DR. UMAKANTA MAHAPATRA IS ONE OF THE FOREMOST ENDOCRINOLOGIST IN WEST BENGAL WITH 7 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF ENDPCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM AND MORE THAN 17 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN GENERAL MEDICINE.HIS ACADEMIC INCLINATION PROMPTED DR. MAHAPATRA TO JOIN WBMES IN 2010 AND NOW WORKING AS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE.HE IS GUIDE AND CO-GUIDE OF DISSERTATIONS OF POST GRADUATE TRAINEE IN MEDICINE.DR. MAHAPATRA HAS SPECIAL EXPERTISE IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AND HYPOTHYROIDISM.HE ALSO HAS TREMENDOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN GENERAL MEDICINE AND ENDOCRINOLOGY.