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DR. KRISHNA PODDAR - DIRECTOR AND CONSULTANTDR. SAMIR BASAK - CONSULTANT

Dr. Krishna Poddar, M.B.B.S., M.D., FIAPM (IAPM-ISSP), FIPM

President, Indian Society for Study of Pain (ISSP)
Specialty: Interventional Pain & Spine Specialist

Contact Information

     ☑ Address: A L 49, Sec-II, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700091

     ☑ Mobile: 98300 48445 / 94322 26838

     ☑ Email: drpoddark@gmail.com / kolkatapainclinic11@gmail.com

     ☑ Website: www.kolkatapainrelief.com

     ☑ Professional License: WB MCI 50518 (M.B.B.S. and M.D.)

Clinical Experience

☑ Interventional Pain & Spine Specialist since 2006
– Extensive experience in minimally invasive pain and spine interventions (MIPSI) for all types of chronic pain.
– Pioneer in Eastern India for BMAC and Adipose Derived Stem Cell treatments, Intrathecal Morphine Pump, Percutaneous Hydro Discectomy, Nucleoplasty, RF Disc Biaculoplasty, Peripheral Nerve Stimulators, Cooled RF for joints, USG and fluoroscopy guided interventions for musculoskeletal and cancer-related pain.
– Regularly performs advanced pain management procedures: intrathecal morphine/baclofen pumps, spinal cord stimulations, intrathecal neurolysis, vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty, vertebral stentoplasty, and endoscopic discectomy.
– Expertise in regenerative medicine (PRP, BMAC, ADMSC, stem cell for MSK and spinal interventions).

☑ Anaesthesia Practice since 1992
– Experienced in all patient age groups (ASA 1–5).
– Special interest in anaesthesia for laparoscopic, bariatric, gynaecological, faciomaxillary, and pediatric dental surgeries.
– First in Eastern India to provide anaesthesia for advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgeries.

Awards

☑ TOI Health Care Pioneer of East India Award for Pain Management (2020)
☑ BCLS & CCLS Activity Award 2021 (ISA)
☑ COLS Activity Award 2021 (ISA)
☑ Multiple international travel grants for World Congresses on Pain (IASP, EFIC, WIP):
– Boston 2018
– Copenhagen 2017
– Yokohoma 2016
– Milan 2012
– Montreal 2010

Current Professional Appointments

☑ Director, Kolkata Pain & Spine Centre (since 2006)
☑ Senior Consultant, Pain Medicine (since 2007)
☑ Senior Consultant, Anaesthesia, Bellevue Hospital (since 1993)
☑ Head, Department of Pain Medicine, Fortis Hospital Kolkata (since 2010)
☑ Senior Visiting Consultant & Head, Pain Medicine, Central Hospital S E Rly Kolkata (since 2010)
☑ Visiting Faculty:
– Department of Anaesthesia (VIMS Kolkata), Tripura Medical College, V Y Hospital Raipur, Dardia Pain Institute Kolkata

Academic Appointments

☑ Head Faculty, FNB Pain Medicine, NBEMS SER Hospital Kolkata (since 2023)
☑ Director, IAPM-ISSP Fellowship Program, Bellevue Hospital Kolkata (2018–2024)
☑ Internal Examiner & Coordinator, first FNB Pain Medicine exam at SER Hospital (April 2025)
☑ Faculty/Examiner, multiple national fellowship and DNB exams
☑ Associate Professor, Anaesthesia & Pain, Sanaka Medical College (since Dec 2023)
☑ Professor, Anaesthesia, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Science Kolkata (2015–2020)
☑ Guide for completed DNB theses in anaesthesia

Publications

☑ Published in Indian and International journals (e.g., Indian Journal of Pain, Indian J of Anesthesia and Analgesia, Pain Practice)
☑ Book chapters:
– Symptom Oriented Pain Management
– Textbook of Pain Management (3rd Edition)
☑ Chief Editor: Handbook on Obesity Anaesthesia (2017)
☑ Editorial Board Member: Indian Journal of Pain & Bangladesh Journal of Pain; Reviewer for IJP and ISA

Leadership: Professional Societies & Committees

☑ President, Indian Society for Study of Pain (ISSP), current
☑ President Elect, ISSP (2024–2025)
☑ Vice President, ISSP (2023–2024)
☑ Founder EC Member, TNS Indian chapter of INS (since 2018)
☑ President, Anaesthesia Society of Obesity (ASO) India (2018–2019)
☑ President Elect, ISA Kolkata Metro City Branch (2023–2024)
☑ Life member (selected bodies):
– ISA
– IMA
– IAPC
– IMS
– AORA
– ASO India

Conferences & Faculty Roles (Selection)

☑ Delivered Presidential Oration at ISA KOLKATA METROCON 2025
☑ Faculty and Organizing Chair at major conferences: ISSPCON, Soarcon, Orthobiologics, AIM-P, NASPCON, ISACON, ASOCON, WIP, IASP, etc.
☑ Organizer: National/international workshops and conferences on pain, anaesthesia, and regenerative medicine
☑ Presenter at World Congresses (IASP, EFIC, WIP): USA, Europe, Asia
☑ Organized community CPR (COLS) programs in Kolkata (trained over 5,000 people)

Educational Qualifications

☑ MBBS: Pandit JNM Medical College, Ravi Shankar University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (Aug 1983 – Aug 1988)
☑ MD (Anesthesiology): Pandit JNM Medical College, Raipur (Aug 1989 – Aug 1992)
☑ FIAPM (IAPM-ISSP): July 2018
☑ FIPM: Aesculup Academy Germany/Delhi Pain Management Centre (April 2006)

Post-Doctoral Training

☑ Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital, Mumbai (2005)
☑ Aesculup Academy Germany at Delhi Pain Management Centre (2006)
☑ Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi (2006)
☑ Charnock Hospital, Kolkata (2005–2007)
☑ The Pain Institute, Louisville, KY, USA (March 2009)
☑ Cornell Medical College Hospital, NY, USA (March 2009)
☑ Nepean Hospital, Sydney, Australia (June 2010)
☑ Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA (Sept 2018)
☑ Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Training, Chicago, USA (Sept 2018)

Professional Experience

☑ Residency and Senior Consultant Roles in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine at leading hospitals in Kolkata, Raipur, and Bhilai
☑ Senior Consultant Pain Medicine at AMRI, Fortis, Apollo, and others
☑ Active faculty, trainer, examiner, and organizer in pain medicine education

References

Available upon request.