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Dr Ambar Konar, MBBS, MD โ€“ PMR in Kolkata

Interventional Physiatrist | Neuro & Pain Rehabilitation Specialist

Dr. Ambar Konar, a dynamic and promising Interventional Physiatrist from Kolkata, completed his MBBS and housemanship in Rehabilitation Medicine from the prestigious Calcutta National Medical College. He secured the University-topper rank in MD (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) from SSKM Hospital (IPGME&R) in 2018 and later served three years as Senior Resident in Rehabilitation Medicine at North 24 Parganas District Hospital.

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Dr. Konar has presented in numerous national and international conferences, earning Best Paper Awards at both state and national levels, and has four publications in reputed medical journals.

He underwent specialized NeuroRehab training (IMPACT III) at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, and completed a Fellowship in Pain Management from Aesculap Academy, Germany (Delhi Pain Management Center, 2019).

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His clinical interests include Neurorehabilitation, Musculoskeletal Medicine, and Interventional Pain Management. As the joint team leader of the Neuro Rehab team at Rehabana, he combines passion, empathy, and precision to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care.

Participated and trained at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai in Improving Patients’ Care in Spasticity Through Neurorehab Treatment (IMPACT III) program in October, 2018.

Done Fellowship in Pain Management (Aesculap Academy, Germany) at Delhi Pain Management Centre in June, 2019.

CERTIFICATES

  1. EULAR Certificate in Rheumatic Diseases
  2. EULAR Certificate in Imaging in RMDs
  3. EULAR Certificate in USG

Life Member:

  1. Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  2. IAPMR WB Chapter
  3. Indian Medical Association
  4. International Society For Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Pain Medicine

Conferences Attended

  1. IAPMRCON 2016, Imphal
  2. IAPMR Midterm CME, Lucknow
  3. IAPMRCON 2017, Kolkata
  4. World Neurosciences Summit 2017, New Delhi
  5. IAPMR Midterm CME, Bhubaneswar
  6. IAPMRCON 2018, New Delhi
  7. World Congress of NeuroRehabilitation 2018, Mumbai
  8. IRACON 2018, Guwahati
  9. IAPMR Midterm CME 2019, Rishikesh
  10. IRACON 2019, JIPMER, Puducheri
  11. IAPMRCON 2021 Virtual
  12. IRACON 2021 Virtual
  13. India Pain Update 2021, Delhi
  14. IFNR 2022, Virtual
  15. EPIC 2022, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru
  16. IRACON 2022, Indore
  17. World Rheumatology Summit, 2023, Jaipur
  18. IFNRCON 2023, Virtual
  19. International Conference on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Pain
  20. Medicine 2023, Bengaluru
  21. IRACON 2023, Hyderabad
  22. IAPMR Masterclass 2023, Spinal cord injury, AIIMS, Patna
  23. IAPMRCON, February 2024, Coimbatore
  24. Knee 360, February 2024, Kolkata
  25. IFNRCON, JIPMER, Puducherry, April 2024
  26. HOPECON, June’2024, Kolkata
  27. SOARCON, July 2024, Ahmedabad
  28. IRACON, November 2024, Bengaluru
  29. IAPMR WB Chapter, January’ 2025, Purulia
  30. Knee360, January, 2025, Kolkata
  31. IAPMRCON, January 2025, Bengaluru
  32. World Orthopedic Concern, India Chapter Symposium, February, 2025 Kolkata
  1. Konar A, Pramanik R, Ghorai D, Banerjee A. Effect of Infliximab Therapy in Functional Improvement in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. Indian J Phy Med Rehab 2017; 28(2): 59-63.
  2. Konar A, Pramanik R, Kamal F, et al. A Comparative Study on Efficacy of Suprascapular Nerve Block vs Subacromial Steroid Injection in Shoulder Impingement Syndrome. Indian J Phys Med Rehab 2019;30(4):96โ€“100.
  3. Dey I, De S, Konar A, Halder Md AS, Effectiveness of total contact casting in leprotic vs diadetic planter foot ulcer: a comparative study. Indian Journal of Applied Research. Volume 11 | Issue 4 | April 2021.
  4. Dey I, Ghosal V, Konar A, Pramanik R. Comparison of the Therapeutic Efficacy of TENS vs Ultrasound-guided Genicular Nerve Block in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis. Indian J Phy Med Rehab 2020; 31 (2):38-41.

Dr Kaustav Basu Thakur, MBBS, MD โ€“ PMR in Kolkata

Dr Basu Thakur popularly known to everyone as Dr KBT in social media (Facebook) is a dynamic young physiatrist who fulfilled his dream of becoming a doctor from Bankura Sammilani Medical College as he achieved the MBBS degree in 2012. Post graduation degree was achieved in one of the best institutes of the country, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur. During that tenure he attended multiple hands on workshops on US guided specialized injections, spasticity and pain management.

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Doctor KBT has 2 papers in a National journal as the 1st author and many more as Co authors in various international and national journals.

He got his fellowship in pain management from Aesculaps Academy, Germany and Daradia pain clinic in 2021.

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After his MD he did his senior residency at the very prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar where he gained experience in Fluroscopy guided and US guided pain interventions, Robotic Neurorehabilitation, Surgical Rehabilitation His special interest includes Stroke rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury rehabilitation, Rheumatological Rehab and Musculoskeletal medicine

As a consultant at Rehabana he aims to provide high quality, latest and advanced neurorehab facilities to all the patients.

Professional Memberships

  1. Life Member of Indian Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (IAPMR)
  2. Life Member of Indian Society for the Study of Pain
    (ISSP)
  3. Life Member of Indian Neurorehabilitation (IFNR)
  4. Life Member of International Society for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Pain Medicine (ISPM)

Publications / Citations

  1. Thakur KB, Singh NR, Singh YJ, Debnath U, Singh LR. Prevalence of disability in low back pain: a hospital-based study. Global journal for research analysis.2017;6(9):13-5.
  2. Thakur KB, Romi Singh N, Yengkhom JS, Debnath U, Singh LR. Correlation of Radio-anatomic Site of Stroke with Motor Recovery and Functional Outcome in Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Hospital- based Prospective Cohort Study. Indian J Phy Med Rehab 2017; 28 (4):115-21.
  3. Yengkhom JS, Nongmaithem RS, Chiru MSC, Thakur KB, Debnath U. Efficacy of Single-dose Intra-articular Injection of High-molecular-weight Hyaluronic Acid in Patients suffering from Primary Osteoarthritis of Knee. Indian J Phy Med Rehab 2017;28(3):89-94.
  4. Thakur KB, Singh NR, Singh YJ, Debnath U, Singh LR. Efficacy of intradiscal ozone nucleolysis in improving pain and function in patients with lumbar prolapsed intervertebral disc. Global journal for research analysis.2019;8(5):1-4.
  5. Ongoing study- 1) Efficacy of intraarticular ozone in improving pain and function among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with early knee osteoarthritis; a randomised controlled trial. Thakur KB, Jena D, Sahoo J.
  6. Incidence of musculoskeletal problems in type 2 diabetes mellitus: observational study. Jena, Thakur KB, Sahoo j. Barman A, Mishra A, Maiti R, Sahoo J, Thakur KB, Singh LD. Autologous platelet rich plasma injections in the treatment of shoulder pain: a meta analysis of randomised controlled trials. Clin Shoulder Elbow 2022;25(1):73-89

Professional Development

  1. Hands on workshop with cadaveric needling and volunteer scanning at International conference of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Pain held at ICMU 2023, Bangalore, Karnataka.
  2. Hands on workshop on BOTOX injections in upper and lower limb spasticity at IFNRCON 2023 held at Mumbai, Maharastra.
  3. Hands on workshop on Intensive Musculoskeletal USG at IRACON 2022, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
  4. Hands on Workshop on Lifestyle disease rehabilitation and prolotherapy in IAPMRCON 2020, Kozhikode, Kerala
  5. Hands on workshop on Radiofrequency Ablation in Interventional Pain Management in RIMS, Imphal on December, 2018.
  6. Hands on workshop on USG guided interventions in spasticity and regional pain in IAPMRCON 2017, Kolkata, West Bengal
  7. Hands on workshop on Fluroscopy guided interventional pain management in IAPMRCON 2017, Kolkata, West Bengal
  8. Workshop on Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in IAPMRCON 2016, Imphal, Manipur.
  9. Life Member of the St. John Ambulance Association and Indian Red Cross society in 2015.

Dr Arindam Ghosh
MBBS & MD (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

Consultant Physiatrist | Neuro, Pain & Pediatric Rehabilitation Specialist

Dr Arindam Ghosh is a dedicated and compassionate Rehabilitation Physian with vast experience in diagnosing and managing wide variety of disabling neurological and musculoskeletal conditions. Over past 6 years he has managed thousands of patients with debilitating neurological disorders, Chronic musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain with comprehensive goal oriented rehabilitation plan. He has proven expertise in USG and fluoroscopy guided pain interventions, EMG and USG guided Botulinum toxin injections, various nerve blocks, utilising various diagnostic tests and formulating evidence based treatment plan with collaborative leadership quality.

After completion of his MBBS degree from Bankura Sammilani Medical College in 2012 he pursued his post graduation from prestigious IPGMER and SSKM Hospital.

Apart from residency Dr. Ghosh has participated in various workshops on Radiofrequency Ablation, Fluroscopy guided cadaveric workshops on
Pain interventions, and Diagnostic and Therapeutic USG in Rehabilitation Medicine.
Thereafter he had dedicated his 3 years in Senior Residency from Calcutta National Medical College.

Dr Ghosh also accomplished one year of dedicated post doctoral fellowship in pain management from SSKM hospital with plethora of exposure in managing complex pain interventions.

He then completed Basic and Advance fellowship course in pain management from Daradia pain clinic.

As a first author Dr Ghosh has a publication in an International Journal.
He has attended multiple national level workshops on neurorehabilitation as well as pain interventions and presented his original research works on National and State level conferences.

Skills and Expertise-

1. Clinical Skills- Neurological Rehabilitation (Stroke, SCI, TBI, Gait and Balance impairment, Cognitive rehab, bladder & bowel rehabilitation), Spasticity Management, Musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain management, geriatric rehabilitation.

2. โ Diagnostic Skills- Gait and balance assessment, Interpretation of lab, X rays, CT and MRI

3. โ Procedural expertise- USG and fluoroscopy guided spinal procedures, peripheral nerve block and hydrodissection , chemical neurolysis, Ganglion Blocks, Joint injections and hydrodilatation, EMG and USG guided botulinum toxin injection, Platelet rich plasma injection for osteoarthritis, tendinopathies and pressure ulcer.

Dr Ghosh believes every dependent person deserves independence and every pain has an answer. Here at Rehabana with a compassionate attitude and cutting edge new technologies he is determined to make a change.

Ghosh A, Ghorai D, Dutta D. A comparative study of efficacy between transforaminal epidural injection and selective nerve root block in disc prolapse of L4-L5 and L5-S1. Int J Res Med Sci 2021;9:155-61.

He has participated various Workshops on different aspects of Neurorehabilitation and attended different National and State level conferences. His special areas of interest are Bladder and bowel rehabilitation, spasticity management,psychological and cognitive rehabilitation and USG and fluoroscopy guided various pain procedures.

Dr Sayani Haldar
MBBS, MD (PMR), FIPM, BCBR

Consultant Physiatrist | Neuro, Pain & Pediatric Rehabilitation Specialist

Dr. Sayani Haldar is a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with focused expertise in neurorehabilitation, interventional pain management, and pediatric rehabilitation. She holds an MD in PMR and a Fellowship in Interventional Pain Management from the ESI Institute of Pain Management. Her professional journey includes senior residencies at AIIMS Raipur and B.C. Roy Memorial Hospital for Children, along with prior service as a Medical Officer at Medical College, Kolkata.

Dr. Haldar brings hands-on experience across a wide range of rehabilitation disciplines including rheumatologic, orthopedic, cardiopulmonary, and pediatric rehab, as well as neurorehabilitation. She is also trained in both basic and advanced life support. A committed educator and clinician, she is a member of IAPMR and WBAPM, contributing actively to advancements in her field.

Dr Anindya Basu
MBBS and MD(Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)

Dr Anindya Basu is a dynamic Physiatrist from Kolkata dedicated to achieve maximum protentional from patients suffering from disability. His specializes in treating disorders of consciousness following stroke and traumatic brain injury and spasticity management with ultrasound guided phenol neurolysis. His other interests lie in interventional pain management and musculoskeletal medicine.

He did his MBBS and md(PM&R) from SSKM and IPGMER SSKM Hospital and then was a senior resident for 3 years in the department of PM&R in SSKM Hospital, with intensive training for last 1 year in the 35 bedded neurorehabilitation ward of SSKM hospital.

At Rehabana he brings the qualities of dedication , empathy and teamwork.

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