Dr. Saptarshi Biswas MD
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Saptarshi Biswas, MD, is a Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon and Surgical Intensivist with Forbes Regional Hospital/Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received his medical degree at Nil Ratan Sarkar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, India. He then trained through the Royal College of Surgeons in Glasgow, UK, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (general surgery internship), Stanford University School of Medicine (general surgery residency), Hartford Hospital/University of Connecticut (traumatology fellowship), Westchester University Medical Center in Valhalla, NY (surgical critical care fellowship), and Johns Hopkins University Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland (burn and reconstruction fellowship). Dr. Biswas is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a member of the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Education and Training
MD in India
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery- General
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Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- National and International Public Speaking -
Internships
- Vanderbilt University
Fellowships
- Trauma at University of Connecticut, Critical Care at Western Medical Center
Professional Society Memberships
- American College of Surgeons, Society of Critical Care Medicine
What do you attribute your success to?
- His persistence.
Hobbies / Sports
- Cricket, Watching Tennis
Favorite professional publications
- New England Journal of Medicine
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