Dr. RANJITA SENGUPTA, FACC,FASE,FASNC,FACP,RPVI

Enthusiastic Assistant Professor at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School with a strong background in teaching methods and expertise in Cardiovascular Imaging . Recognized for exceptional support to professors and students, characterized by an approachable demeanor and meticulous attention to detail with commendable feedback from students in consecutive years. Committed to fostering career and teaching success and long-term student achievement.

Results-driven focused on independently run full service cardiology practice at Cardiology Associates of Somerset County in Central NJ with company success and promoting competitive growth through forward-thinking strategies. Proven track record of building successful teams and effectively managing profitable operations for more than 18 years.

• Board certified in Cardiovascular Disease - 2007, recertified 2017
• Board certified in Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC) - 2007, recertified 2017
• Board certified in Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography (National Board of Echocardiography) - 2007, recertified 2016
• Board certified in Internal Medicine - 2004, recertified 2014
• Board certified in Cardiac CT angiography - 2009
• Registered Physician for Vascular Interpretation - 2013
• Licensed to practice Medicine in New Jersey, USA
• Licensed to practice Medicine throughout India

• American College of Cardiology
• American College of Physicians
• American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
• American Society of Echocardiography
• AMWA

• Sengupta, R. Dance and the Microbiome- are they in harmony or disarray? Writing Heals & Inspires, the microbiome edition 2024.
• Kumbam, Isha., Geller, Jennifer., Kaloth, Srivarsha, Sengupta, Ranjita, Bachmann, Gloria., 'Dance Therapy Recommendation By Health Care Providers In Women With Cardiovascular Disease Promotes Improvement In Serum Lipid Levels- American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2023 District III Junior Fellow Day'
• Das, S, Kanungo R, Sengupta R. Masking during the pandemic; their role in possible delaying medical diagnosis-a case report. Poster presentation PCOM Research Day 2024.
• H. Dokainish, J. Ngyuen, R. Sengupta, M. Pillai, M. Alam, J. Bobek, N, Lakkis. New, Simple Echocardiographic Indexes for the Estimation of Filling Pressure in Patients with Cardiac Disease and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. Echocardiography. Article published online: 9 JUN 2010.
• H. Dokainish, J. Ngyuen, R. Sengupta, M. Pillai, M. Alam, J. Bobek, N. Lakkis. Do Additional Echocardiographic Variables Increase the Accuracy of E/e' for Predicting Left Ventricular Filling Pressure in Normal Ejection Fraction? An Echocardiographic and Invasive Hemodynamic Study. JASE 2010; 23(2): 156-161
• P. Nambi, R. Sengupta, B. Cheong. Previous Left Main Coronary Artery Dissection Detected upon Multislice Computed Tomography. Tex Heart Inst J. 2008; 35(3): 365-366.
• H. Dokainish, R. Sengupta, M. Pillai, J. Bobek, N. Lakkis. Correlation of Tissue Doppler and Two-Dimensional Speckle Myocardial Velocities and Comparison of Derived Ratios with Invasively Measured Left Ventricular Filling Pressures. JASE 2009; 22(3): 284-289.
• H. Dokainish, R. Sengupta, M. Pillai, J. Bobek, N. Lakkis. Assessment of Left Ventricular Systolic Function Using Echocardiography in Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Elevated Diastolic Pressures. The American Journal of Cardiology 2008; 101(12): 1766-1771
• P. Nambi, R. Sengupta, R. Muthupillai, N. Strickman, Z. Krajcer, B. Cheong. 'Volumetric Analysis by Non-contrast Computed Tomography is Comparable to that of Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography in the Follow-up of patients with Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair' Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2008 March; 51(10): A353. Oral presentation at ACC 2008, Chicago.
• P. Nambi, R. Sengupta, B. Cheong. Multislice Computed Tomography of a Repaired Anomalous Left Coronary Artery Arising from the Pulmonary Artery. Texas Heart Institute Journal 2008; 35(4): 485-486.
• H. Dokainish, R. Sengupta, M. Pillai, J. Bobek, N. Lakkis. 'Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Peak Systolic Strain Rate Inversely Correlates with LV Mass and is Depressed in Patients With Diastolic Failure'. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2008 March; 51(10): A107. Poster presentation at ACC 2008, Chicago.
• H. Dokainish, R. Gonzalez, W.B. Hartley, A. Caldera, S. Koshy, R. Sengupta, N. Lakkis. 'Usefulness of B-Type Natriuretic peptide Levels to Predict Left ventricular Filling Pressures in patients with Body Mass Index >35, 31-35 and ≤30 kg/m2. The American Journal of Cardiology 2007; 100 (7): 1166-1171
• H. Dokainish, R. Gonzalez, W.B. Hartley, A. Caldera, S. Koshy, R. Sengupta, N. Lakkis. 'Do BNP levels correlate with left ventricular filling pressures in the morbidly obese? An invasive hemodynamic and echo-Doppler study'. Poster presentation at World Congress of Cardiology (European Society of Cardiology), (2006).
• H Dokainish, R Sengupta, R Patel, N. Lakkis. Usefulness of Right Ventricular Tissue Doppler Imaging to Predict Outcome in Left Ventricular Heart Failure Independent of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function. The American Journal of Cardiology 2007; 99(7): 961-965
• R Sengupta, R Patel, H Dokainish. 'Right Ventricular Tissue Doppler is an independent predictor of outcome in patients with Left Ventricular Heart Failure'. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2006 May; 19 (5): 624. Moderated poster presentation at American Society of Echocardiography Conference (2006).
• MM Shenoy, R Sengupta, A Khanna. 'Atrial pacing echocardiography: An alternative test for the elderly with chest pain'. American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology 2002 Nov-Dec; 11(6): 404-9
• RT Thachil, R Sengupta, P Krishnan, E Ong. 'Do Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction require Higher Level of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure', CHEST 2001 Oct; 120(4): 182S. Oral presentation at the ACCP Conference (2001). Selected for The Cecil Lehman Mayer Research Award.
• R Sengupta, RT Thachil, P Krishnan, SR Dhar. 'The Predictors of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients with Sleep Apnea'. CHEST 2001 Oct; 120(4): 182S. Oral presentation at the ACCP Conference (2001).
• S Sarkar, R Sengupta, P Krishnan, R Doshi, K Gupta, SR Dhar. 'Experience with sarcoidosis in a non-referral community hospital'. CHEST 2001 Oct; 120(4): 270S. Poster presentation at the ACCP Conference (2001).
• S Sarkar, R Sengupta, P Krishnan, R Doshi, K Gupta, SR Dhar. 'High incidence of bone metastasis in the absence of clinical and/or serum biomarkers of bone involvement'. Poster presentation at the ACCP Conference (2001). American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care 2001 April; 163(5): A 71
• S Sarkar, T Nath, R Sengupta, SR Dhar. 'Clinical Characteristics of pneumonia compared in elderly in a community hospital'. Poster presentation at the ACCP Conference (2001). American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care 2001 April; 163(5): A 106.

• Dance and Wellness Committee Chair, Women's Health Institute, New Brunswick, NJ
• Medical Camp and Site Director, Guruji Edison Mandir, Edison, NJ
• Vice President, Cardiology Associates of Somerset County, Bridgewater, NJ, 07/2007, current

• Voluntary Faculty Teaching Award 2023, PCM, Rutgers Robertwood Johnson Medical School
• Recipient of the Van Reet Award presented to the Best Cardiology fellow in the graduating class of 2007, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
• Best Resident Award in the graduating class of 2004, Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Connecticut-Farmington, CT (Jun 2004)
• 3rd position in the poster presentation (clinical vignette section) 'Refractory Hypoxemia after Right Ventricular Infarction' at the American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Connecticut chapter- Southington, CT (Oct 2003)
• Outstanding Intern of the Year Award at St. Barnabas Medical Center - Livingston, NJ (May 2002)
• Cecil Lehman Mayer Research Award at the American College of Chest Physicians Conference - Philadelphia, PA (Nov 2001)
• 1st Class with Honors in Medicine (One of three students to receive honor, out of 700 in Medical Board)
• Gold Medal in Ophthalmology, MBBS degree (1997) - Awarded to the best student in a class of 150
• 2nd Certificate of Honor in Medicine, MBBS degree (1997) - One of two best students in a class of 150
• 1st Certificate of Honor in Community, Forensic and State Medicine during MBBS degree (1996) - One of two best students in a class of 150, in this specialty