Ranes Chandra Chakravorty

Background

Chakravorty, Ranes Chandra was born on January 9, 1929 in Calcutta, India. Son of Pares Chandra and Sivani (Mazumdar) Chakravorty. came to the United States, 1952.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, U. Calcutta, 1949; Master of Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1992.

Career

Internship and residency, U. Calcutta, 1949-1952; resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, 1952-1953; from assistant resident to chief resident and fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, 1953-1959; registrar, Hammersmith Hospital, U. London, 1955; stagiaire, Jules Bordet Cancer Ctr, Brussells, 1959; stagiaire, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Seine, France assistant professor surgery, Institute Postgraduate Medical Edition and Research, Calcutta, 1960-1962; professor, Institute Postgraduate Medical Edition and Research, Calcutta, 1970-1971; surgeon, Chittaranjan Cancer Hospital, Calcutta, 1962-1970; head department oncology, RKM Sevapratishthan, Calcutta, 1961-1970; assistant professor, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1971-1974; associate professor, U Virginia Medical School, Charlottesville, 1974-1980; professor, U Virginia Medical School, Charlottesville, since 1980; chief surgery, VA Medical Center, Salem, Virginia, 1974-1994. Director Health Care Center, Trinity Lutheran Church, Roanoke, Virginia, 1982-1984. Squibb-Olin observer Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, 1966.

Achievements

• Ranes Chandra Chakravorty has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Surgeons (liaison fellow commission on cancer 1974-1994), Royal College Surgeons (England). Member Society Surgical Oncology Society Head and Neck Surgeon, American Association for Cancer Education, British Association Surgical Oncology, American Association History of Medicine, International Society History of Medicine, French Society for History of Medicine (foreign), Virginia Philatelic Federation (secretary 1981-1982, president 1984-1985, 92-93), American Topical Association (distinguished topical philatelist 1992), AAPI (trustee since 1990), University Calcutta Medical Alumni Association (president 1990-1991), American Association Physician India, Rotary (chairman international services 1984-1986).

Interests

• Avocations: medical philately, astronomy, photography, computers, traveling.

Connections

Married Chitra Adhikari, November 10, 1955. Children: Aryaa, Agnis.

Father:

Pares Chandra Chakravorty

Mother:

Sivani (Mazumdar) Chakravorty

Spouse:

Chitra Adhikari

child:

Aryaa Chakravorty

child:

Agnis Chakravorty