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 ''

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'' and as a regular contributor to

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Early life

Chatterjee's father, Tarun Chatterjee, came to England from

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, India in the 1960s and was a consultant in genito-urinary medicine at

Manchester Royal Infirmary Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) is a large NHS teaching hospital in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, England. Founded by Charles White in 1752 as part of the voluntary hospital movement of the 18th century, it is now a major regional and natio ...

. Chatterjee was a pupil at

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from 1988 to 1995; then he attended the

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, where he studied Medicine and graduated in 2001 with an additional degree in immunology.

Career

Chatterjee hosts the podcast "Feel Better, Live More," and has appeared on

as a regular commentator. In 2017 he came 8th in the ''

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'' Power 50 list of influential GPs.

Books

* '' The 4 Pillar Plan'' Published on 28 December 2017 * '' How to Make Disease Disappear'' Released on May 22, 2018 * '' The Stress Solution'' Released on 27 December 2018. *''Feel Better in 5'' Released on 18 December 2019

* '' Feel Great Lose Weight'' released 31st December 2020 * ''Happy Mind, Happy Life: 10 Simple Ways to Feel Great Every Day''Released on 22nd February 2022.

Family

Chatterjee is married to Vidhaata, a barrister.Relative Values: the BBC’s Dr Rangan Chatterjee and his wife, Vidhaata
''thetimes.co.uk''. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

References

External links

* * 1977 births Living people 21st-century British medical doctors British writers BBC Radio 2 presenters British television presenters British people of Indian descent {{India-bio-stub