About
Anesthesiologist trained in India, Singapore and Canada, now working in addiction medicine in Edmonton.
Background
Full biographyDr. Chakravarty earned his MBBS at Gauhati Medical College and served five years as an officer in the Indian Army Medical Corps. He completed an MD in Anesthesiology at Delhi University, followed by a Registrar position at AIIMS, New Delhi, and fellowships in Singapore and at the University of Toronto.
He was a Staff Anesthesiologist with Alberta Health Services and an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Alberta. His clinical work includes labor analgesia, ICU management and complex surgical anesthetics.
He currently works as an addiction specialist in a community setting in Edmonton.
Clinical areas
- General anesthesia
- Regional anesthesia
- Labor analgesia
- High-risk obstetrics
- Pain management
- Critical care
- Addiction medicine
- Medical education and simulation
Education and experience
1989–1993
MBBS, Medicine and Surgery
Gauhati Medical College, Gauhati University
1995–2000
Captain to Major, Army Medical Corps
Indian Army, Short Service Commission
2004
MD, Anesthesiology
Delhi University
2004–2005
Registrar, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
2005–2007
Fellowship, Obstetric Anesthesia
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
2007–2010
Fellowship, Clinical & Obstetric Anesthesia
Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto
2010–2019
Staff Anesthesiologist
Alberta Health Services, Dept. of Anesthesia & Pain Management
2019–present
Independent practice & Addiction Medicine
Edmonton, Alberta