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DR. AMIT CHAKRABARTY
Board Certification, 1998
American Board of Urology
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Fellowship, Uro-Oncology (Research)
Wayne State University,
Detroit, Michigan. USA
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Residency, Urology (1992-95)
Wayne State University, Detroit,
Michigan. USA
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Fellowship Surgery (FRCS) (1988)
Royal College of Surgeons,
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Master of Surgery (MS) (1984)
Post Graduate Institute of
Medical Education & Research,
Chandigarh, India
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MBBS/MD (1980)
MKCG Medical College,
Berhampur, India
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TRAINING
Resident, Urology
1992-1995 |
Wayne State
University, Detroit, MI
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Research Fellow, Urology
1991 - 1992
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Wayne State
University, Detroit, MI
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Resident, General Surgery
1990-1991
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Wayne State
University, Detroit, MI
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Observer, Urology (1989-1990)
1989-1990
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University of
Alabama, Birmingham, AL
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Registrar Urology
1987-1989 |
Ballochmyle
Hospital, Scotland U.K.
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Registrar Surgery
1985- 1986
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RML (Willingdon)
Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Senior Resident Surgeon
1984-1985
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Post Graduate Institute of Medical
Education and Research, (PGIMER),
Chandigarh, India
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Junior Resident Surgeon
1983-1984
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PGIMER, Chandigarh,
India
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Resident House Job, Surgery
1982-1982
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PGIMER, Chandigarh,
India
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Resident House job, Surgery
1981-1982
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RML (Willingdon)
Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Intern 1980-1981 |
MKCG Medical
College and Hospital Berhampur, Orissa, India
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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS
- Honorable mention: Clinical Paper, 1994 Residents' Day,
American Urological Association (Michigan Branch).
- First Prize: Basic Sciences Paper, 1992 Residents' Day,
American Urological Association (Michigan Branch).
- Best Medical Graduate
- Honors in Anatomy
- Honors in Surgery
- University Gold Medals for:
- Best Medical Graduate (1980)
- Highest marks in Surgery (1980)
- Highest marks in Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology ('80)
- Award for First position in Pathology and Microbiology ('78)
- Highest marks in Microbiology (1978)
- Highest marks in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (1978)
- College Merit Scholarship: 4/1/77-3/31/80
- Pfizer Award Winner: In recognition of distinguished performance at the
Final Examination for the degree MBBS
- Pfizer Medallion in Medicine: Recipient of Pfizer Post Graduate Medical Award
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
- American Urological Association (AUA)
- Society of the Study of Impotence (SSI)
- Society of the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR)
- Endourological Society (USA)
- American Association of Clinical Urologists, Inc. (AACU)
- National Association For Continence (NAFC)
- Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK (FRCS)
- Fellow of International College of Surgeons (FICS)
- Member, International Society for Sexual and Impotence Research (ISSIR)
- Indian American Urology
Association (IAUA)
- American Association of Physicians form India (AAPI)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Southern Medical Association (SMA)
- Member, Medical Association of State of Alabama
- Member, Morgan County Medical Society
LICENSURE
- Physician License: State of Alabama Board of Medicine (Active)
- Physician License: State of Michigan, Board of Medicine (Inactive)
PUBLICATIONS
Chakrabarty A, Upadhyay J, Dhabuwala CB, Sarnaik S, Perlmutter AD, Connor
JP: "Priapism Associated with Sickle Cell Hemoglobinopathy in children:
Long Term Effects on Potency." Journal of Urology 155: 1419-1423, 1996
Angulo JC, Montie JM, Bukowski TP, Chakrabarty A, Grignon DJ, Sakr W,
Shamsa FH, Pontes JE:
"Inter observer consistency of digital rectal examination in clinical
staging of localized prostatic carcinoma."
Urol Oncol 1:1995
Bukowski TP, Chakrabarty A, Perlmutter AD, Frontera R, Powell I, Montie JE:
"Recto-Urethral Fistula: Methods of Repair."
Journal of Urology 153: 1995.
Chakrabarty A, Hillman GG, Maughan RL, Visscher D, Ali E, Pontes JE, Haas
GP: "Influence of tumor site on the response to therapy of murine renal
cancer." Anticancer Research 14: 373-378, 1994.
Chakrabarty A, Hillman GG, Maughan RL, Ali E, Pontes JE, Haas GP:
"Radiation therapy enhances the therapeutic effect of immunotherapy on
pulmonary metastases in a murine renal adenocarcinoma model."
In Vivo 8:25-32, 1994.
Chakrabarty A., Hillman GG, Maughan RL, Visscher D, Dybal E, Pontes JE,
Haas G.P:
"Immunotherapy and Radiation Therapy Combined for the Treatment of Murine
Renal Carcinoma."
Surgical Forum, 43: 758-760, 1992
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
Chakrabarty A, Smith JB, Dhabuwala CB: "Ambulatory therapy for recurrent
sickle cell priapism: A novel concept." Journal of Urology 153: 375A,
1995.
Chakrabarty A, Upadhyay J, Perlmutter AD, Connor JP:
"Priapism associated with sickle cell He-moglobin-opathies in children:
Long term effects on potency."Journal of Urology 151: 274A, 1994.
Hillman GG, Chakrabarty A, Dybal E, Maughan R, Visscher D, Sud S, Pontes
JE, Haas GP: "Radiation Therapy and Immunotherapy are Synergistic for the
Treatment of Murine Renal Cancer."Proceedings of the American Asso-ciation
for Cancer Research, 33:324, 1992.
Haas G, Hillman G, Chakrabarty A, Visscher D, Dybal E, Pontes JE,:
"The Combination of Immunotherapy and Radiation Therapy is Effective in the
Treatment of Murine Kidney Cancer (RENCA) ." Proceedings of the 8th.
International Congress of Immunology. Budapest, Hungary, August 23-28, 1992.
Abstract #14, Page 219.
POSTER PRESENTATION
American Urological Association Annual Meeting , Las Vegas, April, 1995.
(Ambulatory Therapy for Recurrent Priapism: A Novel Concept.)
North Central Section of the American Urological Association, Puerto Rico,
October 26-31, 1992
- Radiation Therapy and Immunotherapy
- Tumor kinetics of RENCA
Annual Poster session of the Detroit Immunological Society,
Detroit MI. November 19, 1991 (Comparison of Growth Kinetics of Renca)
PODIUM PRESENTATIONS
Speaker, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Urology
Residents and Faculty, Indianapolis, IN. December 3, 2003
(Newer PDE5 inhibitors- a comparative assessment)
Didactic Lecture, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of
Urology, Indianapolis, IN. October 15, 2003
(Role of the Urologist in Male Factor Infertility).
Speaker, University of Florida CME Cruise, Bahamas. Feb 15, 2003 (Osmania
University Alumni Annual Meeting)
(Erectile Dysfunction: an overview with clinical scenarios and novel
therapeutic options)
Speaker, University of Florida CME Cruise, Bahamas. Feb 16, 2003 (Osmania
University Alumni Annual Meeting)
(Urinary Tract infections: Quandaries and Elucidations.)
Resident's Lecture: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New
Delhi, India. October 31, 2002
(Newer tools in the Evaluation & Management of Erectile Dysfunction)
Grand Rounds, Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. February 1995.
(Role of the Urologist in Male Factor Infertility)
American Urological Association Annual meeting, San Francisco, April 1994.
(Sickle cell priapism in Children: Long Term effects on potency)
North Central Section of the American Urological Association, Milwaukee,
October , 1993
(Recto urethral Fistula: Methods of Repair)
Annual Urology Residents' Day, Michigan Urologic Society, Novi Hilton, May,
1993 (Psychosocial implications of impotence following radical
prostatectomy)
Grand Rounds, Harper Hospital, Detroit, MI. February, 11, 1994.
(Urinary Diversions: Variations, Indications, & Complications).
Grand Rounds, Harper Hospital, Detroit, MI. February 1993.
(Complications of Penile Prosthesis)
North Central Section of the American Urological Association, Boca Raton,
Florida. November 1994
(Should early surgery be denied for childhood sickle cell priapism)
American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, October 15, 1992
(Immunotherapy and Radiation Therapy)
Annual Urology Resident Day, Michigan Urological Society, Novi Hilton, May
20, 1992.
(Synergy of Immunotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Murine Renal Cell
Cancer (RENCA) - Winner, First Prize in Laboratory Research.)
Michigan chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Dearborn, MI, April
30, 1992.
(Synergy of adoptive immunotherapy and radiation in the treatment of
pulmonary metastases in a murine renal cancer model).
RESEARCH
Site for BPH Registry and Patient Survey - (SUNOFI - SYNTHELABO Inc.)
Open Label Study of Long term safety of Dapoxetine HCl in the treatment
of Rapid Ejaculation (ALZA) - in progress - PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Placebo Controlled Double Blind Randomized Parallel Study of the efficacy
and safety of Dapoxetene HCl in the treatment of Rapid Ejaculation
(ALZA) - in progress - PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Open Label Extension Study of Sustained Release (S)-Oxybutynin in Subjects
with Symptoms of Overactive Bladder (Sepracor, Inc.) - completed
November - PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Phase III Randomized, Double Blind Study of DFMO vs. Placebo in low
Grade Superficial Bladder Cancer (Ilex Urology) - in progress - PRIMARY
INVESTIGATOR
Prospective, Randomized, Double Blind Multi Center Comparative Trial to
Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ciprofloxacin once daily modified release
(Cipro MR) 550 mg Tablets QD for three days versus conventional Ciprofloxacin
250 mg tablets BID for 3 days in the treatment of patients with
uncomplicated Urinary Tract (uUTI) infections (The Phoenix Contract
Research for BAYER) - in progress - PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Double blind, Placebo and Active controlled study of Sustained Release (S)
Oxybutinin in subjects with symptoms of Overactive Bladder of Urgency,
Frequency and Urinary Incontinence - in progress - PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
A Multi Center Pivotal Phase III Three Arm, Dose finding, Randomized,
Placebo-Controlled Study to Determine the Long Term Chemoprevention Efficacy
and Safety of 20 mg & 60 mg of GTx-006 in Men with High Grade Prostate
Intraepithelial Neoplasia (PIN) - in progress - PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Synergy of Radiation and Immunotherapy of Renal Cancer in Balb-C
mice. Urology Research Fellow, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (July
1991-June 1992) Principal Investigator: Gabriel P. Haas, MD.
Worked on a project correlating Renal functional changes with bladder
management techniques in spinal cord injury patients; with L. Keith Lloyd,
MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
Involved in research on Renal Calculus Disease, in Delhi, India. Presented
a paper entitled "Incidence of Hypertension, Recurrence and Infection in
Patients with Urolithiasis (in Delhi) "at the Association of Surgeons of
India Conference (State Chapter), 1985.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Mini (non accredited) Fellowship in Urology
Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Urology
(Prosthetics- Dr. John Mulcahy
Oncology- Dr. Michael Koch/ Dr. Rick Bihrle/ Dr. Richard Foster
Laparoscopy & Robotics- Dr. Chandru Sundaram
Endourology/ Stone disease- Dr. James Lingeman)
October to December, 2003
Observer Robotic assisted Prostatectomy: Vattikuti Urologic
Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI. ( Dr. Mani Menon/ Dr. Ashutosh
Tewari)
Observer- endourology and female urology: Long Island Jewish
Medical Center, Department of Urology (Dr. Arthur Smith/ Dr. Gopal Badlani);
May 6-11, 2002
Endourology 2001 ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy:
Catholic Medical Center, San Francisco, CA (Dr. Marshall Stroller) October
19, 2001
Ultrasound-Guided Transperineal Brachytherapy for Early Stage Prostate
Cancer – A Practical Review Course: Seattle Prostate Institute (Swedish
Medical Center) (Dr. John C. Blasko); December 10-11, 2001
Visits in Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery: Minimally Invasive Surgery
Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation; May 2-4, 2001
Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery in Urology: Presbyterian Hospital
of Dallas; March 3, 2001
Ultrasound Guided Permanent Prostatic Implants: University of South
Florida College of Medicine; April 21-21, 1997
Ultrasound-Guided Transperineal Brachytherapy For Early Stage Prostate
Cancer – A Practical Review Course: Seattle Prostate Institute (Swedish
Medical Center); December 10-11, 2001
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Speaker Panel - Bayer (Cipro XR, Vardenafil)
Speaker Panel - Pfizer (Sildenafil)
Speakers Bureau - Ortho Mc Neil/ Johnson & Johnson (Elmiron, Ditropan XL)
Speakers Panel - Lilly - Icos (Cialis)
Instructor in Surgery for Undergraduates and Postgraduates during my Senior
Residency tenure 1985-1988.
COMMUNITY & PARAMEDICAL EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS
The Alabama Society of Medical Assistants 2001 Annual Convention and
Educational Meeting
April 21,2001
Topic: "Erectile Dysfunction - Management options"
Conference on Principles of Ostomy Care
March 16, 1999
Topic: "Urinary Diversions"
Alabama Board of Nursing Meeting, Holiday Inn, December 12, 1996
- "Female Urinary Incontinence"
- "Male Impotence"
Diabetic Support Group
Jan 23, 1996
Topic: "Sexual Dysfunction"
Lions club of Decatur
January 28, 1997
Topic: "Erectile Dysfunction and other male urological problems"
Mid South Medical Equipment Nursing Continuing Education Seminar
June 18, 1996
Topic: "Female Urinary Incontinence"
Monthly community educational seminars at Decatur General Hospital 1997-98
Community educational seminars Parkway Medical Center 1999
Many other lectures for Physicians sponsored by pharmaceutical companies
ATTENDING UROLOGIST
Practice of Adult & Pediatric Urology (Urologic Clinics of North Alabama)
July 1995 to present
Director, Comprehensive Continence Center, North Alabama
Director, Impotence Clinics of North Alabama
Primary Investigator, N' Touch Research
Updated: January 14, 2004
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