Dr. Rabindra Nath Chakraborty

Dr Rabindra Nath Chakraborty is a senior consultant interventional cardiologist in Kolkata with 35 years of experience in coronary interventions, electrophysiology, cardiac device implantation, and structural heart interventions, currently practising at Manipal Hospital EM Bypass and Manipal Hospital, Salt Lake.

He is a Gold Medallist, holds FRCP from London, Glasgow, and Ireland, FACC from the USA, and DM Cardiology from PGIMER Chandigarh, with over 2,500 angioplasties, 1,000 pacemaker implantations, 500 electrophysiology studies, and 300 ICD and CRT procedures performed across the UK, Hyderabad, and Kolkata.

He consults in English, Bengali, and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Coronary Intervention and Angioplasty

Patients with coronary artery disease requiring diagnostic and complex interventional procedures are managed by Dr Rabindra Nath Chakraborty with over 2,500 angioplasties performed:

• Coronary angiography and diagnostic catheterisation
• Simple and complex coronary angioplasty
• CHIP intervention for complex high-risk coronary cases
• Stent placement and optimisation
• Post-intervention care and follow-up

Electrophysiology and Ablation

Patients with heart rhythm disorders requiring electrophysiological evaluation and catheter ablation are managed by Dr Chakraborty with over 500 electrophysiology studies performed:

• Electrophysiology study and mapping
• Radiofrequency ablation for arrhythmias
• Supraventricular tachycardia ablation
• Atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation ablation
• Complex arrhythmia evaluation and management

Cardiac Device Implantation

Patients with bradycardia, heart failure, and malignant arrhythmias requiring cardiac device therapy are managed by Dr Rabindra Nath with over 1,000 pacemaker and 300 ICD and CRT procedures performed:

• Permanent pacemaker implantation
• Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation
• Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) device implantation
• Device programming and follow-up
• Lead management and device complication assessment

Structural Heart Interventions

Patients with structural cardiac conditions requiring non-surgical transcatheter interventions are managed by Dr Chakraborty with specialist structural heart intervention expertise:

• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty
• ASD, VSD, and PDA device closure
• Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC)
• Coarctoplasty

Endovascular Procedures

Patients requiring endovascular intervention for aortic and peripheral vascular conditions are managed by Dr Rabindra Nath with specialist endovascular surgical expertise:

• Endovascular Aortic Repair (EVAR)
• Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TVAR)
• Peripheral vascular disease assessment and intervention
• Endovascular procedure planning and follow-up
• Complex vascular catheter intervention

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Rabindra Nath Chakraborty currently consults at:

• Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass, Kolkata, Senior Consultant
• Manipal Hospital, Salt Lake, Kolkata, Senior Consultant

Previous Associations

• Apollo Health Education and Research Foundation, Professor

Awards and Academic Recognition

• Ten Academic Medals during medical career
• Best Medical Graduate, Calcutta University (1980)
• Fifteen Scholarships across undergraduate and postgraduate medical career
• Rashtriya Ratna Shiromani Award (2003)
• Gold Medal, Man of the Year in Medicine and Science (2003)
• Chair, International Fellows Course, TCT USA (2015, 2016, 2017)
• Member, Scientific Committee, TCT USA (2016, 2017, 2019, 2020)
• Course Director, Bangla Interventional Therapeutics (BIT), from 2011
• International Council Member, TCT, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, USA
• International Advisor, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, UK
• President, Indian College of Cardiology
• Former President, Indian Society of Electrocardiology
• Faculty at TCT, EuroPCR, TCT-AP, AICT, PCR Singapore, and C3 Orlando, Florida

Research and Publications

Dr Chakraborty has contributed extensively to cardiology literature and academic education:

• More than 120 publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals
• Author of two books on ECG for General Practitioners and Medical Students
• Contributed chapters on 15 cardiology topics in textbooks and reference books
• Guest Editor, Special Issue on Cardiology, Indian Journal of Medical Association
• Editor, Journal of the Indian College of Electrocardiology
• Former Associate Editor, Journal of Indian Medical Association
• Former Editorial Advisory Board Member, Indian Heart Journal
• Thesis Guide for DrNB Cardiology students, National Board of Examinations, for over 16 years

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS with Honours, Calcutta University, Gold Medallist
• MD Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh
• DNB Cardiology, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
• DM Cardiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh
• MRCP, Royal College of Physicians, UK
• FRCP, Royal College of Physicians, London
• FRCP, Royal College of Physicians, Glasgow
• FRCP, Royal College of Physicians, Ireland
• FACC, American College of Cardiology, USA
• FRSM, Royal Society of Medicine, UK
• FCSI, Cardiological Society of India
• FICC, Indian College of Cardiology
• FICP, Indian College of Physicians
• FISE, Indian Society of Electrophysiology

Professional Memberships

• Royal College of Physicians, London, Glasgow, and Ireland, Fellow
• American College of Cardiology, Fellow
• Royal Society of Medicine, UK, Fellow
• Cardiological Society of India, Life Member
• Indian College of Cardiology, President and Life Member
• Indian Society of Electrocardiology, Life Member

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