Team IIHMR
Dr. Sandipta Chakraborty
Assistant Professor
Dr. Sandipta Chakraborty is a Preventive Medicine and Public Health Specialist with over 17 years of extensive experience, bridging grassroots fieldwork, academic research, and health care administration and management.
Following his MBBS from NRS Medical College, Kolkata, under the University of Calcutta, Dr. Chakraborty dedicated eight years to gaining diverse, experiential learning of health, beyond the education of medicine. His work spanned the full spectrum of healthcare settings, from remote villages and urban slums to high-end tertiary care hospitals. During this time, he served in ICMR-NICED (presently ICMR-NIRBI), NACO Regional Institute-East, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Blood and Marrow transplant Unit and Intensive Care Unit in Private Hospitals, state Public Health and Administrative Service, managed a remote PHC, a health block in the hilly region of West Bengal, and contributed to HIV surveillance across eastern India and in public health research and training.
After an academic break (for pursuing MPH), he joined international NGOs and experience working in projects on HIV, TB, and Hepatitis with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Manipur, especially in the Indo-Myanmar border region and the Bihar Technical Support Unit of CARE. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he played a significant role in functioning COVID testing laboratories and reporting systems at AIIMS Rishikesh, during his brief tenure as a Junior Resident (Academic) under the department of Microbiology.
To complement this extensive field experience, Dr. Chakraborty pursued advanced academic qualifications. He earned an MPH from the Institute of Public Health, Kalyani, under the West Bengal University of Health Sciences followed by an MD in Community Medicine from the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Southeast Asia's oldest public health school. He has further honed his expertise with specialized distance learning programs, including Clinical HIV Management from the University of Washington and research methodology from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He has also published research articles in National and International journals, received the Indian Journal of Community Medicine (IJCM) B K Mahajan Award 2024 and multiple conference awards for presenting his research.
Dr. Chakraborty has also contributed to critical national health initiatives. After completing his MD, he joined the Project Management Unit for PM-ABHIM, at ICMR headquarters focusing on planning and implementation of research for One Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Zoonotic Diseases.
Before joining IIHMR Delhi, he served as an Assistant Professor at the IIHMR University, Jaipur, taught and mentored national and international students, and was involved in Public Health research. Through his career, Dr. Chakraborty has dedicated himself to mastering the art, commerce, and science of public health through a mixed bag of experiential learning and formal academic qualifications.
Research Projects
Name of project |
Role in the project |
Year |
Agency |
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Landscape review for use of digital health in Expanded Program on Immunization |
Co-Investigator |
2025 |
WHO SEARO |
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Development of “Implementation Framework for Adolescent-Responsive Health Systems in the WHO South-East Asia Region (2025-2030) |
Co-Investigator |
2025 |
WHO SEARO |
|
Strengthening frontline health workers in Aspirational Blocks of Uttar Pradesh for identification and management of high-risk pregnancies |
Team member |
2024- 25 |
UNICEF |
| Evaluation of an Intervention for Capacity Building of Healthcare Providers in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus care- Implemented by Maternity Foundation and funded by World Diabetes Foundation In Madhya Pradesh, India | Co-investigator/ Public Health Specialist | 2024- 25 | Maternity Foundation |
| A Study on Epidemiology of Common Non-Communicable Diseases among People Living with HIV Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in West Bengal | Primary Investigator | 2022-23 | Self, under All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health (MD Thesis) |
| Readiness to Participate in Disaster Management among Youth (READY) : A Mixed Method Study among College students of West Bengal | Primary Investigator | 2022-23 | Self, under All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health |
| Women’s Empowerment and its Association with Child Health and Nutrition (WE CHANT): A Cross-sectional Study in a Rural Population of West Bengal | Primary Investigator | 2021-23 | Self, under All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health |
| Attaining health system goals among hypertensive population; A cross-sectional study in a rural community in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal | Primary Investigator | 2017-18 | Self, under Society for Health and Demographic Surveillance (SHDS) and Institute of Public Health Kalyani (MPH Dissertation) |
| School-based Educational Intervention Program for the Reduction of Future Risks of Cardio-vascular diseases | Co-investigator | 2016-18 | IDEA CSR fund |
| Surveillance of Dengue Fever in Eastern Kolkata, West Bengal, India | Senior Research Fellow | 2009-10 | ICMR-NICED, PDVI-IVI |
Other Projects:
Name of project |
Role in the project |
Year |
Agency |
| PM- Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM)- ICMR | Project Manager Scientific (Medical) | 2024 | World Bank |
| Specialized care for HIV, TB, and Hepatitis in Manipur | Medical Doctor | 2018-20 | MSF/ Doctors Without Borders |
| The Bihar Technical Support Program, CARE | MLE Specialist (Outreach) | 2018 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| HIV Sentinel Surveillance(HSS) & Early Infant Diagnosis(EID) Regional Institute(East),ICMR-NICED | Research Officer | 2011-12 & 2014 | NACO |
Research Publications
- Jana D, Chakraborty S, Basu SN, Roy D, Paul B, Das R. Burnout among Auxiliary Nurse Midwife Working in a District of West Bengal: In-depth Analysis by Mixed Methods Approach. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2025:10-4103.
- Chakrabarti R, Chakraborty S, Ghosh P, Ghosal I, Kire M, Diwan K, Majumdar A, Deb AK, Dutta S. Burden and Correlates of HIV, Coinfections, and Risk Behaviors among Prison Inmates: Evidence from HIV Sentinel Surveillance in Three States of India. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2025 Sep 1;69(Suppl 1):S21-6.
- Sengupta D, Chandra A, Poddar U, Biswas R, Ghosh P, Pal A, Chakraborty S, Guchait D. A mix methodology study to compile the factors contributing towards poor uptake of antiretroviral therapy among high-risk groups: Female sex workers, people with intravenous drug use on opiod substitution therapy. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2025 May 1;14(5):1657-61.
- Jana D, Paul B, Chakraborty S, Gun P, Bandyopadhyay L, Das R. Childhood undernutrition and its determinants: a cross-sectional study among under-five children in a slum of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Int J Community Med Public Health 2024;11:2331-8
- Chakraborty S, Paul B, Bandyopadhyay L, Jana D, Bhattacharyya M. Women’s Empowerment in the Context of Rural West Bengal: An Index Construction with Exploratory Factor Analysis. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2024 Mar 1;49(2):296-302.
- Jana D, Sahu M, Paul B, Chakraborty S, Bandyopadhyay L, Das R. Proportion, Pattern, and Predictors of Falls in Older Adults–A Community-based Observational Study in Rural West Bengal. Journal of Mid-life Health. 2023 Apr 1;14(2):130-8.
- Chakraborty S, Rai RK, Biswas AK, Barik A, Gurung P, Praveen D. Health care seeking behaviour and financial protection of patients with hypertension: A cross-sectional study in rural West Bengal, India. Plos one. 2022 Feb 25;17(2):e0264314.
- Roy D, Mahapatra T, Manna K, Kar A, Rana MS, Roy A, Bose PK, Banerjee B, Paul S, Chakraborty S. Comparing effectiveness of high-dose Atorvastatin and Rosuvastatin among patients undergone Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: A non-concurrent cohort study in India. Plos one. 2020 May 19;15(5):e0233230.
- Soumitra Kumar, Debabrata Roy, Arunangshu Ganguly, Monoranjan Mondal, Tanmoy Mahapatra, Sanchita Mahapatra, Sandipta Chakraborty, Nilanjana Chakraborty, Mrinal Kanti Das, Pradip Kumar Deb (2018). Burden of cardiovascular problem and their risk factors among adolescent school children in Kolkata : an introspection. Journal of the Indian Medical Association, 116(7), 37-40.
Other Assignments
- Block Medical Officer of Health (BMOH), Kalimpong – II (Pedong) block, under West Bengal Public Health and Administrative Service (WBPH&AS), Govt. of West Bengal
- NRHM, MOIC, Samthar PHC, Kalimong -I, West Bengal
- External monitor of Pulse polio NID for WHO at Metiaburuz area of Kolkata in 2021
- Project Coordinator Regional Institute (East) for HIV Sentinel Surveillance, NACO at ICMR-NICED, Kolkata
- Junior Resident (Academic)- Dept. of Microbiology, AIIMS Rishikesh
- Senior Medical Officer: Medical Intensive Care Unit, Neotia Getwel Healthcare Centre, Siliguri
- Resident Medical Officer: Medical Oncology /Blood & Marrow Transplant Unit (BMT), Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, November 2010 to June 2011
- General Duty Medical officer- Border Security Force, 14 Battalion, Sector Hospital BSF, Kisanganj, North Bengal Frontier
Papers/Chapters in Books
Papers Presented
Trainings & Workshops
As a participant-
- Faculty Development Program in Research Methodology, IIHMR Jaipur 2025
- National ToT on Integrated Biological & Behavioral Surveillance (IBBS)-PLHIV- NACO 2023
- Basics and challenges in one health, All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health, (AIIH&PH)- 2023
- ToT on breastfeeding and IYCF counseling and support, at AIIH&PH - 2023
- Foundations of quantitative approaches for interventional studies, B. C. Roy Multi Specialty Medical Research Center, IIT Kharagpur- 2023
- Multidisciplinary Short Course on Antimicrobial Resistance- Institute of Public Health, Kalyani- 2018
- Induction Training (Public Health Administration and Finance), WBPHAS, IHFW, Kolkata (2015)
- RNTCP Modular Training - STDC, H&FW, Govt of West Bengal 2015
- Programmatic Management of DRTB (PMDT)- STDC, H&FW, Govt of West Bengal 2015
- Regional ToT, IBBS, HIV surveillance- NACO 2014
As a resource person-
- Training Program on Qualitative Research- IHFW, Kolkata (2025)
- Workshop on Mixed Methods Research (MMR)- AIIPH (2023)
- Regional ToT HIV Sentinel Surveillance (HSS)- NACO RI East (2023)
- Training of field investigators – HIV Bio Behavioral Surveillance (IBBS) (2014)
- Training of ANM for Immunization and Cold Chain practices (2015)
- Training of ANM for HMIS (2015)
Membership of Scientific & Academic Organizations
- Indian Public Health Association (IPHA)
- Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM)
- Epidemiology Foundation of India (EFI)
- One Health Network India (OHNI)
Awards Obtained
- IPHACON 2021: Best Oral Presentation under theme Public Health Nutrition (Childhood Undernutrition and its Determinants: A Cross-Sectional Study among Under-Five Children in Rural West Bengal)
- EFICON 2021: 2nd runner up Mindbenders National Post Graduate Quiz competition
- WB IPHACON 2022: Best Poster Presentation (Readiness to Participate in Disaster Management among Youth (READY): A Mixed-Methods Study among College students of West Bengal)
- IPHACON 2023: 3rd prize in Poster Presentation (Overall) (Burden and Correlates of Common Non-Communicable Diseases among People Living with HIV Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in West Bengal)
- IJCM B K Mahajan Award 2024 (Best article: Chakraborty S, Paul B, Bandyopadhyay L, Jana D, Bhattacharyya M. Women’s Empowerment in the Context of Rural West Bengal: An Index Construction with Exploratory Factor Analysis. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2024 Mar 1;49(2):296-302)