About Dr. Sanjit Saha
Dr. Sanjit Saha is a highly accomplished Emergency Medicine and Orthopaedic specialist with 36+ years of experience with extensive experience in managing trauma, critical care and medical emergencies. As the Director of Emergency Services at Shanti Bhavan Medical Center, he leads the emergency department with a focus on timely, evidence-based and patient-centered care.
He holds an MBBS degree along with a Diploma in Orthopaedics and has served in several prestigious healthcare institutions across India and Nepal. His distinguished career includes roles as Head of Emergency Services at Sanjiban Hospital, Fuleshwar, Medical Director at Biratnagar Medical College, Nepal, Head of Emergency Services at Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata and leadership positions at Fortis Escorts Hospital, Delhi and Apollo Indraprastha Hospitals, Delhi as an Orthopaedic Surgeon.
With decades of clinical and administrative expertise, Dr. Saha is dedicated to delivering high-quality emergency care, trauma management and life-saving interventions while mentoring healthcare professionals and strengthening emergency medical services.
Experience
Assistant Vice President
Collaborative Academic Services & Preventive Health Initiatives, Medica Group Hospitals, Kolkata.
October 2023
July 2018 to June 2021
Oct 2017 to July 2018
COO, Iris Multispecialty Hospital, Kolkata
Sr. Consultant & HOD
Since April 2010
Since May 2008
Since June 2005
September 2003
November 1998
1989 to 1992
Head, Emergency Services, Sanjiban Hospitals, Uluberia, a 514 bedded Superspecialty Hospital, since October 2023.
Medical Director, Birat Medical College, and Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal. Spearheaded setting up of a Medical College, Multispecialty teaching hospital with around 400 beds, hostels and advance Emergency Services.
Deputy Medical Director, Medica Superspecialty Hospitals, Kolkata
A 180-bed Multispecialty Hospital situated in South Kolkata. One of its kind in the entire locality. This was the fourth turnaround project successfully taken over by me in my career (from a loss-making unit in the past three years to a successful and profit-making venture within a span of four months).
Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Medica Superspecialty Hospitals, Kolkata. Here apart from taking care of the ER, Ambulances and NABH activities, I have set up KARMA, the ambulance services for the entire Kolkata Police, with the latest tracking and operations, in the most modern ways.
Unit Head for Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Quality and Medical Education, in Umrao Hospitals, Mira Road Mumbai. I had been looking after the entire Inception, Constitution, and Running of the ER, Quality aspect, and also the other departments.
Unit Head, Emergency Medical Services at Fortis-Escorts Hospital, Faridabad.
DMS and ER Head at Fortis Jessa Ram hospital with similar responsibilities.
Joined as the Medical Director at G.M. Modi Hospital, Saket. My responsibility there was to revive a 12 year old hospital from 15% occupancy to a viable business proposition, which fortunately was achieved within 6 months.
Joined Indraprastha Apollo Hospital as SR, Orthopaedics and continued with the Joint replacement Unit as Associate Consultant.
Served with Maharashtra State health and Family Welfare department as 1/C PHC and then acting ADHO.






