Rangan Chatterjee
Rangan Chatterjee | |
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| Born | Manchester, England |
| Education | University of Edinburgh Medical School |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Television | Doctor in the House |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Tarun Chatterjee (father) |
| Website | drchatterjee |
Rangan Chatterjee is a British physician, author, television presenter and podcaster. He is best known for his TV show Doctor in the House and for being the resident doctor on BBC Breakfast and as a regular contributor to BBC Radio.[1]
Early life
Chatterjee's Bengali father,[2] Tarun Chatterjee, came to England from Kolkata, India in the 1960s and was a consultant in genito-urinary medicine at Manchester Royal Infirmary.[3] Chatterjee was a pupil at Manchester Grammar School from 1988 to 1995; then he attended the University of Edinburgh, where he studied Medicine and graduated in 2001 with an additional degree in immunology.[4]
Career
Chatterjee hosts the podcast "Feel Better, Live More," and has appeared on BBC Radio as a regular commentator.[5] In 2017 he came 8th in the Pulse Power 50 list of influential GPs.[6]
In 2017, Chatterjee appeared as a presenter on the BBC One television series Holding Back the Years.[7]
Books
- The 4 Pillar Plan published on 28 December 2017[8]
- How to Make Disease Disappear published on 11 May 2018
- The Stress Solution published on 27 December 2018[9]
- Feel Better in 5 published on 18 December 2019[1]
- Feel Great Lose Weight published on 31 December 2020
- Happy Mind, Happy Life: 10 Simple Ways to Feel Great Every Day published on 22 February 2022
- Make Change That Lasts: 9 Simple Ways to Break Free from the Habits That Hold You Back published on 12 January 2025
Family
Chatterjee is married to Vidhaata, a barrister.[10]
References
- ^ Lambert, Victoria (June 2017). "The Resident doctor on BBC One's Breakfast Show". The Telegraph.
- ^ Paul, Mathures (8 January 2023). "5 minutes daily will transform your lifestyle, says Bengali doctor who Europe loves". Telegraph India. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Dr. Rangan's father". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018.
- ^ "The Manchester Grammar School". www.mgslife.org.
- ^ "Rangan Chatterjee". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "8th in the Pulse Power 50 list for influential GPs in 2017". pulsetoday.co.uk. 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Holding Back the Years". BBC. 2017.
- ^ "The 4 Pillar Plan". penguin.co.uk.
- ^ The Stress Solution Release date. ASIN 0241317940.
- ^ Relative Values: the BBC’s Dr Rangan Chatterjee and his wife, Vidhaata thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2021.