Editorial Board Member IC CV
Indranil Chakravorty MBBS PhD FRCP
Consultant Physician in Acute & Respiratory Medicine, St Georges University Hospital, London Aug 2010-
Senior Lecturer, St Georges University of London, UK (2010-)
Director of Medical Education, St George's University Hospitals NHS Trust (2020-)
Deputy Postgraduate Dean, Health Education England North & East London (2012-2020)
Visiting Clinical Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire, School of Medicine (2006-)
Education
MB BS Medical College, Calcutta, University of Calcutta, India 1992
MRCP (UK) Royal College of Physicians of London 1997
Doctor of Philosophy Warwick Business & Medical School, University of Warwick 2006
FRCP Royal College of Physicians of London 2007
Skills & Experience (Education & Quality)
Royal College Tutor
(2009-2010), Lister Hospital, Stevenage
Organisation and quality management of the CMT training for 22 CMT trainees in East & North Herts NHS Trust;Member of the CMT committee; ACCS committee; STC in Respiratory Medicine for Health Education East of England
Design and delivery of the MRCP Revision & Mock Exam course at Lister Hospital; Organisation of the Hospital Medical Grand Round at Lister Hospital;
Visiting Clinical Lecturer, School of Postgraduate Medicine, University of Hertfordshire (2006-
MSc in Simulation & Healthcare Education, tutor & clinical validation;
MSc PG Medicine, faculty (teaching & supervision);
MD (Medicine/ Research) faculty & Supervision;
CMT Simulation program- design, set up, organise and teach as faculty (SW London CMT program, Georges Simulation Centre, Eastern Deanery & U Herts Simulation centre)
Regional Training Program Director, for CMT, SW London, (June’11-18)
Chairing the Regional CMT Training Program Board; Quality management of Regional CMT Training program – design, recruit faculty & deliver; Member of the RCP CMT Specialist Advisory Committee.
CMT Recruitment, allocation, ARCPs, Trainees in difficulty for 84 trainees in 5 Local Education Providers for SW London
MRCP Bedside teaching course and Mock Exam course organisation for SW London;
Simulation & Skills training for CMT – design, recruit faculty & deliver;
ACCS Panel for London deanery; ACF Recruitment;
Hosting MRCP PACES, Feb’11 onwards; Examiner (5-6 dates in each diet)
Senior Lecturer (Hon), St Georges University of London (2012-)
Undergraduate education (4-5 year, OSCE examiner, Personal tutor,
SSC Lead; Module Lead for T year Life Control;
Deputy Postgraduate Dean (HEE North Central & East London) July 2012-Mar’2020
Quality assurance of education and trainee related patient safety of hospitals in the NE London including supervising training of educational supervisors,
Chairing HEE NCEL annual quality visits.
Liaison role in developing hospital LFGs, quality of education delivery and assessments systems,
Trainee revalidation, assisting PG Dean in his/her role in implementing GMC regulatory and quality functions
Liaising with national bodies including GMC and CQC in assessment and support of postgraduate medical education in HEE NCEL
Academic/ Editorial Roles
MRCP PACES Examiner, Host Examiner, International Examiner & Chair of Examiners (2009-)
MRCP (SCE) Question Writing Group Member Acute Medicine, Respiratory Medicine & Part I / II MRCP (2012 - 17)
JRCPTB (CMT Simulation Expert Group) 2013-17
Chair of International Peer review - University of West Indies, Faculty of Clinical Medical Sciences, St Augustine Feb’2018
Chief Editor, Sushruta (https://www.sushruta.net) 2018 -
Editor, The Physician (https://www.thephysician.uk) 2019 -
Research
PhD Research (1997-2000) Birmingham Heartlands Hospital & University of Warwick
Cost-effectiveness of CPAP use in Obstructive Sleep apnoea, Health services research into diffusion of innovation and applied health economics.
Post-doc research (2005-2010)
Buteyko breathing technique in improving asthma control (MSc research supervision; R&D program grant £25,000);
Cost utility of Pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD;
High-frequency chest wall oscillation in COPD – impact on sputum production, quality of life and exercise tolerance (International Sponsorship £40,000);
High frequency chest wall oscillation in COPD – impact on early discharge during acute exacerbation (International Sponsorship £40,000).
Obstructive Sleep apnoea in End-stage renal disease (MD project supervision);
Implementation of anti-IgE therapy in patients with poorly controlled asthma (External grant £10,000).
Post-doc & Medical Education Research (2011 - )
MD supervision. 2017. Atul Gulati. Factors Affecting Initial Acceptance of and Subsequent Compliance With Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. https://uhra.herts.ac.uk/handle/2299/17731
Facemask spirometry in patients with Motor Neurone Disease (MD Project supervision);
Assessment of mucociliary clearance efficacy using 3D reconstruction of HRCT images in COPD and mucus hypersecretion (current project);
Factors influencing preparedness for MRCP PACES candidates (MSc Education project supervision);
Development and assessment of an objective tool for measuring effectiveness of patient safety teaching based on simulation scenarios (MD Res/Education project in progress);
Impact of mood disorders on outcomes in patients with COPD (Undergrad Student project in progress);
Effectiveness of brief intervention for smoking cessation in acute admissions (Undergrad Student project in progress);
Factors influencing readmissions in patients with chronic lung diseases (Post-grad student project);
Publications
1. Srinivasan A, Chakravorty I, Srinivasan K. Does concurrent existence of asthma or COPD affect susceptibility to novel corona virus infections? -A review of evidence and mechanisms. The Physician 2020 vol 6; issue 1: ePub 06.04.2020 (V3) DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.13140/RG.2.2.23062.91201
2. Siddiqui S, Chakravorty I. Supported Return to Training (The SuppoRTT Programme) -After almost a decade since Bawa-Garba: Has the culture changed? The Physician 2020 vol6; issue 1; ePub 6.2.2020 DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.23993.52328
3. Chakravorty T, Chakravorty I. Chronic cough – An approach to diagnosis and management. The Physician 2020; vol 6 (issue 1) Epub 19.01.2020 https://doi.org/ 10.13140/RG.2.2.30402.94400 https://www.thephysician.uk/reviews
4. Marie McNulty, Elizabeth Carty, Indranil Chakravorty, Clifford Lisk, Nadia Short, Jo Szram, Catherine Bryant, Karen Le Ball, Andrew Deaner and Jonathan Birns. Creation of novel training programmes mapped to the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board Internal Medicine stage 1 curriculum. Future Healthc J March 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/futurehosp.6-1-s128
5. Chakravorty T, Konar N, Chakravorty I. Detecting Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Hypopnoea Syndrome. Practitioner Oct 2019; 263 (1830) :11-15 https://www.thepractitioner.co.uk/Symposium/Respiratory-Medicine/11481-/Detecting-obstructive-sleep-apnoea-hypopnoea-syndrome
6. Perkins-Porras L, Riaz M, Okekunle A, Zhelezna S, Chakravorty I, Ussher M. Feasibility study to assess the effect of a brief mindfulness intervention for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized controlled trial. Chron Respir Dis. 2018 Nov;15(4):400-410. doi: 10.1177/1479972318766140. Epub 2018 Apr 24. PMID: 29690786; PMCID: PMC6234574.
7. Chakravorty I. General Medical Council trainee survey: implications for hospital doctors. British Journal of Hospital Medicine 2018 79:2, 64-65 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2018.79.2.64
8. Webb J, Brightwell A, Sarkar P, Rabbie R, Chakravorty I. Peer mentoring for core medical trainees: uptake and impact. Postgraduate medical journal. 2015 Apr 1;91(1074):188-92.
9. Sivalingam M, Chakravorty I, Mouatt S, Farrington K. Obstructive sleep apnea in incremental hemodialysis: Determinants, consequences, and impact on survival. Hemodialysis International. 2013 Apr;17(2):230-9.
10. I. Chakravorty ,1,2 C. Fasakin ,3 T. Paine,3 D. Narasimhaiah,1 and G. Austin 2. Outpatient-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD: A Cost of Illness Study. International Scholarly Research Network ISRN Pulmonology Volume 2011, Article ID 364989, 6 pages DOI: https://doi.org/10.5402/2011/364989
11. Chakravorty I, Chahal K, Austin G. A pilot study of the impact of high-frequency chest wall oscillation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with mucus hypersecretion. International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 2011;6:693.
12. Chan K, Meek D, Chakravorty I. Unusual association of ST-T abnormalities, myocarditis and cardiomyopathy with H 1 N 1 influenza in pregnancy: two case reports and review of the literature. Journal of medical case reports. 2011 Dec;5(1):314.
13. Shairana Naleem, Hannah Robinson, Indranil Chakravorty. Effectiveness of simulation based training in patient safety - Validation study for Georges patient safety in simulation tool. European Respiratory Journal 2014 44: P2791;
14. Alexander Sarnowski, Tamina Khalil, William Fleming-Nouri, Ka-Wing Ng, Aimee Field, Chakravorty Indranil. Smoking cessation in acute medical units - what group of patients benefit the most? European Respiratory Journal 2014 44: P4169;
15. Shairana Naleem, Indranil Chakravorty. Measuring patient safety practices in a simulated environment to enhance postgraduate medical training. European Respiratory Journal 2013 42: 3508
16. Tamina Khalil, Hannah Walton, Wing Ng, Indranil Chakravorty. Smoking status and cessation intervention in acute medical admissions in a busy city hospital and associated co-morbidities - Time for a change? European Respiratory Journal 2013 42: P4946;
17. Aisha McClintock-Tiongco, Arjun Patel, Indranil Chakravorty. An audit of inpatient mortality and readmission rates in acute exacerbation of COPD - Exploring the role of comorbidity and inflammatory markers. European Respiratory Journal 2012 40: 4298; [conference paper]
18. Indranil Chakravorty. Guest Editorial. The Great Depression and opportunities for Health. Hertfordshire Journal Of Medicine. June 2012 Vol7 No 1 https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/89df/e6ec2ae4bcce35cd6ebb9cd1a3107ad6a162.pdf
19. Narasimhaiah DH, Chakravorty I, Swamy R, Prakash D. Organising pneumonia presenting as acute life threatening pulmonary haemorrhage. BMJ case reports. 2011 Nov 9;2011:bcr0320091689.
20. Doctoral Thesis: Health technology assessment of continuous positive airway pressure devices in sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome Author: Chakravorty, Indranil ISNI: 0000 0001 3526 0601 Awarding Body: University of Warwick. Date of Award: 2005 https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.429816
21. Naleem S, Holme V, Gosling N, Chakravorty I. Impact Of Simulation Based Learning On Patient Safety In Postgraduate Medical Training: Design And Pilot Of A New Assessment Tool. 2013 May (pp. A2825-A2825). American Thoracic Society.
22. Chakravorty I, Fasakin C, Austin G, Timbury C, Basu C. Impact Of Mucociliary Clearance With High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation In Acute Exacerbation Of COPD. 2011 May (pp. A5047-A5047). American Thoracic Society.
23. Joshi V, Penna M, Wotton C, Firth E, Chakravorty I. Does AHI And Daytime Sleepiness Predict The Increased Prevalence Of Anxiety And Depression Reported By OSA Patients? A Study Exploring The Gender Difference. 2010 May (pp. A6539-A6539). American Thoracic Society.
24. Bhowmik A, Chahal K, Austin G, Chakravorty I. Improving mucociliary clearance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respiratory medicine. 2009 Apr 1;103(4):496-502.
25. Meek D, Chakravorty I. Obstructive sleep apnoea increases risk of CVD. The Practitioner. 2009 Nov 1;253(1723):17-21.
26. Indranil Chakravorty, Manu Shastry, Ken Farrington, Sleep apnoea in end-stage renal disease: a short review of mechanisms and potential benefit from its treatment, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Volume 22, Issue 1, January 2007, 28–31
27. Chakravorty I, Oldfield WL, Gómez CM. Rapidly progressive Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organising Pneumonia presenting with pneumothorax, persistent air leak, acute respiratory distress syndrome and multi-organ dysfunction: a case report. Journal of medical case reports. 2008 Dec;2(1):145.
28. Chakravorty I. Long term reduction in vascular morbidity and mortality in men with severe OSA. Thorax 2005;60:503.
29. Chakravorty I. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: role of high resolution computed tomography. J Assoc Physicians India. 2003 May;51:533-4.
30. Yang DG, Kim KD, Shin DH, Choe KO, Kim SK, Lee WY. Idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia presenting with spontaneous hydropneumothorax and solitary pulmonary nodule. Respirology. 1999 Sep;4(3):267-70.
31. Chakravorty I, Oldfield WL, Gomez CM. Rapidly progressive form of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organising Pneumonia. Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Jan;65(1):198-202.
