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Major(Retd)Dr(Prof)Shibashish Bhattacharyya MBBS(University of Calcutta) MD(Internal Medicine)University of Delhi DM(Medical Oncology)AIIMS, New Delhi Founder Head of Department of Medical Oncology Medical College & Hospital Katakana First Academic Department of Medical Oncology established in Eastern & North Eastern India,Italic text Biography :Major(Retd)Dr(Prof)Shibashish Bhattacharyya is born to Mr Srijib Chandra Bhattacharyya,( Accounts Officer of Defence Accounts Department, Government of India,past resident of Noapara village, Raujan Thana of Chittagong District of Bengal Province ,British india) & Mrs Pushpa Bhattacharyya,(Head Assistant of Employees State Insurance Corporation,Government of India, Past resident of Bikrampur Dhaka, Bengal Province, British India)on 30th November 1966 at his Maternal uncles rented house at Sister Nivedita Lane BaghBazar ,Kolkata,grew up at Pushpasri,160 A Barasat Road Nona Chandanpukur Barrackpore, a house built by his parents in 1967. Received Primary Education at Nagendra Smriti Siksha Niketan, Harisava Barrackpore upto 4th standard & went on to Study at Barrackpore Government High School at 5th Standard. Subsequently admitted in Ramakrishna Mission Boys Home High School, Rahara and passed Secondary Education in First Division & went on to study to Manmathanath High School, Nona Chandanpukur ,Barrackpore for Highier Secondary Education.After selection through Joint Entrance Examination for both Engineering & Medical branch, chose to pursue Medical Education at Medical College, Kolkata. After completing housephysicianship in Pediatrics,Medicine & Neurology in this hospital, joined as House physician at Emergency Department of Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata (Erst while Bengal Presidency General Hospital).Being selected as Short Service Commissioned Officer in Army Medical Corps of India, served there in Field Formations & Base hospitals in North East India, relinquished the commission on completion of 5 years of service as Major & Joined Army Hospital (Research & Referral) a Post Graduate College under Faculty of Medicine University of Delhi, for Pursuing MD in Internal Medicine. His research dissertation on Neurological Manifestation of HIV infection was awarded with Senior Research Fellowship by Indian Council of Medical Research. After completion of MD, he joined West Bengal Health Services as General Duty Medical Officer at Masaldabazar BPHC ,Malda. Subsequently he was selected for teaching Cadre of West Bengal Medical Education Services and Joined Institute of Hematology&Transfusion Medicine, Medical College Kolkata. After three years of Service, he was selected for Post Doctoral Training in Medical Oncology at AIIMS, New Delhi as the First person from West Bengal. Since his childhood passion for the subject of Chemistry & Biology,he completed a Certificate Course in Genetic Pathology from Department of Biophysics & Molecular Biology, University of Calcutta & Subsequently attended Workshop organaized by Indian Statistical Institute in collaboration with university of Pitts burgh USA at kolkata during his service as Clinical Tutor Hematology, only Clinician in both these Courses.During his training at AIIMS, he took the opportunity to acquint himself further his passion, as part of his post doctoral research in the field of Molecular Biology titled Circulating tumour DNA load in different stages of breast cancer compared to age matched healthy volunteers in collaboration with Institute of Cytopathology & Preventive Oncology(ICMR)Noida under supervision of Director Dr B C Das. After acquiring the Post Doctoral(DM) qualification he was Designated to be the First Assistant Professor & Head of the Department of Medical Oncology at Medical College & Hospital Kolkata, First Academic Department of Medical Oncology established  in Eastern & North Eastern India. He is currently working as Professor & Head of the same department & mentoring MD(Medicine & Peditrics) Students & pass-outs for acquiring Post Doctoral degrees(DM)in Medical Oncology,so that the same Post Doctoral Training can be Imparted in Medical College Kolkata, after his students join the Department as Faculty Members. He takes keen interest in undergraduate, Post graduate teaching in Medicine, Pediatrics & regularly attends Multidisciplinary organ based tumor clinics & weekly Tumor Boards. He has many publications in his credit in peer reviewed Journals. He is also the Founder President of Society of Medical Oncologists of India & involved in assessment process of Starting & Recognition of DM in Medical Oncology, Pediatric Oncology & Oncopathology, on behalf of Medical Council Of India, as the sole eligible person from West Bengal.