Chakrabarti, Ramakanta (1945 - 2004)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E000272 - Chakrabarti, Ramakanta (1945 - 2004)
Title
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Chakrabarti, Ramakanta (1945 - 2004)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E000272
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2006-10-26
2012-03-22
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Chakrabarti, Ramakanta (1945 - 2004), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
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Chakrabarti, Ramakanta
Date of Birth
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1 October 1945
Place of Birth
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Calcutta, India
Date of Death
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3 August 2004
Occupation
:
General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
:
MRCS and FRCS 1986
MB BS Calcutta 1972
MS Delhi 1976
FRCS Glasgow 1984
LRCP 1986
Details
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Ramakanta Chakrabarti was a respected surgeon in Calcutta. He was born in Calcutta on 1 October 1945, the son of Rajchandra and Kadambini Chakrabarti. He studied medicine at Calcutta National Medical College, where he subsequently held intern and house surgeon posts.
In 1973 he was appointed as a senior house surgeon in general surgery and urology at the Rama Krishna Mission, Seva Prathishthan. He then became a senior surgical resident and postgraduate student at the Willingdon Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, where he was awarded a masters degree in surgery with a thesis on emergency prostatectomy in clinically benign enlargement of the prostate. He was subsequently surgeon to the Lalbag Hospital in Murshidabad.
He then went to the UK for further surgical training. He was a senior house officer in the trauma and accident department at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, and then senior house officer in orthopaedics at Oldham Royal Infirmary. He then held appointments at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, in urology and transplantation, and at Hull Royal Infirmary in orthopaedics. During this period he passed his FRCS from the London and Glasgow Colleges. He was then a registrar at Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest, under David Bird, where he further developed his interest in vascular and urological surgery.
In 1986 he returned to Calcutta as a visiting general surgeon to the Dum Dum Municipal Hospital, where he became an outstanding figure, keeping up-to-date with the latest developments in endoscopic surgery by attending seminars and meetings, and becoming a popular member of the Dum Dum branch of the Indian Medical Association.
He was married to Maitreyee, a teacher, and they had one daughter, Madhumanti, who is studying at Queen Mary College, London. He died on 3 August 2004.
Sources
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Information from Mrs Maitreyee Chakrabarti
Rights
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Image Copyright (c) Image reproduced with kind permission of the family
Collection
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format
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Obituary
Format
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Asset
Asset Path
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E000000-E000999/E000200-E000299
URL for File
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372459
Media Type
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JPEG Image
File Size
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