Bio:

Dr. Santabhanu Chakrabarti is a prominent cardiologist specializing in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Congenital Heart Disease at St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, alongside being a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Chakrabarti serves as the Lead Physician for Device Services and Congenital Heart Disease Arrhythmia Services at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. He holds Staff Cardiologist positions at St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver General Hospital and BC Children’s Hospital since 2009, following his completion of the University of British Columbia’s Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship training program, the same program of which he has been the Director of since 2012 until March 2024. He has been practicing medicine for over 25 years, since graduating from Calcutta Medical College (MBBS) (as well as Post Graduate Institute of Medical Research & Education, Chandigarh (MD) , South West Deanery in the United Kingdom (Certificate of Completion of Training in Pediatric Cardiology) and University of British Columbia (Cardiac Electrophysiology) ; he has been serving the Vancouver community since 2007. With extensive training in pediatrics and cardiology from India, the UK, and Canada, he has made significant contributions to clinical practice, medical education and community engagement in numerous realms.  He is the Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), Fellow of Royal of College of Pediatrics and Child Health (United Kingdom) , Fellow and Diplomate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada , Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society. He was also awarded the Fellow of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society in recognition of his contribution to the field of Cardiology in Canada. Dr. Chakrabarti has a remarkable record of achievements in the medical field, as well as to Vancouver and its South Asian community. Since 2012 to Spring 2024, he has led the Electrophysiology Fellowship Program at UBC, mentoring over 30 fellows and medical trainees who have gone on to become leaders in electrophysiology worldwide, in regions including but not limited to, across Canada, UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sudan, Denmark and Saudi Arabia. He is an accomplished researcher with interests in arrhythmias, congenital heart disease, and cardiac resynchronization therapy, contributing to significant advancements in these areas through multiple grants and collaborative studies. Since 1998, Dr. Chakrabarti has over 80 peer reviewed publications in esteemed academic journals in his field, with many of these studies contributing to significant, unique medical innovation concepts, and policy change. Since 2014, he has received several academic and community grants to further his research, including from prominent organizations like Heart and Stroke, Medtronic, Abbott , Servier, Providence Healthcare Foundation, and most recently, $47K from Doctors of BC in 2023 to lead a provincial Physician’s Health Program. Since 2023 he also currently serves as the Chair of the UBC Cardiology Physician Wellness Committee. Dr. Chakrabarti has been instrumental in establishing protocols for cardiac device and MRI services in Lower Mainland, British Columbia and is a founding member of several non-profit organizations aimed at improving cardiac health outcomes and telemedicine access in rural India. He is also involved in several healthcare quality improvement projects across Providence Health Care including Physician Wellness, Endocarditis (Heart Infection) Management and so forth. He has made numerous radio and TV appearances to promote cardiovascular wellbeing and heart health to the South Asian community in Vancouver (Red FM, Joy TV etc.) and also continues to be a visiting lecturer at the University of Calcutta, Institute of Child Health since 2012.