About Dr. Soumen Karmakar
Dr. Soumen Karmakar is a Consultant Psychiatrist from Kolkata. Originally from Murshidabad, he is an alumnus of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math. He completed both his Undergraduate & Postgraduate Medical education from the prestigious Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, affiliated to The West Bengal University of Health Sciences. He served as a House Physician in the Department of Cardiology in his mother institute after M.B.B.S.
During his M.D. in Psychiatry, he gained vast experience from working at the largest State-run Mental Hospital of West Bengal – the Calcutta Pavlov Hospital (which is the 2nd Campus of Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital and a Centre of Excellence). His dissertation topic was on Cognitive functioning of Psychiatric patients.
Dr. Soumen has also cleared D.N.B (Psychiatry) examination conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 2024.
Dr. Karmakar has presented research papers as well as been speakers in State and National level Conferences. He has several publications to his name in International and National Journals. He also serves as a reviewer for some of the most prestigious journals in the field including BJPsych Open, Scientific Reports etc. to name a few. You can find more details about these here.
Teaching has been a passion for him; he has taken Classes for M.B.B.S. students regularly during his Residency. He has taught courses for Psychological Counselling. Dr. Soumen has been engaged in Training of Medical officers & Community Health Officers on various topics of Mental Disorders. He has been part of several Gatekeeper Training Programmes on Mental Health. He has also delivered lectures for West Bengal Commission for Women.
He was attached to Spastics and Handicapped Society (CNCP Home) at Rampurhat, West Bengal as a visiting Psychiatrist.
His areas of interest are Psychopharmacology, Forensic Psychiatry, and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.
Professional Information
Qualifications
M.B.B.S., M.D. (Psychiatry),
D.N.B. (Psychiatry)
Practice Areas
General Adult Psychiatry
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Geriatric (Old Age) Psychiatry
Neuropsychiatry
Addiction Psychiatry
Sexual Dysfunction
Sleep Disorders
Perinatal Psychiatry
Professional Memberships
- Life Ordinary Member, Indian Psychiatric Society
- Fellow Member, Indian Association of Biological Psychiatry
- Fellow Member, Indian Association of Private Psychiatry
- Associate Member, Indian Association for Social Psychiatry
- Member, Indian Association of Geriatric Mental Health
- Life Member, Indian Science Congress Association
- International Member, American Psychiatric Association
- International Associate Member, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK
Previous Attachments
- Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital
- Calcutta Pavlov Hospital (2nd Campus of Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital, Centre of Excellence)
- Rampurhat Government Medical College & Hospital
- Raiganj Government Medical College & Hospital
- Rampurhat Spastics and Handicapped Society (CNCP Home), Birbhum, West Bengal
Awards
K L Narayanan Award for Best Original Paper
Annual State Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society,
West Bengal Branch (PSYCON), 2019
Present Attachements
National Neursciences Center, Peerless Hospital
360, Panchasayar, Garia Kolkata 700084
Department of Psychiatry, NRS Medical College
138, A.J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata 700014