Kaushik Chattopadhyay
Associate Professor in Evidence Based Healthcare, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
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Biography
Dr. Kaushik Chattopadhyay is an academic with an exclusive dual degree, European Master in Public Health, fully funded by the European Commission under the prestigious Erasmus Mundus Grant Programme and coordinated by the EHESP French School of Public Health (France). The dual degree comprises of Master of Public Health (Distinction) from The University of Sheffield (UK) and MSc in Public Health - Health Economics and Financial Management (Distinction) from the Jagiellonian University (Poland). He has also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Research Skills at St. George's, University of London (UK), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK), which were funded by his employers. He is also a registered medical doctor by profession. He completed his Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery at the University of Calcutta (India) where he was ranked in the university.
Dr. Chattopadhyay possesses several years of experience in research and teaching, particularly in the UK and Asian countries like India, Nepal, China and Bangladesh. In the past, he has worked at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK), King's College London (UK), St. George's, University of London (UK), The Royal Institute of International Affairs (UK), and NHS Suffolk (UK). He has also worked as a clinician at some of the busiest government hospitals in Kolkata (Calcutta, India).
Membership of Professional Bodies
· Registered Clinician (clinically qualified), West Bengal Ayurveda Council, India.
· Life Member, Indian Public Health Association, India.
· Associate Fellow, Advance HE, UK.
· Accredited JBI Systematic Reviewer and Trainer, Australia.
Some Esteem Indicators
· Received several awards including some of the highest Indian diaspora awards.
· Media coverage of work, interviewee/expert opinion, invited speaker and panellist, guest editorials, invited book chapters.
· Research grant application reviewer.
· PhD and MPhil external examiner.
· Visiting Professor (EU Grant), EHESP French School of Public Health, France.
· Invited Member, JBI Endocrine and Diabetes Expert Reference Group, JBI Evidence-based Practice (EBP) Database.
· Invited Member, Academic Management Board, Asia Research Institute.
· Received several educational scholarships.
Expertise Summary
Keywords:
Diabetes, obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, non-communicable diseases, lifestyle, evidence synthesis, randomised controlled trials, epidemiology, health services research, mixed methods, development and evaluation of complex health interventions, Yoga, Ayurveda, traditional therapies, ethnic minorities, low- and middle-income countries
Teaching Summary
In the UK, Dr. Chattopadhyay teaches on the MPH course and co-convenes two MPH modules - (a) Planning and Evaluating Public Health Interventions (b) Global Health. He supervises undergraduate and… read more
Research Summary
Dr. Chattopadhyay's main research interest is in non-communicable diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. He is a core member of The Nottingham Centre for… read more
In the UK, Dr. Chattopadhyay teaches on the MPH course and co-convenes two MPH modules - (a) Planning and Evaluating Public Health Interventions (b) Global Health. He supervises undergraduate and postgraduate student projects (e.g., BMedSci, MPH and PhD). He also teaches on the JBI accredited systematic review course.
He used to work at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK) and King's College London (UK), and was a tutor on the MSc Epidemiology course, MSc Public Health course and MBBS course. He also used to teach on the Public Health Analyst Course at the Eastern Region Public Health Observatory (UK).
He is the Unit Lead for Postgraduate Research.
Current PhD Students (Lead Supervisor)
· Gamze Nalbant: Yoga for hypertension management in the UK (Govt. of Turkey scholarship)
· Isha Biswas: Yoga for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis management in the UK
· Patricia Egwumba: Ayurveda for managing non-communicable diseases in the UK
Previous PhD Students (Lead Supervisor)
· Busola Adebusoye: Physical activity among school attending adolescents in Nigeria (University of Nottingham scholarship)
· Haiquan Wang: School-based behaviour change intervention for increasing physical activity among children in China
· Amy L Nixon: Type 2 diabetes management in the Caribbean (MPhil)
Previous NIHR In Practice Fellow (Lead Supervisor)
· Naomi Carter: Type 2 diabetes self-management in sub-Saharan Africa
If you are interested in undertaking a degree under Dr. Chattopadhyay's supervision, please contact him to discuss your initial ideas.
Current Research
Dr. Chattopadhyay's main research interest is in non-communicable diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. He is a core member of The Nottingham Centre for Evidence Based Healthcare (a JBI Centre of Excellence) and Nottingham China Health Institute, Ningbo, China.
· Introduction of a clinical guideline to manage type 2 diabetes by Ayurvedic practitioners in Nepal: intervention development and feasibility study (cluster randomised controlled trial), funded by FCDO/MRC/NIHR/WellcomeTrust Joint Global Health Trials (UK) (Principal Investigator)
· Obesity and diabetes research in collaboration with Ningbo First Hospital, China.
Past Research
· Yoga programme for type 2 diabetes prevention (YOGA-DP) among high-risk people in India: intervention development and feasibility study (multi-centre randomised controlled trial), funded by DFID/MRC/NIHR/Wellcome Trust Joint Global Health Trials (UK) (Principal Investigator)
· Exploring the lifestyle of adult type 2 diabetes patients in Ningbo, China, funded by Nottingham China Health Institute (China) (Principal Investigator)
· Implications of using social media to facilitate weight management interventions, funded by University of Nottingham's China Campus in Ningbo (China) (Co-Investigator)
· An exploration of the role of primary care physicians in type 2 diabetes management in Ningbo, China, funded by Ningbo First Hospital (China) and Health Education England (UK)
· Development and evaluation (large multi-centre randomised controlled trial) of a Yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation (YOGA-CaRe) programme for secondary prevention of myocardial infarction in India and the UK, funded by MRC (UK) and ICMR (India)
· Population-based South London Stroke Register, funded by NIHR (UK)
· Health-related quality-of-life and respiratory health status of coal-based sponge iron plant workers, Barjora, West Bengal, India, funded by Blacksmith Institute (USA) (Principal Investigator)
· Behavioural adaptations in live poultry trading and farming systems and zoonoses control in Bangladesh, funded by DFID, MRC and others (UK)
· Contribution of physician assistants to primary care in England, funded by NIHR (UK)
· Methodological issues to establish indicators of avoidable severe harm attributable to problems in NHS hospital care, funded by Department of Health Policy Research Programme (UK)
· A qualitative exploration of SARS-CoV-2 community testing in Derbyshire, funded by Derbyshire County Council (UK) (Co-Investigator)