Dr. Prasun Chatterjee

A senior academic geriatrician and longevity medicine expert with over two decades of clinical, academic, and public-health leadership experience. Former Professor at AIIMS, New Delhi, and founding Head of the National Centre for Ageing, with extensive involvement in national policy and programme development for older adults. Served as a key leader of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Healthy Ageing, contributing to global strategies in ageing and dementia care. Internationally recognised for pioneering work in dementia management, ageing biomarkers, and the design and implementation of large-scale healthy ageing initiatives. Has led multidisciplinary research, capacity-building programmes, and population-level interventions aimed at improving quality of life in older adults. Clinically, has treated over 200,000 elderly patients across diverse socio-economic backgrounds, including underserved communities as well as VVIPs. Combines deep clinical insight with systems-level thinking to advance evidence-based, equitable, and sustainable models of geriatric and longevity care.

Educational Qualification:

• MBBS - B S Medical College, Bankura, 2003    
• MD (Geriatric Medicine)- Madras Medical College, Chennai, 2010

Treatment & Services Expertise

• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (Head to Foot)
• Multiple health problems of seniors 
• Diabetes, Hypertension & Heart disease in elderly
• Memory disorders, Dementia & Mild Cognitive Impairment
• Depression in late life 
• Weight loss and muscle loss 
• Multiple medicine  management  
• Parkinson’s disease 
• Stroke rehabilitation & post-stroke care
• Osteoporosis & fracture prevention
• Sleep problems 
• Constipation  
• Nutrition and healthy ageing
• Preventive geriatrics and Longevity 
• Caregiver counselling & care planning

Awards and Recognitions

• Young Scholar Award, Indian Academy of Geriatrics
• Prof. Venkova Rao Oration, Association of Gerontology of India
• Fellowship, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (UK)
• President (Elect) Indian Academy of Geriatrics

Research & Publications

• Chatterjee P, Jain R, Attri P, Chakrawarty A, Rani L, Dey S, Pradhan R, Kulshrestha V, Ramakrishnan L. A prospective cohort study to develop multi-biomarkers panel to define biological ageing in six different cohorts from newborn to oldest adult: a study protocol. Biology Methods and Protocols. 2025 Jul 3;10(1):bpaf053. doi:10.1093/biomethods/bpaf053     
• Batra R, (co-authors), Chatterjee P, (co-authors). Clinical and neuropsychological characterization of SuperAgers residing in Delhi and Aging Medicine. 2024.
• Chatterjee P, (co-authors). Effect of multimodal intervention (computer-based cognitive …) in individuals with subjective cognitive impairment: a pilot randomized controlled trial. (Indexed on PubMed) 2022.
• Kumar V, (co-authors), Chatterjee P, (co-authors). Assessment of mental health issues among geriatric population during COVID-19 pandemic. (Indexed on PubMed) 2021

Professional Memberships

• Indian Academy of Geriatrics   Vice President State Medical Council of West Bengal- 59042
• Medical Council of Delhi- 52156
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.