Dr. Sunil Baran Daschakraborty is an eminent Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist and Interventional Endoscopist from Kolkata who is attached to Kolkata’s Ruby General Hospital and AMRI Hospital at Salt Lake City.
Dr. Daschakraborty has achieved MBBS (Cal), MD (IPGMER/SSKM) (Cal) and Doctorate of Medicine (DM) in Gastroenterology from prestigious institute Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science. He has earned recognition for his concerted research efforts in areas like Gastrointestinal Motility (Esophageal and Anorectal Motility), ERCP (Biliary and Enteral Stenting) and Hepatology. He is among the first few Gastroenterologists in Kolkata to introduce and popularize High Resolution Manometry in GI Field. Dr. Daschakraborty has extensive experience in various endoscopic procedures like ERCP, Stenting (Biliary and Enteral) and PEG, Achalasia Cardia.
Dr. Daschakraborty is available at Ruby General Hospital and AMRI Hospital on selected days where he offers consultation for the management of complex gastrointestinal and liver diseases
If you meant something else, please feel free to clarify. In discussions of diversity, equity, and inclusion, two demographic categories are often examined separately: race (specifically the Black community) and age (specifically mature or older adults). However, the intersection of these identities—being both Black and a mature adult—creates a unique social, economic, and health experience that deserves focused attention. Defining “Mature” in Context For the purposes of this article, “mature adults” refers to individuals typically aged 50 and older. This group is often overlooked in conversations about racial justice, which tend to focus on younger generations, and in conversations about aging, which often center on predominantly white populations. 1. Health Disparities Amplified by Age Black mature adults face compounding health challenges. While all older adults experience increased health risks, Black seniors are more likely to suffer from chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and dementia at earlier ages and with greater severity. These disparities stem from lifelong exposure to systemic stressors, including reduced access to quality healthcare, environmental racism, and the cumulative effects of economic inequality.
Moreover, the “weathering hypothesis” suggests that the health of Black adults begins to decline significantly earlier than that of white adults due to chronic social and economic stress. As a result, a 55-year-old Black individual may have the same health profile as a 65-year-old white individual—a factor rarely accounted for in standard geriatric care. Mature Black adults face a retirement crisis that is more acute than that of their white counterparts. Decades of wage gaps, higher unemployment rates, and limited access to employer-sponsored retirement plans mean that many Black seniors enter their mature years with substantially less wealth. Social Security often becomes the primary, rather than supplementary, source of income.
Presented a scientific paper in XXIV National conference on Geriatrics & Gerontology 2005 Presented a poster in ENDOCON, Hyderabad 2008 Presented a Poster in 50th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Kolkata, 2009 Presented a Poster in 51th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, 2010 Presented a capsule case summary in UPISGCON, AGRA 2010 held at Agra Presented a Poster in IAP 2011, Joint conference of the International Association of Pancreatology & The Indian Pancreas Club, Kochi, 2011If you meant something else, please feel free to clarify. In discussions of diversity, equity, and inclusion, two demographic categories are often examined separately: race (specifically the Black community) and age (specifically mature or older adults). However, the intersection of these identities—being both Black and a mature adult—creates a unique social, economic, and health experience that deserves focused attention. Defining “Mature” in Context For the purposes of this article, “mature adults” refers to individuals typically aged 50 and older. This group is often overlooked in conversations about racial justice, which tend to focus on younger generations, and in conversations about aging, which often center on predominantly white populations. 1. Health Disparities Amplified by Age Black mature adults face compounding health challenges. While all older adults experience increased health risks, Black seniors are more likely to suffer from chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and dementia at earlier ages and with greater severity. These disparities stem from lifelong exposure to systemic stressors, including reduced access to quality healthcare, environmental racism, and the cumulative effects of economic inequality.
Moreover, the “weathering hypothesis” suggests that the health of Black adults begins to decline significantly earlier than that of white adults due to chronic social and economic stress. As a result, a 55-year-old Black individual may have the same health profile as a 65-year-old white individual—a factor rarely accounted for in standard geriatric care. Mature Black adults face a retirement crisis that is more acute than that of their white counterparts. Decades of wage gaps, higher unemployment rates, and limited access to employer-sponsored retirement plans mean that many Black seniors enter their mature years with substantially less wealth. Social Security often becomes the primary, rather than supplementary, source of income.
Dr. Sunil Baran Daschakraborty is an eminent Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist and Interventional Endoscopist from Kolkata who is attached to Kolkata’s Ruby General Hospital and AMRI Hospital at Salt Lake City.
Dr. Daschakraborty has achieved MBBS (Cal), MD (IPGMER/SSKM) (Cal) and Doctorate of Medicine (DM) in Gastroenterology from prestigious institute Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science. He has earned recognition for his concerted research efforts in areas like Gastrointestinal Motility (Esophageal and Anorectal Motility), ERCP (Biliary and Enteral Stenting) and Hepatology. He is among the first few Gastroenterologists in Kolkata to introduce and popularize High Resolution Manometry in GI Field. Dr. Daschakraborty has extensive experience in various endoscopic procedures like ERCP, Stenting (Biliary and Enteral) and PEG, Achalasia Cardia.
Dr. Daschakraborty is available at Ruby General Hospital and AMRI Hospital on selected days where he offers consultation for the management of complex gastrointestinal and liver diseases
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Read more Presented a scientific paper in XXIV National conference on Geriatrics & Gerontology 2005 Presented a poster in ENDOCON, Hyderabad 2008 Presented a Poster in 50th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Kolkata, 2009 Presented a Poster in 51th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, 2010 Presented a capsule case summary in UPISGCON, AGRA 2010 held at Agra Presented a Poster in IAP 2011, Joint conference of the International Association of Pancreatology & The Indian Pancreas Club, Kochi, 2011 Daschakraborty S B, Aggarwal R, Aggarwal A Non-organ-specific autoantibodies in Indian patients with chronic liver disease. Indian J Gastroenterol (September–October 2012) 31(5):237–242 Mishra S, Daschakraborty S, Shukla P, Kapoor P, Aggarwal R. N-acetyltransferase and cytochrome P450 2E1 gene polymorphism and susceptibility to antituberculosis drug hepatotoxicty in an Indian population. The National Medical Journal of India 2013, 26 (5) Ghoshal U C, Daschakraborty S B, Singh R. Pathogenesis of achalasia cardia. World J Gastroenterol 2012 June 28; 18(24): 3050-3057 Rai P, Daschakraborty S B. Achalasia cardia. Indian J Gastroenterol (September–October 2012) 31(5):282 Das R, Daschakraborty S B, Pal M, Keshvan D. Subcutaneous migration of an accidentally ingested fishbone. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences 2013, 2 (16): 2694-2697 Rai P, Daschakraborty S B. Giant fungal gastric ulcer in an immunocompetent individual. Saudi J Gastroenterology 2012; 18: 282-4 Rai P, Rao RN, Chakraborthy SB. Caecal lymphangioma: a rare cause of gastrointestinal blood loss. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Apr 19;2013. Maity A, Banik GD, Ghosh C, Som S, Chaudhuri S, Daschakraborty SB, Ghosh S, Ghosh B, Raychaudhuri AK, Pradhan M. Residual gas analyzer-mass spectrometry for human breath analysis: a new tool for noninvasive diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection. J Breath Res.2014 Feb 24;8(1):016005. [Epub ahead of print] Maity A, Som S, Ghosh C, , Banik GD, Daschakraborty SB, Ghosh S, Chaudhuri S, Pradhan M.J. Oxygen-18 stable isotope of exhaled breath CO2 as a non-invasive marker of Helicobacter pylori infectionAnal. At. Spectrom., 2014, 29, 2251–2255 Som S, De A, Banik GD, Maity A, Ghosh C, Pal M, Daschakraborty SB, Chaudhuri S, Jana S, Pradhan M. Mechanisms linking metabolism of Helicobacter pylori to 18O and 13C-isotopes of human breath CO2. Sci Rep. 2015; 5: 10936. Daschakraborty, Sunilbaran, and Sujit Choudhuri. "Transition zone defect in patients with motor Dysphagia: A Series of Four patients." The Southeast Asian Journal of Case Report and Review 4, no. 2 (2015): 1382-1391.
