Dr. Dhiman Sen

Dr Dhiman Sen is a senior consultant in internal medicine in Kolkata with over four decades of clinical experience across general internal medicine and its subspecialties, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass, Kolkata and Apollo Multispeciality Hospital, Kankurgachi, Kolkata.

He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, UK (FRCP), holds a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and has served as Director of Internal Medicine and Senior Vice Chairman at Medica Superspeciality Hospital, Kolkata. 

He consults in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Area of Expertise

General and Complex Internal Medicine

Patients with multisystem conditions and complex medical presentations are managed with evidence-based clinical evaluation and personalised treatment planning:

• Complex systemic disease management
• Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome
• Autoimmune disease management
• Aplastic anaemia and ITP
• Guillain-Barre syndrome

Critical Care and Intensive Medicine

Patients with life-threatening conditions and critical illness are managed with advanced ICU-based interventions:

• Severe sepsis management
• ARDS and ALI management
• Septic shock and MODS
• DIC management
• Dengue shock syndrome

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine

Patients with complex and drug-resistant infections including tropical diseases are assessed and managed with targeted antimicrobial and supportive therapy:

• Tuberculosis and MDR infections
• Invasive fungal disease
• Melioidosis and leptospirosis
• Cerebral malaria and chikungunya
• HIV and HAART management

Rheumatology and Autoimmune Disorders

Patients with inflammatory and autoimmune conditions are managed with immunosuppressive and biologic therapies:

• Dermatomyositis management
• Lupus and lupus nephritis
• Wegener granulomatosis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• IVIG and TNF inhibitor therapy

Gastroenterology

Patients with gastrointestinal and hepatic conditions are managed with medical and collaborative interventional approaches:

• Portal hypertension management
• Liver cancer coil embolisation support
• Complex gastrointestinal disease
• Inflammatory bowel condition management
• Hepatic dysfunction management

Endocrinology and Metabolic Emergencies

Patients with endocrine disorders and acute metabolic crises are managed with targeted emergency and long-term medical care:

• Diabetic emergency management
• Thyrotoxic crisis management
• Addisonian crisis
• Impaired glucose tolerance
• Vitamin D deficiency and metabolic bone disease

Geriatric Medicine

Elderly patients with complex and multimorbid conditions are assessed and managed with a holistic and patient-centred approach:

• Geriatric multimorbidity management
• Renal function assessment in elderly patients
• Anaemia in chronic disease
• Diastolic dysfunction in diabetes
• Frailty and complex geriatric care

Haematology

Patients with blood disorders requiring specialist internal medicine management are assessed and treated with appropriate haematological interventions:

• Aplastic anaemia and ATG therapy
• ITP management
• Anaemia with heart failure
• Haematological emergencies
• Chronic kidney disease anaemia

Neurology and Pulmonary Medicine

Patients with neurological and respiratory conditions are managed within the scope of internal medicine with appropriate subspecialty collaboration:

• Neurological complication management
• Pulmonary infection and ARDS
• DVT and pulmonary embolism
• Respiratory failure management
• Neuromuscular disease assessment

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Dhiman Sen currently consults at:

• Manipal Hospital (Formerly Medica Superspecialty Hospital), EM Bypass, Kolkata
• Apollo Multispeciality Hospital, Kankurgachi, Kolkata

Previous Associations

• Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata, Director of Internal Medicine and Senior Vice Chairman
• Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata, Chairman of CME Committee and Clinical Effectiveness Committee
• AMRI Hospital, Kolkata, Consultant
• NRS Medical College, Kolkata, Consultant
• NB Medical College Hospital, Siliguri, Consultant
• Crawley Hospital, UK, Consultant

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, University of North Bengal (1978)
• DTM and H, Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• MD Internal Medicine
• MRCP, UK
• FRCP, Royal College of Physicians, UK
• FICP, Fellow of the Indian College of Physicians

He is a Life Member of the Association of Physicians of India, Life Member of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh.

Research and Publications

• "Septicaemic Melioidosis" — Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (JAPI), August 2009
• "Melioidosis: Series of Eight Cases" — Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (JAPI), May 2016
• "Influence of Lactitol and Psyllium on Bowel Function in Constipated Indian Volunteers: A Randomised Controlled Trial" — Nutrients, 2019
• "Studies in Impaired Glucose Tolerance" — Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Physicians of India, New Delhi, 1991
• "Studies on Clinical Presentation of Diphtheria with Particular Reference to Prevalence and Outcome of Complications" — Co-guide, research submitted to the Indian Council of Medical Research, 1992
• "Studies of the Immune Profile of Patients with Portal Hypertension" — Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Physicians of India, New Delhi, 1993

DNB Thesis Guidance

Dr Sen has served as thesis guide for multiple DNB candidates across internal medicine subspecialties including:

• Creatinine clearance correlation in ICU elderly patients
• Vitamin D levels and morbidity in hospitalised patients
• Diastolic dysfunction prevalence in Type 2 diabetes
• Anaemia prevalence in chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in Eastern India
• CRP-albumin ratio as a prognostic marker in chronic kidney disease in ICU
• Vitamin D correlation with severity of early rheumatoid arthritis

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