Brief Profile:
Dr. Chatterjee is North India’s first formally trained geriatrician with an MD in
Geriatric Medicine.
With over two decades of experience, Dr. Prasun has been managing more than 1 lakh senior citizens and elderly patients.
A Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, and a Technical Advisory Group Member at the WHO, Dr. Chatterjee is a pioneering force in the fields of ageing, longevity, memory research, and integrated elder care, with numerous publications, multiple government-funded research projects.
Dr. Chatterjee’s addition to Artemis Hospital marks a significant milestone in advancing comprehensive and holistic geriatric care in Gurgaon, India.
Education:
- M.B.B.S (1997-2004) - Calcutta University
- Training in Psychiatry (2004-2005) - Calcutta University
- Diploma training in Pulmonology (2005-2007) - Calcutta University
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D) in Geriatric Medicine (2007- 2010)- Madras Medical College
- Sr. Residency Geriatric –(2010-2013)– All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
- Senior Research Associate (2013-2014)-Awarded by CSIR
Area of Expertise:
1. Chronic Disease Management though Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)
- Hypertension
- Diabetes
- Sarcopenic obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Heart failure
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Chronic construction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Multi- morbidity ( more than 2 disease together)
- Polypharmacy ( managing multiple medicine)
2. Cognitive & Mental Health
- Dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease)
- Depression & anxiety in older adults
- Cognitive decline and memory care
3. Falls, Balance & Mobility Issues
- Fall risk assessment
- Gait disorders
- Osteoporosis and fracture prevention
- Unexplained balance problems in elderly
4. Geriatric Syndromes
- Incontinence (urinary and fecal)
- Pressure ulcers
- Malnutrition
- Sleep disorders
- frailty
- Sarcopenia (weak and thin muscle)
5. Age related diseases
- Anorexia of ageing - lack of appetite for unknown reason
- Unexplained weight loss
7. Preventive Care
- Immunizations (flu, pneumococcal, shingles)
- Cancer screening tailored to age and risk
- Vision and hearing screening
- Nutrition and bone health guidance
Experience:
Professor
Department of Geriatric Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (Govt. of India)
1stJuly, 2024– 31st May 2025
Additional professor
Department of Geriatric Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (Govt. of India)
1stJuly, 2020– 30th June 2024
Associate Professor
Department of Geriatric Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (Govt. of India)
1stJuly, 2017 –30th June 2020
Assistant Professor
Department of Geriatric Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (Govt. of India)
20thMay, 2014 –30th June, 2017
Consultant
WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi.
Member to the Technical advisory group for measurement, monitoring and evaluation of the UN decade of Healthy Ageing.
2 March 2020 –31 July 20
Awards:
- Awarded research grant for following projects from DST and ICMR
- Validating Biomarker Panel in Five Different Cohorts to Define and Predict Biological Ageing, Disease Burden and Mortality in Human Subjects- A Pilot Prospective Cohort Study - This is first of this kind study on Longevity domains - funded by ICMR - 2023- 2026
- Development and Validation of an Android-Based Application to Assess Cognitive Status of Older People Through Speech, Emotion, and Visuo-Spatial Pattern Recognition” (DST/CSRI/2021/593)- 2023-2025
- Characteristics of Indian Super Agers- A pilot prospective cohort study with a potential future predictive model. (by ICMR) - 2022-2024
- Multimodal intervention (diet, exercise and computer-based cognitive training) amongst elderly subjects with subjective cognitive impairment (SCI) attending the Geriatric clinic of AIIMS - A pilot randomized control trial study" (by DST).
- Awarded Effect of Smart Nordic Walking Training on Mobility Independence in Community Elderly- A pilot Study. (by ICMR) - 2016-2019
- Deep tissue laser therapy in diabetic peripheral neuropathy-a RCT
Achievements:
Dr. Prasun Chatterjee received the Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCP Edin) in the field of Geriatric Medicine.
He has been awarded as a member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)
Books
1. Health and wellbeing in late life - narrative and perspective from India - Springer Nature (2019)
2.Dhalti Umra Me Sehat Aur Sukun: Bhartiya Pariprekshya Evam Vritant (National Book Trust, India)- 2024
Book chapter:
1.Geriatric health in India-API West Bengal Branch- March 2009, Infection in Elderly - Chapter
2. Immune Status in the Elderly- for the Medicine Update 2012
3. Biomarkers of ageing – for the Medicine Update 2013
4. Development of geriatric medicine in India and other parts of the world- Textbook of Geriatric Medicine, 1st Edition, 2014
5. Immunology of ageing- Textbook of Geriatric Medicine, 1st Edition, 2014
7. Geriatric Syndrome- API Textbook of Medicine-11th Edition, 2019.
Professional membership:
Vice President of Indian Academy of Geriatric Medicine
Publication -
He has more than 70 publication in international index journals:
Few high impact publication are:
- Prevalence of dementia in India: National and state estimates from a nationwide study – Alzheimer's & Dementia (2023)
- Circulating small extracellular vesicles in Alzheimer's disease: a case-control study of neuro-inflammation and synaptic dysfunction – BMC Medicine (2024)
- The evaluation of frequency and predictors of delirium and its short-term and long-term outcomes in hospitalized older adults – Asian Journal of Psychiatry (2024)
- Clinical and neuropsychological characterization of SuperAgers residing in Delhi and National Capital Region of India – Aging Medicine (2024)
- Effect of multimodal intervention (cognitive training, diet, and exercise) in comparison to health awareness among older adults with Subjective Cognitive Impairment – PLOS One (2022)
- Establishment of Clinical Construct of Intrinsic Capacity in Older Adults and Its Prediction of Functional Decline – Clinical Interventions in Aging (2022)
- Development and Psychometric Validation of a New Scale for Assessment and Screening of Frailty Among Older Indians – Clinical Interventions in Aging (2021)
- Predictors of Survival Among the Oldest Old Following Acute Hospital Admission: Insights From Clinical and Biochemical Factors – Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine (2023)
