Graduate from Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata and MD (Community Medicine) from AFMC, Pune.
Post Graduate Certificate in Nutrition from National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad.
Post Graduate Diploma in Health Care Management from Lucknow
WHO Fellowship in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Thailand
He is trained in Clinical Trial Design and Statistics from NIH, USA and CMC, Vellore
Trained in HIV policy development from San Antonio, USA
Presently he is a Professor of Community Medicine at INHS Asvini
and Executive Editor, Journal of Marine Medical Society
His special interests are in Nutrition, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Infectious Diseases and Medical Journalism.