Department of Tropical Medicine
Faculty
| Name |
Photograph |
Designation |
Educational Qualifications |
Registration Number |
| Prof. (Dr.) Mehebubar Rahman |
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Professor & Head |
MBBS, DCH, MD (Tropical Medicine) |
WBMC 52147 |
| Dr. Sudeshna Mallik |
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Associate Professor |
MBBS, MD (Tropical Medicine) |
WBMC 53957 |
| Dr. Dolonchampa Modak |
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Associate Professor |
MBBS, MD (Tropical Medicine) |
WBMC 50245 |
| Dr. Debananda Gonjhu |
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Associate Professor |
MBBS, MD (Tropical Medicine) |
WBMC 57501 |
| Dr. Madhuchhanda Mandal (Kayal) |
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Assistant Professor |
MBBS, MD (Tropical Medicine) |
WBMC 55622 |
| Dr. Arindam Naskar |
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Assistant Professor |
MBBS, MD (Tropical Medicine), MRCP (UK), FRCP (Edinburgh) |
WBMC 62622 |
| Dr. Shekhar Pal |
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Assistant Professor |
MBBS, MD (Tropical Medicine), MRCP (UK) |
WBMC 57562 |
| Dr. Kumkum Sarkar |
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Assistant Professor |
MBBS, MD (Tropical Medicine) |
WBMC 63240 |
| Dr. Amartaya Kr Mishra |
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Assistant Professor |
MBBS, Dip Card, MD (Tropical Medicine) |
WBMC 46991 |
| Dr. Prantiki Halder |
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Assistant Professor |
MBBS, MD (Tropical Medicine), MRCP (UK) |
WBMC 66896 |
| Dr. Boudhayan Bhattacharjee |
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Assistant Professor |
MBBS, MD (Tropical Medicine), DM (Infectious Diseases) |
WBMC 65631 |
| Dr. Sourav Kundu |
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Assistant Professor |
MBBS, MD (Tropical Medicine) |
WBMC 66784 |
| Dr. Rupak Chatterjee |
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Assistant Professor |
MBBS, MD (Tropical Medicine) |
WBMC 81679 |
| Dr. Debajyoti Majumder |
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RMO cum Clinical Tutor |
MBBS, MD (Tropical Medicine) |
WBMC 64604 |
| Dr. Manoj Kumar Gupta |
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RMO cum Clinical Tutor |
MBBS, MD (Tropical Medicine) |
WBMC 66852 |
Senior Resident
| Name |
Designation |
| Dr. Sourov Misra |
Senior Resident |
| Dr. Motiur Rahman |
Senior Resident |
| Dr. Ankita Mishra |
Senior Resident |
| Dr. Swarnadeep Mani |
Senior Resident |
| Dr. Pronit Roy |
Senior Resident |
Staff
| Name |
Designation |
| Sahadad Hossain |
GDA |
| Smt Dulari Mallik |
C.T.&S.W |
Academic Course
Patient Care Services
Routine Indoor & OPD Cases (2025)
| Total Indoor Admission |
Death |
OPD Old ticket |
OPD New ticket |
Total OPD ticket |
| 4164 |
431 |
14468 |
62099 |
76567 |
Critical Care Unit
The nine bedded Critical Care Unit runs under the Department of Tropical Medicine with Dr. Debojyoti Majumdar (RMO cum Clinical Tutor, Dept. of Tropical Medicine) as its in-charge. In addition to the Tropical Medicine patients, patients from other departments including Infectious Diseases and Advanced Microbiology, Haematology, Endocrinology, Dermatology etc. are also given critical care in this CCU when needed.
Routine Diagnostic Services (2025)
| Procedure |
Number |
| Bone Marrow aspiration and biopsy |
190 |
| ECG |
7020 |
| ABG |
3850 |
| Procalcitonin |
320 |
| NT PRO BNP |
150 |
| Lumbar Puncture |
472 |
| Liver Biopsy |
20 |
| Kidney Biopsy |
10 |
| Malaria Antigen Test |
106 |
| Trop I and T |
350 |
| Tri Card (Trop I, CPK, Myoglobin) |
60 |
| CRP |
100 |
| CBC |
1420 |
| X-ray |
106581 |
| USG |
2953 |
| Pigtail Catheter Drain |
95 |
| Itrathecal Drug Administration |
56 |
| Dialysis |
3059 |
| Central Line |
1120 |
| Arterial Line |
70 |
| Upper GI Endoscopy |
1030 |
| Endoscopic biopsy |
60 |
| Endoscopic RUT |
21 |
| Endoscopic band ligation |
27 |
| Fibroscan |
210 |
Ongoing Research Activities
| Investigator |
Title of the Project |
| Dr. S. Mallik |
Characterising Natural killer cell effector functions in COVID-19 vaccinated subjects. |
| Dr. S. Mallik |
Cooperative proteomics approach to identify diagnostic biomarker of tuberculosis infection. |
| Dr. S. Mallik |
Identification and characterization of novel dengue severity bio-markers (sponsered by WBDST). |
| Dr. Madhuchhanda Mandal and Dr. Kumkum Sarkar |
Study Project proposed for Usefulness of Detection of Intra familial Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Under NVHCP |
Recent Publications
- Bhattacharyya A, Didwania N, Ejazi SA, Chhajer R, Gayen S, Rahman M, Goswami RP et al. Recombinant Leishmania-activated C kinase as a novel antigenic candidate for immuno-diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis occurring in India and Brazil. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 2025;14:62. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-025-01296-7.
- Bhattacharyya A, Chhajer R, Ejazi SA, Kamran M, Gayen S, Rahman M, Goswami RP et al. The potential of Leishmania donovani Aurora kinase in the diagnosis of Indian and Brazilian visceral leishmaniasis patients. ASM Journals, Microbiology Spectrum. 2025;13(6). doi:10.1128/spectrum.03247-24.
- Mallik S et al. Clinicoepidemiological and laboratory profiles of scrub typhus in a tertiary care hospital in eastern India, an observational study. MGM J of Medical Sciences. March, 2025.
- Mallik S et al. Contribution of hematological biochemical and inflammatory factors in temporal variation of disease severity among eastern Indian dengue patients. Journal of Medical Virology. August 2025.
- Mallik S et al. Interplay between innate immune cell and inflammatory mediators in dengue infection an evolving therapeutic paradigm. Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine. Sept, 2025.
- Chaudhuri C, Halder P. Re-emergence of syphilis. In: Medicine Update 2025. Book chapter.
- Dutta S, Gupta M. Immunohistochemical Expression of SGLT2 in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Cureus. 2025;17(8):e89878.
- Ganguly A, Das S, Gupta MK et al. Comparison of risk assessment scores of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Proposal for a simplified score. Indian J of Gastroenterology. Dec 2025.
