Amitava Chakrabarti

Background

Chakrabarti, Amitava was born on October 23, 1953 in Calcutta, W. Bengal, India. Son of Pabitra Kumar and Rekha Chakrabarti.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Calcutta University, India, 1979. Doctor of Medicine, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, 1985. DM, P.G.I. Medical Education Research, Chandigarh, India, 1988.

Career

Senior research fellow Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 1981-1983, senior resident, 1983-1985, P.G.I. Medical Education Research, Chandigarh, 1985-1987. Assistant professor pharmacology P.G.I. of Medical Education Research, 1988-1992, associate professor, 1993-1994. Professor Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, India, 1994—2004, P.G.I. Medical Education Research, Chandiagarh, India, since 2005.

Consultant to National Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology, P.G.I. of Medical Education Research, Chandigarh, 1989-1994. Department head Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, 1994-2004. Examiner Calcutta University, Delhi University, Panjab University, Rajasthan University, National Board of Examinations, India, since 1994.

Referee Indian Jour Pharmacology, Indian Journal Physiology and Pharmacology Peptides, since 1996, Indian Journal Medical Research, since 1996, Life Sciences, United States of America. Member drug committee P.G.I., since 2005.

Achievements

• Amitava Chakrabarti has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacology educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Task Force for Drug Quality Control and Procurement of Himachal Pradesh, India. Member National Academy Medical Science India (elect life member), Indian Pharmacological Society (life, executive member 1987-1988), Indian Society Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (life, executive member 1989-1990, vice president 1997-1998, executive member since 1999).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, classical music, travel, photography.

Connections

Married Ishita Bhaduri, May 31, 1985. Children: Dhritiman, Ritoban.

Father:

Pabitra Kumar

Mother:

Rekha Chakrabarti

Spouse:

Ishita Bhaduri

child:

Dhritiman Chakrabarti

child:

Ritoban Chakrabarti