declared as 'Centre of Excellence' in Medical Education and Research in the State. In December 2021, Department by Surgical Gastroenterology lead by Dr Abhijit Chowdhury, Dr.Sukanta Ray, Dr. Somak Das and Dr Tuhin Subhra Mandal conducted a liver transplant with its own team of doctors for the first time since the state-run hospital began liver transplant in 2009. From 19 April 2022 West Bengal's first fertility centre in a government hospital has started functioning at IPGMER. The centre of excellence in reproductive medicine opened its doors to outdoor patients. See also Medical College Kolkata Calcutta National Medical College All India Institute of Medical Sciences National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine References External links 1707 establishments in the British Empire Affiliates of West Bengal University of Health Sciences Buildings and structures completed in 1770 Hospital buildings completed in the 18th century Hospital buildings completed in 1908 Hospitals in Kolkata Hospitals in West Bengal Medical colleges in West Bengal Medical research institutes in India 1707 establishments in India 20th-century architecture in India