Background
Chattopadhyay, Bilwanath was born on September 21, 1939 in Calcutta, India. Son of Bireswar and Madhabilata Chattopadhyay.
Chattopadhyay, Bilwanath was born on September 21, 1939 in Calcutta, India. Son of Bireswar and Madhabilata Chattopadhyay.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Calcutta Medical College, 1964.
House surgeon Calcutta Medical College, India, 1964. Senior house physician SSKM Hospital, India, 1964—1965. Senior house officer in pathology Queen Mary's Hospital, London, 1967, registrar in biochemistry, 1967—1968.
Senior registrar in microbiology Westminster Group Hospital, 1968—1972, St. Bartholomew Hospital, London, 1973—1974. Director Public Health Laboratory, Public Health Laboratory Service Board, 1974—1997. Consultant in microbiology, since 1997.
Fellow: Royal College Pathologists (specialty advisor since 1994). Member: British Society Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, British Medical Association.
Married Mallika Bandopadhyay Chattopadhyay, March 25, 1968. Children: Nandini, Susmita.