​1981 to 1987
Medical College and Internship at Christian Medical College, Vellore, India

1987 to 1988
Medical Officer, Immanuel Hospital, Idayangudi, Tamil Nadu, India

1988 to 1989
Medical Officer at CSI Hospital, Channapatna, India

1988 to 1991
(DGO) Registrar Christian Medical College, Vellore, India

March 1991 to February 1992
Obstetrician Gynaecologists at CSI Hospital Chikballapur

1992 to 1994
(MD) Senior resident, department of OBG, CMC, Vellore, India

1995
Visiting Consultant at Shivakumar General Hospital, Vellore, India

May 1996 to September 2006
Head and Consultant of department of OBG, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India

October 2006 to December 2011
Head and Consultant in department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Reprodcutive Medicine, Jerudong Park Medical Centre, Brunei Darussalam

February 2012 to October 2013
Head and Consultant of department of OBG & Reproductive Medicine, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India

October 2013 to date
Head and Consultant in department Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, Jerudong Park Medical Centre, Brunei Darussalam

Board Exam Certification

• Diploma Reproductive Medicine, International School of Medicine, Germany [2005]
• CREST, National University Hospital, Singapore [2003]
• Doctor of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology MG University, India [1991]
• MBBS at Christian Medical College, Vellore, under Madras University, Tamil Nadu, India [1985]
• Member of Academy of medical sciences, Nagpur, India.

After completing her Masters in OBG, she has pursued various training related to OBG to equip and upgrade her skills to treat patients better by attending courses in Obstetrics foetal ultrasound and Doppler, first trimester screen, laparoscopy, advanced techniques in Infertility.

Personal Interest

Dr Chitra along with her husband, Dr SC Karat, have worked with the Mission Hospitals in the Healing Ministry of the church from the time they completed their MBBS, serving the poor and needy guided by the motto of our alma mater “Not to be ministered unto but to minister”, until she came to Brunei Darussalam to work with Jerudong Park Medical Centre.