>		* 1983 - Fellowship of the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]],<ref name="List of Fellows - NAMS">{{cite web \| url=http://www.nams-india.in/downloads/fellowsmembers/ZZ.pdf \| title=List of Fellows - NAMS \| publisher=National Academy of Medical Sciences \| date=2016 \| accessdate=19 March 2016}}</ref>
	* 1993 - [[Rajasthan Ratna award\|Rajasthan Ratna Award]]		* 1993 - [[Rajasthan Ratna award\|Rajasthan Ratna Award]]
	* 1999 - [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award\|Dr. B. C. Roy National Award]]		* 1999 - [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award\|Dr. B. C. Roy National Award]]
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	* 2009 - Dhanvantari Award		* 2009 - Dhanvantari Award
	* 2013 - Rameshwardas Birla National Award<ref>{{cite news\|last=Masand\|first=Pratibha\|title=Neurologist gets R D Birla National Award\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Neurologist-gets-R-D-Birla-National-Award/articleshow/18417469.cms\|accessdate=11 February 2013\|newspaper=Times Of India\|date=9 February 2013}}</ref>		* 2013 - Rameshwardas Birla National Award<ref>{{cite news\|last=Masand\|first=Pratibha\|title=Neurologist gets R D Birla National Award\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Neurologist-gets-R-D-Birla-National-Award/articleshow/18417469.cms\|accessdate=11 February 2013\|newspaper=Times Of India\|date=9 February 2013}}</ref>
			* 2022 - Padma Shri National Award for services in the field of Medicine<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Padma Awards 2022: Full List Of Recipients\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/padma-awards-2022-full-list-of-recipients-2729579\|access-date=2022-01-26\|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

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{{Infobox writer 
| name = Bhim Sen Singhal
| image = B S Singhal.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption =
| birth_date = January 23rd, 1933
| birth_place = [[Mount Abu]], Rajasthan, India
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Dr. Asha Singhal
| children = Dr. Aneesh Singhal, Dr. Seema Singhal
| occupation = Neurologist}}

'''Dr. Bhim Sen Singhal''' (also known as Dr. B. S. Singhal) is the Director of [[Neurology]] at [[Bombay Hospital|Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences]] in [[Mumbai]], [[India]].

==Early life and education==

Singhal was born at [[Mount Abu]] on January 23, 1933. After schooling at [[Mount Abu]] and premedical studies at [[Maharaja College, Jaipur|Maharaja's College in Jaipur]], he studied medicine at the [[Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals|Grant Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals]] in [[Mumbai]]. He obtained his MBBS degree in 1956 and MD in 1959. After his initial training in Neurology in [[Mumbai]], he went abroad for further training at the [[Institute of Neurology|UCL Institute of Neurology]], London. During his training in the United Kingdom, he obtained his MRCP (Edinburgh) in 1960 and MRCP (London) in 1961. He was made a Fellow of the [[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh|Royal College of Edinburgh]] in 1973 and Fellow of the Royal College of London in 1985.

== Professional life ==

On his return to India in 1962, Dr. B. S. Singhal joined the departments of Neurology at [[Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals|Grant Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals]] and at [[Bombay Hospital|Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences]]. He retired as Professor & Head of Neurology from Grant Medical College in 1991. Currently, he is Director of Neurology at Bombay Hospital.

Over the course of his professional life, Dr. B. S. Singhal has helped to train over 200 neurologists who are now providing care across India. He has published over 200 scientific papers in both national and international books and journals. He is known for his interest and work in [[multiple sclerosis]] and [[myasthenia gravis]]. With international collaboration and help from his colleagues, he discovered the entity of [[Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts|Megalencephalic Leukodystrophy]] with a specific gene defect prevalent in the Agarwal community.<ref>{{cite journal|author1=Singhal, BS |author2=Gursahani, RD |author3=Udani, VP |author4=Biniwale, AA|journal=Pediatric Neurology| date=May 1996 |volume=14|issue=4|pages=291–6|doi=10.1016/0887-8994(96)00048-3|pmid=8805171|title=Megalencephalic leukodystrophy in an Asian Indian ethnic group}}</ref>

Throughout his entire career, Dr. B. S. Singhal has been actively promoting the cause of Neurology. He was President of the [[Neurological Society of India]] (1986), President of the Indian Epilepsy Association (2000-2002), member of the [[World Health Organization]] working group for [[multiple sclerosis]] and [[Parkinson's disease]], Regional Director for the [[World Federation of Neurology]] (2005-2009), and Chairperson of the Asian Section of [[The Movement Disorder Society]] (2009-2010). In order to update neurologists on recent advances in neurology, Dr. Singhal created the 'Neurology Foundation' in 1996, and holds 'Neurology Update' meetings every alternate year.

Dr. Singhal established the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Society <ref>{{cite web|title=Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Society Website|url=http://www.parkinsonssocietyindia.com/index.aspx|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109202947/http://www.parkinsonssocietyindia.com/index.aspx|archivedate=2012-11-09}}</ref> in 2001 which now has 19 support groups in [[Mumbai]] and also in [[Nasik]], [[Goa]], [[Pune]], [[Jalgaon]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Surat]], [[Jodhpur]], and [[Cochin]], where he now serves as Honorary Secretary.<ref>{{cite web|title=Committee Members of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Society|url=http://www.parkinsonssocietyindia.com/About_Us/Commiitee_Members.aspx|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026065541/http://www.parkinsonssocietyindia.com/About_Us/Commiitee_Members.aspx|archivedate=2012-10-26}}</ref> This has been acknowledged as a model for developing countries by organizations like the World Parkinson's Congress and the World Federation of Neurology.

Dr. Singhal has been honored nationally and internationally by having two orations instituted in his name. The first 'Singhal Oration' is delivered every alternate year at the annual meeting of the Indian Academy of Neurology.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Academy of Neurology|url=http://www.ian.net.in/index.php?page=aboutUs|accessdate=11 February 2013|quote=Orations in name of Dr. N.H. Wadia and Dr. Bhim Singhal of Mumbai which were started in 2004 and 2005 respectively}}</ref> The second 'Singhal Oration' is delivered at the international conference of the [[World Federation of Neurology]].

== Awards ==

Dr. B.S. Singhal has received the following awards for his contributions to the field of Neurology.

* 1983 - Karmayogi Puraskar Award
* 1983 - Fellowship of the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]],<ref name="List of Fellows - NAMS">{{cite web | url=http://www.nams-india.in/downloads/fellowsmembers/ZZ.pdf | title=List of Fellows - NAMS | publisher=National Academy of Medical Sciences | date=2016 | accessdate=March 19, 2016}}</ref>
* 1993 - [[Rajasthan Ratna award|Rajasthan Ratna Award]]
* 1999 - [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award|Dr. B. C. Roy National Award]]
* 2004 - Priyadarshini Academy National Award
* 2005 - Wockhardt Award
* 2006 - Lifetime Achievement Award of Madras Neuro Trust.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.madrasneurotrust.org/lifetime-achivement.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-08-16 |archive-date=2020-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907203315/http://www.madrasneurotrust.org/lifetime-achivement.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2009 - Dhanvantari Award
* 2013 - Rameshwardas Birla National Award<ref>{{cite news|last=Masand|first=Pratibha|title=Neurologist gets R D Birla National Award|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Neurologist-gets-R-D-Birla-National-Award/articleshow/18417469.cms|accessdate=11 February 2013|newspaper=Times Of India|date=9 February 2013}}</ref>

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