Dr. Sayan Chakraborty

Dr Sayan Chakraborty is one of Kolkata's most accomplished infectious diseases specialists with 15 years of clinical experience, including dedicated expertise in treating complex infections of the brain, lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, bones, and joints.

He currently consults at Manipal Hospital (formerly Columbia Asia), Salt Lake, Manipal Hospital (formerly AMRI), Mukundapur, Manipal Hospital (AMRI), Dhakuria, and Manipal Hospital (formerly AMRI), Broadway.

If you or a family member has a fever that will not go away, a suspected serious infection, travel-related illness, HIV, TB, fungal infection, or need advice before travelling abroad, Dr Chakraborty provides evidence-based, expert care in English, Bengali, and Hindi.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Sayan Chakraborty manages all types of infections across all body organs, with special focus on complex, difficult-to-treat, and drug-resistant infections:

Fever and Infections That Are Hard to Diagnose

Finding the cause when fever or infection is not obvious:

• Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) evaluation and diagnosis
• Recurrent Fever workup
• Sepsis and Septic Shock management
• Infections in Immunocompromised Patients
• Infections After Chemotherapy in cancer patients

Tuberculosis (TB) Diagnosis and Treatment

Expert TB care for all forms of the disease:

• Pulmonary TB (TB of the lungs) diagnosis and treatment
• Extrapulmonary TB including TB of the brain, spine, abdomen, and lymph nodes
• Multi-Drug Resistant TB (MDR-TB) management
• Latent TB Infection (LTBI) identification and preventive treatment
• TB-HIV Co-Infection combined management

HIV and AIDS Care

Compassionate, evidence-based HIV management:

• HIV Diagnosis and Staging
• Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Initiation and Monitoring
• Opportunistic Infection Prevention and Treatment
• HIV-Related Infections of the brain, lungs, and gut
• Long-Term HIV Follow-Up and quality of life support

Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C

Treating liver infections caused by viruses:

• Hepatitis B Diagnosis, Antiviral Treatment, and Monitoring
• Hepatitis C Curative Treatment using direct-acting antivirals
• Prevention of Hepatitis Progression to liver damage
• Hepatitis in Transplant Patients management

Systemic Fungal Infections

A specialised area that many doctors find challenging:

• Invasive Aspergillosis diagnosis and antifungal treatment
• Cryptococcal Meningitis management
• Candida Bloodstream Infections treatment
• Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) management
• Fungal Infections in Diabetics and Immunocompromised Patients

Organ-Specific Infections

Expert treatment of serious infections affecting vital organs:

• Brain Infections including meningitis and encephalitis
• Lung Infections including severe pneumonia and lung abscess
• Heart Infections including infective endocarditis
• Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections including complex and recurrent UTIs
• Liver and Abdominal Infections
• Bone and Joint Infections including septic arthritis and osteomyelitis

Transplant Infectious Diseases

Preventing and treating infections in patients who have had an organ transplant:

• Pre-Transplant Infection Screening and Risk Assessment
• Post-Transplant Infection Prevention strategies
• CMV, EBV, and BK Virus management in transplant patients
• Fungal and Opportunistic Infection Treatment after transplant
• Immunosuppression Adjustment for infection control

Adult Immunisation (Vaccination for Adults)

Many adults do not know they need vaccines too:

• Personalised Adult Vaccination Schedules
• Vaccination for Chronic Illness Patients including diabetes, kidney disease, and heart disease
• Pre-Transplant Vaccination planning
• Occupational Vaccination guidance for healthcare workers
• Hepatitis B, Pneumococcal, Influenza, and Shingles Vaccination counselling

Travel Medicine in Kolkata

Keeping travellers safe before, during, and after international travel:

• Pre-Travel Consultation and risk assessment by destination
• Travel Vaccination Planning (typhoid, yellow fever, meningococcal, cholera)
• Malaria Prevention Medications
• Traveller's Diarrhoea Prevention and Treatment
• Post-Travel Illness Evaluation on return

Tropical and Vector-Borne Diseases

Managing infections common in India and tropical regions:

• Dengue, Malaria, and Chikungunya diagnosis and treatment
• Leptospirosis and Scrub Typhus management
• Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar) treatment
• Filariasis and Other Parasitic Infections

Antimicrobial Stewardship

Dr Chakraborty leads the Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme at Manipal Hospitals:

• Rational Antibiotic Use Guidance to prevent resistance
• Drug-Resistant Infection Management including MRSA and ESBL organisms
• Antibiotic De-Escalation for safer patient outcomes
• Hospital Infection Prevention and Control protocols

Professional Experience

Dr Sayan Chakraborty is currently associated with:

• Consultant, Manipal Hospital (formerly Columbia Asia), Salt Lake, Kolkata
• Consultant, Manipal Hospital (formerly AMRI), Mukundapur, Kolkata
• Consultant, Manipal Hospital (AMRI), Dhakuria, Kolkata
• Consultant, Manipal Hospital (formerly AMRI), Broadway, Kolkata

Credentials, Qualifications and Memberships

Qualifications

• MBBS from NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata (2011)
• MD Tropical Medicine from West Bengal University of Health Sciences (2017)
• DM Infectious Disease (Gold Medallist, AIR 1) from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (2020)

Registration

• West Bengal Medical Council (Registration No: 66962, since 2011)

Professional Memberships

• The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
• Clinical Infectious Diseases Society, India (CIDS)
• Society of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases in India (STMIDI)
• International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)

Awards and Honours

• Gold Medallist in DM Infectious Disease
• All India Rank 1 in AIIMS DM/MCh Entrance Examination
• Member of various National and State Guidelines Development Groups for infectious diseases
• Speaker at national and international conferences

Book an Appointment

To check timings and book a priority appointment with Dr Sayan Chakraborty, infectious diseases specialist in Kolkata, visit HexaHealth for seamless booking at Manipal Hospital Salt Lake, Mukundapur, Dhakuria, or Broadway.