PMR / Rehab Physician

Consult the Leading PMR in Kolkata

Our multidimensional Rehab Team consist of experienced practitioners from different reputed colleges of India. The Rehab Team delivering the services are led by MDs PMR in Kolkata.

Rehabana PMR MDs

Dr Ambar Konar, MBBS, MD – PMR in Kolkata

Doctor Ambar Konar, a dynamic and promising Interventional Physiatrist of Kolkata, completed his MBBS and housemanship in Rehabilitation Medicine from the prestigious Calcutta National Medical College. He achieved University-topper rank in MD (Physical medicine and Rehabilitation) in 2018 from Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, SSKM Hospital. He completed three years of Senior Residency in Rehabilitation Medicine at North 24 Pargana District Hospital.

Doctor Konar, participating and presenting in number of National and International conferences, has bagged best paper awards in state and national level. There is four paper publications in national level journal in his name.

Dr Konar actively participated in NeuroRehab training program IMPACT III in 2018 at Kokilaben Dhiruvai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai. He also completed Fellowship in Pain Management of Aesculup Academy, Germany, from Delhi Pain Management Center in 2019.

Doctor Ambar’s keen interest is in Neuro Rehabilitation, Musculo Skeletal medicine and interventional pain management. He truly believes in delivering the essence of Rehabilitation to patients in need. At Rehabana , as joint team leader of the Neuro Rehab team, his passion, hardwork and empathy ensure the team’s utmost performance in delivering Comprehensive Rehabilitation.

Participated and trained at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai in Improving Patients’ Care in Spasticity Through Neurorehab Treatment (IMPACT III) program in October, 2018.

Done Fellowship in Pain Management (Aesculap Academy, Germany) at Delhi Pain Management Centre in June, 2019.

CERTIFICATES

  1. EULAR Certificate in Rheumatic Diseases
  2. EULAR Certificate in Imaging in RMDs
  3. EULAR Certificate in USG

Life Member:

  1. Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  2. IAPMR WB Chapter
  3. Indian Medical Association
  4. International Society For Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Pain Medicine

Conferences Attended

  1. IAPMRCON 2016, Imphal
  2. IAPMR Midterm CME, Lucknow
  3. IAPMRCON 2017, Kolkata
  4. World Neurosciences Summit 2017, New Delhi
  5. IAPMR Midterm CME, Bhubaneswar
  6. IAPMRCON 2018, New Delhi
  7. World Congress of NeuroRehabilitation 2018, Mumbai
  8. IRACON 2018, Guwahati
  9. IAPMR Midterm CME 2019, Rishikesh
  10. IRACON 2019, JIPMER, Puducheri
  11. IAPMRCON 2021 Virtual
  12. IRACON 2021 Virtual
  13. India Pain Update 2021, Delhi
  14. IFNR 2022, Virtual
  15. EPIC 2022, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru
  16. IRACON 2022, Indore
  17. World Rheumatology Summit, 2023, Jaipur
  18. IFNRCON 2023, Virtual
  19. International Conference on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Pain
  20. Medicine 2023, Bengaluru
  21. IRACON 2023, Hyderabad
  22. IAPMR Masterclass 2023, Spinal cord injury, AIIMS, Patna
  23. IAPMRCON, February 2024, Coimbatore
  24. Knee 360, February 2024, Kolkata
  25. IFNRCON, JIPMER, Puducherry, April 2024
  26. HOPECON, June’2024, Kolkata
  27. SOARCON, July 2024, Ahmedabad
  28. IRACON, November 2024, Bengaluru
  29. IAPMR WB Chapter, January’ 2025, Purulia
  30. Knee360, January, 2025, Kolkata
  31. IAPMRCON, January 2025, Bengaluru
  32. World Orthopedic Concern, India Chapter Symposium, February, 2025 Kolkata
  1. Konar A, Pramanik R, Ghorai D, Banerjee A. Effect of Infliximab Therapy in Functional Improvement in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. Indian J Phy Med Rehab 2017; 28(2): 59-63.
  2. Konar A, Pramanik R, Kamal F, et al. A Comparative Study on Efficacy of Suprascapular Nerve Block vs Subacromial Steroid Injection in Shoulder Impingement Syndrome. Indian J Phys Med Rehab 2019;30(4):96–100.
  3. Dey I, De S, Konar A, Halder Md AS, Effectiveness of total contact casting in leprotic vs diadetic planter foot ulcer: a comparative study. Indian Journal of Applied Research. Volume 11 | Issue 4 | April 2021.
  4. Dey I, Ghosal V, Konar A, Pramanik R. Comparison of the Therapeutic Efficacy of TENS vs Ultrasound-guided Genicular Nerve Block in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis. Indian J Phy Med Rehab 2020; 31 (2):38-41.

Dr Kaustav Basu Thakur, MBBS, MD – PMR in Kolkata

Dr Basu Thakur popularly known to everyone as Dr KBT in social media (Facebook) is a dynamic young physiatrist who fulfilled his dream of becoming a doctor from Bankura Sammilani Medical College as he achieved the MBBS degree in 2012. Post graduation degree was achieved in one of the best institutes of the country, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur. During that tenure he attended multiple hands on workshops on US guided specialized injections, spasticity and pain management.

Doctor KBT has 2 papers in a National journal as the 1st author and many more as Co authors in various international and national journals.

He got his fellowship in pain management from Aesculaps Academy, Germany and Daradia pain clinic in 2021.

After his MD he did his senior residency at the very prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar where he gained experience in Fluroscopy guided and US guided pain interventions, Robotic Neurorehabilitation, Surgical Rehabilitation His special interest includes Stroke rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury rehabilitation, Rheumatological Rehab and Musculoskeletal medicine

As a consultant at Rehabana he aims to provide high quality, latest and advanced neurorehab facilities to all the patients.

Professional Memberships

  1. Life Member of Indian Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (IAPMR)
  2. Life Member of Indian Society for the Study of Pain
    (ISSP)
  3. Life Member of Indian Neurorehabilitation (IFNR)
  4. Life Member of International Society for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Pain Medicine (ISPM)

Publications / Citations

  1. Thakur KB, Singh NR, Singh YJ, Debnath U, Singh LR. Prevalence of disability in low back pain: a hospital-based study. Global journal for research analysis.2017;6(9):13-5.
  2. Thakur KB, Romi Singh N, Yengkhom JS, Debnath U, Singh LR. Correlation of Radio-anatomic Site of Stroke with Motor Recovery and Functional Outcome in Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Hospital- based Prospective Cohort Study. Indian J Phy Med Rehab 2017; 28 (4):115-21.
  3. Yengkhom JS, Nongmaithem RS, Chiru MSC, Thakur KB, Debnath U. Efficacy of Single-dose Intra-articular Injection of High-molecular-weight Hyaluronic Acid in Patients suffering from Primary Osteoarthritis of Knee. Indian J Phy Med Rehab 2017;28(3):89-94.
  4. Thakur KB, Singh NR, Singh YJ, Debnath U, Singh LR. Efficacy of intradiscal ozone nucleolysis in improving pain and function in patients with lumbar prolapsed intervertebral disc. Global journal for research analysis.2019;8(5):1-4.
  5. Ongoing study- 1) Efficacy of intraarticular ozone in improving pain and function among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with early knee osteoarthritis; a randomised controlled trial. Thakur KB, Jena D, Sahoo J.
  6. Incidence of musculoskeletal problems in type 2 diabetes mellitus: observational study. Jena, Thakur KB, Sahoo j. Barman A, Mishra A, Maiti R, Sahoo J, Thakur KB, Singh LD. Autologous platelet rich plasma injections in the treatment of shoulder pain: a meta analysis of randomised controlled trials. Clin Shoulder Elbow 2022;25(1):73-89

Professional Development

  1. Hands on workshop with cadaveric needling and volunteer scanning at International conference of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Pain held at ICMU 2023, Bangalore, Karnataka.
  2. Hands on workshop on BOTOX injections in upper and lower limb spasticity at IFNRCON 2023 held at Mumbai, Maharastra.
  3. Hands on workshop on Intensive Musculoskeletal USG at IRACON 2022, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
  4. Hands on Workshop on Lifestyle disease rehabilitation and prolotherapy in IAPMRCON 2020, Kozhikode, Kerala
  5. Hands on workshop on Radiofrequency Ablation in Interventional Pain Management in RIMS, Imphal on December, 2018.
  6. Hands on workshop on USG guided interventions in spasticity and regional pain in IAPMRCON 2017, Kolkata, West Bengal
  7. Hands on workshop on Fluroscopy guided interventional pain management in IAPMRCON 2017, Kolkata, West Bengal
  8. Workshop on Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in IAPMRCON 2016, Imphal, Manipur.
  9. Life Member of the St. John Ambulance Association and Indian Red Cross society in 2015.