Dr Prasun Bhattacharya

Dr. Prasun Bhattacharya is a highly respected Transfusion Medicine specialist with decades of experience in clinical practice, academics, and public health governance. Known for his leadership in transfusion safety, hemovigilance, and pandemic response, he combines scientific rigor with patient-focused care. His contributions to national committees, medical education, and research have significantly advanced transfusion medicine practices in India.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – 1993
• Diploma in Gynaecology & Obstetrics – 1997
• MD (Transfusion Medicine) – 2004

Professional Experience:

• Consultant – Transfusion Medicine, Manipal Hospitals, E.M. Bypass, Kolkata
• Professor & Head – Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata (2019)
• Associate Professor – Department of Transfusion Medicine, Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata (2010–2014)
• Served under the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal
• Extensive experience in blood transfusion services, hemovigilance programs, and transfusion safety
• Active involvement in national policy-making, accreditation, and clinical governance committees

Professional Memberships:

• Life Member - Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology (ISBTI)
• Life Member - Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine

Awards:

• Attended 17 national and 3 international Oral conferences
• Trainings/workshops attended on the programme: Revised Basic Course Workshop in medical education, organised by the National Medical Commission
• Programme on GCP organised by West Bengal University of Health Sciences
• Programme on National Board of Accreditation of Hospitals and Health Care Providers (NABH) for blood centres and transfusion services organised by NABH, Quality Council of India

Publications:

• Prevalence of Cytomegalovirus Infections in Blood Donors and the Newborn versus Utility of Leukocyte-reduced Blood Transfusion in the Premature Newborn: An Observation from Eastern India, Das Arijit; Munian, Dinesh; Maity Chikam; Pandey Sumita; Paul Sandip; Bhattacharya Prasun, J. Clin. Neonatol. 2023;12(2): 65-71. , 2023
• Scrub typhus Normal non-remunerated voluntary blood donors, a cross-sectional study from Eastern India, Ghosal Anit; Talukdar Biplabendu; Bhattacharya Prasun; Banerji Bhaswati, Indian J Comp. Microbiol. Immunol. Infect. Dis. Vol43; No.2(Jul-Dec), 2022:133-37, 2022
• Clinical Trial Subgroup Analyses to Investigate Clinical and Immunological Outcomes of Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Severe COVID-19, Raychaudhuri D, Bandopadhyay P, D'Rozario R, et al, Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2022;6(6):511-524. doi:10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2022.09.001, 2022
• A phase 2 single-centre open-label randomised control trial for convalescent plasma therapy in patients with severe COVID-19, Ray Y, Paul SR, Bandopadhyay P, et al, Nat Commun. 2022;13(1):383., 2022
• Development and Validation of a Treatment Benefit Index to Identify Hospitalised Patients With COVID-19 Who May Benefit From Convalescent Plasma, Park H, Tarpey T, Liu M, et al, JAMA Netw Open, 2022
• Plasma Gradient of Soluble Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor Is Linked to Pathogenic Plasma Proteome and Immune Transcriptome and Stratifies Outcomes in Severe COVID-19, Sarif J, Raychaudhuri D, D'Rozario R, et al, Front Immunol. 2021;12:738093. Published 2021 Oct 28. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.738093, 2021
• A prospective study on COVID-19 convalescent plasma donor (CCP) recruitment strategies in a resource-constrained blood centre, Biswas D, Maiti C, Talukder B, et al., ISBT Sci Ser. 2021;16(4):276-283., 2021
• Nature and Dimensions of Systemic Hyperinflammation and its Attenuation by Convalescent Plasma in Severe COVID-19, Bandopadhyay P, D'Rozario R, Lahiri A, J Infect Dis. 2021;224(4):565-574., 2021
• Distribution of antenatal alloimmunization in the southern districts of West Bengal and its significant associated factor, Naik A, Bhattacharya P, Das P, Mukherjee K, Mukhopadhyay P, Asian J Transfus Sci. 2020;14(2):119-125, 2020