User:Anjan K Chakrabarti

Anjan K Chakrabarti, M.D.

Anjan K. Chakrabarti M.D., Cardiovascular Disease Fellow, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

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Contact: mailto:akchakra@bidmc.harvard.edu; Phone 617-632-7828

Mailing Address: Anjan K. Chakrbarti M.D., 185 Pilgrim Road, Baker 4, Boston MA, 02215.

Narrative

Anjan K. Chakrabati, M.D., is currently a Cardiovascular Disease Fellow with the Harvard Medical School at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. His primary clinical interests are in General Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology. His research focus to this point has been on clinical outcomes in acute coronary syndromes; he was able to work with leaders in this field during my time at the University of Michigan and publish his work as first author in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Currently, in addition to his clinical training, he is an active investigator in multiple clinical trials with his research mentor, Dr. C Michael Gibson.

His prior research experience included translational research in the field of Vascular Medicine; specifically, he assessed genetic polymorphisms and their effect on endothelial function measured by brachial artery reactivity and was co-author on a number of publications in peer-reviewed journals on this topic.

His contributions to teaching and education have primary consisted of informal teaching of medical students and residents during post-graduate training. During his year as a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Michigan he was able to directly supervise and teach residents and students both in the Urgent Care/Emergency Department setting as well as the General Medicine Wards. As a Cardiovascular Disease Fellow he regularly participates in formal clinical conferences highlighting fundamental and advanced principles of cardiovascular medicine and formally supervise residents in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and Inpatient Cardiology Wards.

A significant portion of his time has been devoted to community projects and committees of the major medical organizations. While a resident of Detroit he worked with outreach groups including Habitat for Humanity, Code Blue, ARIE, and Teach Peace. In addition, he has spent a significant portion of time during his post-graduate training and beyond working with free and low-income community clinics, including the Cass Clinic and HOPE clinic. He was able to represent the University of Michigan and develop institutional ties with Korle Bu Hospital in Accra, Ghana while spending a month practicing clinical medicine with limited resources.

During his fellowship he aims to continue my clinical development in General and Interventional Cardiology, be productive with research, and pursue formal training in clinical research and biostatistics.

Publications

Peer reviewed publications in print or other media

1. Shamim-Uzzaman Q, Pfenninger D, Kehrer C, Chakrabarti A, Kacirotti N, Rubenfire M, Brook R, Rajagopalan S. Altered Cutaneous Microvascular Responses to Reactive Hyperemia is Predictive of Coronary Artery Disease: A Comparative Study With Conduit Vessel Responses. Clinical Science. 2002 Sep;103(3): 267–273.
2. Duquaine D, Hirsch GA, Chakrabarti A, Han Z, Kehrer C, Brook R, Joseph J, Schott A,bKalyanaraman B, Vasquez-Vivar J, Rajagopalan S. Rapid-onset endothelial dysfunction with adriamycin: evidence for a dysfunctional nitric oxide synthase. Vascular Medicine. 2003 May;8(2): 101-7.
3. Schmidt MA, Chakrabarti A, Shamim-Uzzaman Q, Kaciroti N, Koeppe RA, Rajagopalan S. Calf flow reserve with H(2)(15)O PET as a quantifiable index of lower extremity flow. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2003 Jun;44(6): 915-9.
4. Rajagopalan S, Pfenninger D, Kehrer C, Chakrabarti A, Somers E, Pavlic R, Mukherjee D, Brook R, D'Alecy LG, Kaplan MJ. Increased asymmetric dimethylarginine and endothelin 1 levels in secondary Raynaud's phenomenon: implications for vascular dysfunction and progression of disease. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2003 Jul;48(7): 1992-2000.
5. Schmidt, M, Chakrabarti A, Kehrer C, Pfeninger D, Brooke R, Kacorati N, Duvernoy C, Killeen A, Rajagopalan S. Interactive Effects of the ACE DD Polymorphism With the NOS III Homozygous G849T (Glu298-Asp) Variant in Determining Endothelial Function in Coronary Artery Disease. Vascular Medicine. 2003 Aug 3; 8(3): 177-183.
6. Rajagopalan S, Pfenninger D, Somers E, Kehrer C, Chakrabarti A, Mukherjee D, Brook R, Kaplan MJ. Effects of cilostazol in patients with Raynaud's syndrome. American Journal of Cardiology. 2003 Dec 1;92(11): 1310-5.
7. Rajagopalan S, Somers EC, Brook RD, Kehrer C, Pfenninger D, Lewis E, Chakrabarti A, Richardson BC, Shelden E, McCune WJ, Kaplan MJ. Endothelial cell apoptosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: a common pathway for abnormal vascular function and thrombosis propensity. Blood. 2004 May 15;103(10): 3677-83.
8. Chakrabarti A, Krumholz HM, Wang Y, Rumsfeld JS, Nallamothu BK; National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Time-to-reperfusion in patients undergoing interhospital transfer for primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the U.S: an analysis of 2005 and 2006 data from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Jun 24;51(25): 2442-3.