Dr. Koustubh Chakraborty is a highly skilled specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with extensive experience in pain management, neurorehabilitation, and rheumatologic recovery. He has contributed significantly to medical literature with numerous research papers and book chapters in leading journals and handbooks. As Associate Editor of the St. John’s Handbook of PMR, Dr. Chakraborty combines academic depth with compassionate, holistic rehabilitation care.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS
• MD (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)
• DNB (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

Research Work / Publications:

• A Comparative Study on the Effects of Comprehensive Rehabilitation in Uncomplicated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Patients from Rural and Urban India. IJPMR, October 2007; 18(2): 34–40.
• A Low-Cost Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme for COPD Patients: Is It Any Good. IJPMR, October 2006; 17(2): 26–32.
• A Comparative Study Between Total Contact Casting and Conventional Dressings in the Non-Surgical Management of Diabetic Plantar Foot Ulcers. J Indian Med Assoc, 2008; 106: 240–242.
• Rehabilitation of a Patient with Alkaptonuric (Ochronotic) Arthritis. IJPMR, October 2007; 18(2): 54–57.
• Cognitive Rehabilitation in Stroke Cases (Co-Author). IJPMR, 2009; 20(1): 19–22.
• Book Chapter: A Cost-Effective Care Model for Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD, in St. John’s Handbook of PMR, SJMC, Bengaluru, India.
• Book Chapter: Neurogenic Bladder Made Simple, in St. John’s Handbook of PMR, SJMC, Bengaluru, India.

Achievements:

• Associate Editor, St. John’s Handbook of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Recipient of “Dadhichi Award” for Best Overall Speaker at IAPMRCON 2007, Patna
• Best Speaker, Interdisciplinary Seminar on “Low Back Pain,” IPGMER, Kolkata (2005)
• National Talent Search (NTS) Scholarship Awardee, 1995

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