Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Current Appointment
References
Research
Coursework
Contribution in Books
Languages
Other Studies
Publications
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Kunal Chatterjee

Kunal Chatterjee

Pune

Summary

Passionate professional with excellent research and communication skills. Organized and driven with impressive list of achievements and history of excelling in high-pressure environments. Skilled at applying various learning methods and tools to optimize student experience and academic journey.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience

Work History

Professor & HOD Community Medicine

Armed Forces Medical College
Pune
08.2024 - Current
  • Prof in Community Medicine since 2018; total of seventeen and half years teaching experience of which more than ten years teaching experience in Dept of Community Medicine at AFMC Pune.

Brigadier (Food Inspection)

Food Inspection Organisation of Army
New Delhi
11.2022 - 07.2024
  • Incharge of Quality Assurance of Military rations.
  • Supervision of food laboratories of the Army for quality control of food items in military rations.

Brigadier in-charge Medical

Headquarters Northern Command
Udhampur
08.2020 - 10.2022
  • Administrative experience as Brigadier in-charge Medical services in an operational area in Northern part of India
  • Medical logistics, health care, casualty and emergency care, medical administration during COVID pandemic

Professor

Armed Forces Medical College
Pune
08.2016 - 07.2020
  • Mentored students in academic and personal development, designed curriculum and course materials, conducted research and published articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Commanding Officer

200 bedded hospital in North-East India
Nagaland
08.2013 - 07.2016
  • Commanding Officer of a 200 bedded hospital in North-East India.
  • Overseeing daily functioning, coordinating patient-care services, planning upgradation of healthcare delivery, human resource management

Associate Professor

Armed Forces Medical College
Pune
01.2008 - 07.2013
  • Developed course materials for medical education programs, delivered lectures and facilitated workshops on research methodology at Armed Forces Medical College,

Deputy Assistant Director of Health

Army
Ahmedabad
11.2004 - 12.2007
  • Experience in Staff appointments as Deputy Assistant Director of Health in medical branches in Army for five years in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Dinjan (Assam).
  • Ensuring delivery of public health services, medical logistics and human resource administration

Health Officer

UN Mission in Sierra Leone
12.1999 - 01.2001
  • One-year experience as Health Officer in a UN Mission in Sierra Leone.
  • Delivery of public health services, medical logistics and research

Medical Officer

Army
01.1989 - 12.1994
  • Served as a medical officer in Army for five years immediately after joining Armed Forces in 1989.

Education

PG Diploma - Health Economics, Health Care Financing and Policy

Indian Institute of Public Health Gurgaon (PHFI)
Delhi
01.2018

PG Diploma - Disaster Preparedness & Rehabilitation

Indraprastha University (Indian Red Cross Society)
Delhi
01.2007

MD - Preventive & Social Medicine

Armed Forces Medical College
Pune
01.1998

MBBS -

Armed Forces Medical College
Pune
01.1989

Skills

  • Public health management
  • Research methodology
  • Health policy implementation
  • Program evaluation
  • Health program evaluation

Current Appointment

Prof & HOD Community Medicine, AFMC, Pune

References

  • Air Vice Marshal Renuka Kunte, MD, Principal Medical Officer, Training Command, Air Force, Bangaluru
  • Air Vice Marshal Rajvir Bhalwar, MD, PhD (Retd), ex Principal & Dean, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Maharashtra
  • Major General Atul Kotwal, SM,VSM (Retd) MD, Exec Dir, NHSRC, Min of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, New Delhi

Research

  • Project to develop Information, Education and Communication material on lifestyle diseases and study their impact on the Armed Forces personnel and their families
  • Develop an IEC module on self-care for PLWHAs among serving personnel and their families based on felt needs
  • Study the prevalence of IHD among the members of Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme in different stations of the Armed Forces

Coursework

  • CDSA course on Ethics in Medical Research, Dept of Biotechnology, Govt of India, 01/07/13 - 01/11/13
  • WHO Fellowship in Health Policy and Advocacy, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia, 02/01/12 - 03/01/12
  • Emergency Medical Support (EMEDS) Course, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, San Antonio Texas USA, 08/01/07
  • WHO Fellowship in the 9th Field Epidemiology Training Programme, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, New Delhi, 07/01/04 - 10/31/04

Contribution in Books

  • WHO Textbook of Public Health and Community Medicine - 2008
  • Textbook of Community Medicine Edited by Rajvir Bhalwar, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2025 edition

Languages

English, Hindi, Bengali

Other Studies

  • Epidemiological study of Acute Respiratory Infection and Acute diarrhoeal diseases among under-five children in an urban slum in Delhi, 08/01/04
  • Field evaluation of vaccination coverage under CSSM Programme in rural area of Alwar district, Rajasthan, 10/01/04

Publications

  • Assessment of Sleep Quality, Daytime Sleepiness and Sleep Hygiene practices among adults in an Urban Cantonment: A Cross-sectional Study, Int J Community Med Public Health, 08/01/25, 12, 8, 3724-3732
  • Profile of Pelvic Stress Fractures in Indian Women during Military Training and Approaches for Prevention, J Mar Med Soc, 2023, 25, 198-204
  • A Cross-sectional Study to Compare Levels of Physical Activity Among Adolescents in Rural and Urban Areas of Western Maharashtra, MJAFI, 2023, 79, 1, 237-243
  • Sanitization of Public places in COVID 19 era: A comparison of Indian and American Municipal practices, ISJR, 04/01/21, 10, 4
  • Incubation period and reproduction number for Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) infections in India, Asia Pac J Public Health, 2020, 32, 8, 458-460
  • Awareness of Indian Medical Practitioners about snakebite and its management – is there a need to re-evaluate medical training?, Med J DY Patil Vidyapeeth, 2020, 13, 519-524
  • Efficacy of group intervention on tobacco cessation among male employees in health care setting: A Randomised Controlled Trial, MJAFI, 01/01/21, 77, 1, 32-37
  • Study of nutritional status of Adolescent Girls from an urban slum area in Pune: a Prospective Study, Intl J Medicine Res, 2019, 4, 1, 30-33
  • Distribution and determinants of common morbidities among adolescent girls in an urban slum of Pune – A Clinical Study, HECS Int J Comm Health Med Res, 2018, 4, 4, 150-152
  • Use of Kirkpatrick’s model for evaluation of reaction and learning of participant of National Level workshop on linear regression, Int J Community Med Public Health, 2018, 5, 4909-4911
  • An outbreak of Varicella among troops on the move: A Challenge in Field Epidemiology, J Mar Med Soc, 2018, 20, 38-43
  • Gender differential and implications in the epidemiology of stress fractures among cadets of Indian Armed Forces, MJAFI, 2017, 73, 356-362
  • Still-births: Status, causes and interventions based on evidence, thus far, Indian J Med Sci, 04/01/17 - 06/30/17, 69, 2, 29-33
  • Association between intimate partner violence and HIV/AIDS: Exploring the pathways in Indian context, Indian J Med Res, 06/01/17, 145, 815-823
  • Biomedical waste disposal: the way forward, MJAFI, 09/01/11, 67, 309-310
  • Sero-epidemiological and Behavioural Survey of HIV, HBV and HCV amongst Indian Armed Forces trainees, MJAFI, 01/01/10, 66, 50-54
  • Bellary, India achieves negligible case fatality due to Japanese encephalitis despite no vaccination: An outbreak investigation in 2004, The Indian Journal of Paediatrics, 01/01/08, 75, 1, 31-37
  • Epidemiological profile of Japanese Encephalitis outbreak in Gorakhpur UP in 2004, Journal of Communicable Diseases, 06/01/05, 37, 2, 45-149
  • An outbreak Investigation of Encephalitis in Gorakhpur, UP: 2004, PEDICON, 01/05/06 - 01/08/06, New Delhi
  • Maternal Risk factors as determinants of Low Birth Weight among Armed Forces families, MJAFI, 04/01/00
  • Nutritional Status of the Under-five children of Armed Forces personnel, MJAFI, 10/01/99

Timeline

Professor & HOD Community Medicine

Armed Forces Medical College
08.2024 - Current

Brigadier (Food Inspection)

Food Inspection Organisation of Army
11.2022 - 07.2024

Brigadier in-charge Medical

Headquarters Northern Command
08.2020 - 10.2022

Professor

Armed Forces Medical College
08.2016 - 07.2020

Commanding Officer

200 bedded hospital in North-East India
08.2013 - 07.2016

Associate Professor

Armed Forces Medical College
01.2008 - 07.2013

Deputy Assistant Director of Health

Army
11.2004 - 12.2007

Health Officer

UN Mission in Sierra Leone
12.1999 - 01.2001

Medical Officer

Army
01.1989 - 12.1994

PG Diploma - Health Economics, Health Care Financing and Policy

Indian Institute of Public Health Gurgaon (PHFI)

PG Diploma - Disaster Preparedness & Rehabilitation

Indraprastha University (Indian Red Cross Society)

MD - Preventive & Social Medicine

Armed Forces Medical College

MBBS -

Armed Forces Medical College
Kunal Chatterjee