Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine (CSTM) is a medical institute from Kolkata, India dedicated in the field of tropical disease.[1] It was established in 1914 by Leonard Rogers (1868–1962) of the Indian Medical Service, professor of pathology at the Calcutta Medical College.[2] It was, till 2003, affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Now it is under the West Bengal University of Health Sciences.
Motto | Heritage Institution for Tropical Diseases |
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Type | Public |
Established | 24 February 1914 |
Founder | Leonard Rogers |
Dean | Prof. Bibhuti Saha |
Director | Prof. (Dr.) Subhasish Kamal Guha |
Students | Totals:
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Location | 22°34′31″N 88°21′36″E / 22.575243°N 88.359927°E |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | West Bengal University of Health Sciences |
Website | www |
Prominent researchers like U. N. Bramhachari, Ernest Muir, Ronald Ross, Rabindra Nath Chaudhuri,[3] Ram Narayan Chakravarti[4] and Jyoti Bhusan Chatterjee worked in this institute.[5]