Dr Bodhisatwa Choudhuri is a leading practitioner of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology & Immunology, Diabetes, Emergency Medicine & Critical Care in the city of Kolkata & Howrah, with more than thirteen years of experience in medical field. He also treats various patients of COVID-19.

After completion of his MBBS from RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, he pursued post-graduation in Internal Medicine. He followed it up with super-specialty training in Rheumatology & Immunology from University of South Wales, Cardiff, UK; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA and EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism). He completed the prestigious membership of Royal College of Emergency Medicine, UK and received training in Emergency Medicine from George Washington University, Washington DC, USA. He also cleared Specialty Examination in Acute Medicine from Royal College of Physicians, UK. He is also a trained Echocardiologist, certified by Indian Academy of Echocardiography. He is an American Heart Association Certified Instructor of ACLS, BLS and PALS courses and has completed Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course from AIIMS, New Delhi & FCCS course from Society of Critical Care Medicine, USA.

Presently Dr Choudhuri is working as Consultant Physician, Rheumatologist and Critical Care In-charge in Parkview Super-specialty Hospital, Saltlake, Kolkata. He also practices as Visiting consultant in ILS Hospital, Howrah and AMRI Hospital, Salt Lake and attached to various other hospitals and clinics in Kolkata as Visiting Physician & Rheumatologist. He keeps himself updated in modern advances in medicine by regularly partaking in various national & international conferences & seminars as delegate & faculty. He is member of prestigious organisations like – Indian Rheumatology Association (IRA), British Rheumatological Society (BRS), Royal College of Emergency Medicine, UK (RCEM), American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), Society of Emergency Medicine, India (SEMI), Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM), Indian Academy of Echocardiography (IAE), American Diabetes Association (ADA).

Dr Choudhuri believes in evidence-based medicine and his approach towards his patients reflects that. His special interests are in management of Rheumatological disorders like Rheumatoid Arthritis, SLE, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Gout & Pseudogout, Rheumatic Fever, Chronic Pain Management, Spondylosis, Fibromyalgia, Dermatomyositis & Polymyositis etc. He specializes in procedure such as Biologics therapy, Interventional Rheumatology like - Intra-Articular Injections, Viscosupplementation (Synovial Fluid therapy), Local Steroid Injections and other necessary rheumatological procedures. He clearly explains the disease processes to his patients including its treatment & adverse effects using diagrams. His dedication to his patients can be underlined by 24x7 availability over telephone, SMS or WhatsApp in case of any emergency.

Academic Qualifications

• MBBS – R G Kar Medical College, Kolkata – 2008
• MD (Internal Medicine) – T A University – 2016
• MRCEM (UK)– Royal College of Emergency Medicine, UK – 2016
• MRCP – Acute Medicine (UK) – Royal College of Physicians, UK – 2020
• Masters in Emergency Medicine– George Washington University, USA – 2016
• Diploma in Rheumatology– University of South Wales, UK – 2016
• Fellowship in Rheumatology – Johns Hopkins University, USA – 2016
• EULAR Course on Rheumatology – EULAR School of Rheumatology, Switzerland – 2021
• CCEBDM–PHFI, New Delhi - 2021
• FCCS – Society of Critical Care Medicine, USA – 2016
• Advanced Diploma in Echocardiography– Indian Academy of Echocardiography – 2017
• MACEP – American College of Emergency Physicians – 2017

Memberships

• Member – Indian Rheumatology Association (IRA)
• International Member – British Rheumatological Society (BRS)
• Life Member – Society of Emergency Medicine, India (SEMI)
• Instructor – American Heart Association (AHA) [ACLS, BLS, PALS Courses]
• Member – Royal College of Emergency Medicine, UK (RCEM)
• International Member – American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
• Life Member – Indian Academy of Echocardiography (IAE)
• Member – Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)
• International Member – American Diabetes Association (ADA)
• Member – Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Awards & Recognitions

• Was awarded ‘Best Resident’ during post-graduate training
• Was university 2nd highest scorer & institutional topper in post-graduation final exam
• Received ‘Bronze’ medal for post-graduation thesis work
• Received ‘Distinction’ in final Fellowship exam in Rheumatology from Johns Hopkins University, USA
• Was awarded ‘COVID Warrior’ by ILS Hospitals for exemplary work during COVID-19 pandemic
• Was felicitated by multiple organisations for dedicated work during COVID-19 pandemic
• Was selected as Instructor for ACLS, BLS & PALS courses by American Heart Association
• Trained for ATLS from AIIMS, New Delhi
• Attended multiple National conferences as Faculty
• Has multiple publications in various indexed national & international journals
• Was part of medical team for Atletico de Kolkata Football team for ISL 2014

Conferences Attended

As Faculty:

• PACE 2017 – Kolkata - Delivered a speech on the topic – “Disaster Strikes: Are We Prepared?”
• Onco ALERT 2017 – Kolkata – as chairperson/moderator of sessions
• World Rheumatology Forum – Rheumatology Summit Indo UK 2019 – Gurgaon, Haryana - Delivered a speech on the topic – “Biologics in Axial Spondyloarthritis”
• EVM-i 2019 – Kolkata - Delivered a speech on the topic – “Socio-economic Burden of Chronic Venous Diseases”
• Bengal EM Conclave 2019 – Kolkata - as chairperson/moderator of sessions
• E-SEMICON 2020 – Online - Delivered a speech on the topic – “Paediatric Respiratory & Cardiac Diseases”
• Bengal EM Conclave 2021 – Durgapur - Delivered a speech on the topic – “Hypertensive Emergencies”
• SEMICON 2022 – Kolkata - Delivered a speech on the topic – “Autoimmune Emergencies”
• Annual State Conference of WB-IRA 2022 – Kolkata - as chairperson/moderator of sessions
• EZECON 2022 – Kolkata - Delivered a speech on the topic – “Geriatric Trauma – A Different Horizon”
• Emergencies in Medical Practice – Annual Program of IMA North-West Kolkata – Kolkata - as chairperson/moderator of sessions
• Mid-term Conference of WB-IRA 2022 – Kolaghat - Delivered a speech on the topic – “Infection associated Vasculitis”
• EMCON 2022 – Thiruvananthapuram – Delivered a speech on the topic – “Staying calm with a Febrile Child”
• GSICON 2022 – Kolkata – Delivered a speech on the topic – “Pseudogout”

As Delegate

• ISEM 2010 – Kolkata
• MEDICON International 2013 – Kolkata
• PACE 14 – Chennai
• EMCON 2014 – Mumbai
• AMRICON Critical Care Update 2016 – Kolkata
• GEMAS 2016 – Kolkata
• MEDICON International 2016 – Kolkata
• AMRICON Critical Care Update 2017 – Kolkata
• Diabetes India 2018 – Kolkata
• DCCS (Diabetes Control & Complication Summit) – Kolkata
• EZRACON 2018 – Siliguri
• EMCON 2018 – Bangalore
• IRACON 2018 – Guwahati
• Diabetes India 2019 – Kolkata
• Crescendo RSSDI 2019 – Kolkata
• EZRACON 2019 – Imphal
• EZCCCON 2019 – Kolkata
• Annual State Conference of WB-IRA 2019 – Kolkata
• Criticare 2020 – Hyderabad
• Annual State Conference of WB-IRA 2020 – Virtual
• Criticare 2021 – Virtual
• ACR Convergence 2021 – Virtual
• IRACON 2021 – Virtual
• Crescendo RSSDI 2022 – Kolkata
• IDEACON 2022 – Kolkata
• Best of Brussels 2022 – Pune
• IRACON 2022 - Indore