Dr. Somnath Mukherjee

About Dr. Somnath Mukherjee

• Dr. Somnath Mukherjee is an eminent gastroenterologist of Kolkata.
• He has had experience in the field of gastroenterology for over 33 years. 
• He performs upper and lower gastrointestinal diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as well as a therapeutic ERCP.
• He is also an expert in executing the following procedures: OGD, Colonoscopy with polypectomy, Variceal banding, heater probe, APC, Injection treatment for bleeding, Esophageal dilatation and stent insertion, capsule endoscopy, and CVP insertion, among others.
• He has routinely overseen acute takes, which include triaging admissions, handling difficulties on the surgical wards, and providing cover for the coronary area, HDU, and ITU after hours.  
• Dr. Mukherjee is also renowned for Roux-en-Y, Whipple Procedure, and Bariatric Surgery.
• He has profound experience in surgeries like
  • Adrenalectomy 
  • Appendectomy 
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery 
  • Foregut Surgery
  • Nephrectomy 
• He pursued his MBBS degree from Calcutta University in 1991. He then obtained an MD (General Medicine) from Calcutta University in 1995 and a DNB (General Medicine) in 1995. 
• Dr. Mukherjee has Membership of the Royal Colleges Of Physicians, London, UK, since 1997. 
• He gained further training with a Young Biomedical Scientist Research Fellowship and CCST in Gastroenterology from the UK in 2008. 
• Dr. Mukherjee has come a long way from guiding junior doctors to being a member of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (West Bengal) and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India.