Dr BS Chavan, 59, Director of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32 here, passed away on Friday after prolonged illness. Dr Chavan, a noted psychiatrist, was diagnosed with advanced stage of cancer of the large intestine in 2019 and was undergoing treatment at GMCH-32. He was on ventilator support since last week.
“His condition deteriorated from last Saturday as he was on ventilator support. His oxygen dipped at 2 am and despite our best efforts, we couldn’t save him,” said Anil Moudgil, Hospital Spokesperson.
The last rites will be performed today at noon at the cremation ground sector- 25 Chandigarh.
Dr BS Chavan also headed the Government Rehabilitation Institute for Intellectual Disability (GRIID), Sector 31, and Mental Health Institute, Sector 32. He was also serving as head of the psychiatry department for the past 24 years.
Before joining GMCH, Dr BS Chavan worked at AIIMS, New Delhi. He studied MD, psychiatry, from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, in 1987 and later received the World Health Organisation Fellowship in community psychiatry from Australia in 1998.
He was a Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) and Fellow of International Medical Science Academy (FIMSA). Chavan was instrumental in starting a community outreach programme for mental illness and substance abuse including community-based indoor detoxification camps.
