ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
M.B.B.S.: July 1987 (University of Calcutta, India)
MD General Medicine: February 1992 (SCB Medical College, Cuttack, India)
PLAB Test: June 1994
MRCP(UK): June 1995

ACADEMIC AWARDS:
Certificate of Honours in Physiology: Medical College Hospitals, Calcutta 1984
Orfila Silver Medal in Forensic & State Medicine: Medical College Hospitals, Calcutta 1986
PROFESSIONAL AWARD: 
Barnsley Health Authority Quality Award, 1997            
Indian Heart Journal Readers Choice Award, 2016
Distinguished Researcher Award, 2019
(Conferred by Apollo Hospitals Group)            
SOCIAL AWARD    
Paul Harris Fellow 2004(Conferred by Rotary International Foundation)
Bengal’s Pride Award in Health/Social Care 2019 (Conferred by Asian Voice, UK)

HONORARY ADJUNCT PROFESSORSHIP: Conferred by AHERF (Apollo Health and Educational Research Foundation) in 2016

CURRENT POSITION:    
Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata, India, 58 Canal Circular Road, Kolkata-700054 (since 01.01.2004 till date)

PREVIOUS POSITIONS:
Consultant Cardiologist (Locum) Barnsley Dist. Gen Hospital,Barnsley, UK                            
Consultant Cardiologist, Suraksha Hospital, India        
Hospital Specialist, Victoria Hospital            
Cardiology, Kirkcaldy,UK                
Honorary Registrar,CardiologyRochdale,UK, Birch Hill Hospital            
Specialist Registrar,Cardiology (North Trent), Barnsley District General, Barnsley,UK    

PROCEDURAL SKILLS:
•Coronary (femoral & radial routes) and peripheral angiography
•Coronary angioplasty (including primary angioplasty)
•Permanent Pacemaker implantation – single & dual chamber
•Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy
•ICD implantation
•Implantation of Loop Recorder
•Insertion of vena cava filter
•Right heart catheterization 
•Pericardiocentesis
•Dobutamine stress echocardiography  & Transoesophageal echocardiography