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At a glance

Doctors and OP timings

GG

Chairman & Chief Consultant

Prof. Dr. G. G. Gangadharan

Panchakarma, migraine, skin conditions, lifestyle and degenerative diseases

Full profile ↓ YK

Medical Director

Dr. Yogidas Krishnan

Marma chikitsa, anatomical structural corrections, bone, spine and nerve disorders

Full profile ↓ KG

Consultant

Dr. T. K. Girijakumari

Women's health, Panchakarma and clinical medicine

Full profile ↓ GG

Consultant

Dr. B. G. Gokulan

Netra chikitsa (Ayurveda eye care)

Full profile ↓ VS

Consultant

Dr. M. K. Vivek Sanker

Musculoskeletal diseases and Ayurveda-based Marma chikitsa

Full profile ↓ MK

Consultant

Dr. K. M. Mahesh Kolapilly

Bala chikitsa (Ayurveda paediatrics) and skin diseases

Full profile ↓

Founder of Ayurvedamritham, with over 40 years in Ayurveda as a physician, researcher, teacher and builder of institutions. At the health centre he consults on Panchakarma, migraine, skin conditions, and lifestyle and degenerative diseases.

Areas of expertise

  • Migraine
  • Skin conditions (psoriasis, eczema)
  • Panchakarma
  • Lifestyle diseases
  • Degenerative conditions
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Prakriti assessment

Education

  • Ayurvedacharya (BAMS), Ayurveda College, Coimbatore: a seven-and-a-half-year residential course
  • PhD, Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune, on standardised clinical protocols for rheumatoid arthritis
  • Master of Management (International Masters for Health Leadership), McGill University, Canada
  • Fellow, Ashoka (USA), and Fellow, Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, Ministry of AYUSH

Experience

  • Chairman and Chief Medical Officer, Ayurvedamritham Health Centre, Bengaluru (2023 to present)
  • Founder Director, Ramaiah Indic Specialty Ayurveda – Restoration Hospital, Bengaluru (2014–2023)
  • Medical Director, IAIM Healthcare Centre, FRLHT, Bengaluru (2003–2014)
  • Technical Director and Vice-President, Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, Coimbatore (1986–2003)

Research and writing

  • Led national research on prakriti (body constitution)
  • Editor, Ancient Science of Life
  • Author, Ayurveda: The True Way to Restore Your Health and Happiness

A physician and traditional healer with over four decades of clinical experience in bone, joint, spine, neuro-muscular and nerve disorders. What sets him apart is the combination of his medical education with the knowledge and hands-on experience he gained through the guru–shishya tradition.

"Restoring movement, relieving pain and helping you live a better, more active life through the strength of traditional healing."

Areas of expertise

  • Marma chikitsa
  • Anatomical structural corrections
  • Spine disorders
  • Back and neck pain
  • Sciatica
  • Nerve pain and neuropathy
  • Arthritis and joint stiffness
  • Neuro-muscular conditions
  • Injury and trauma recovery
  • Restoring mobility

Training

  • MBBS, registered in modern medicine (Reg. No. 11591, Part A)
  • Over 30 years of gurukula training in Marma chikitsa, Siddha and Ayurveda under his guru, Marmacharya Sree Sudheer Vaidyan

Anatomical structural corrections

  • On the foundation of traditional Marma chikitsa, he has developed his own methods of treatment, including anatomical structural corrections
  • It looks for the mechanical cause of the problem. He assesses the patient's pain pattern, posture, spinal and joint mobility, muscle balance and nerve involvement before planning treatment
  • Treatment may combine Marma chikitsa, anatomical structural corrections, Siddha and Ayurveda medicines, traditional manual and external therapies, rehabilitation-focused care, and diet and lifestyle guidance

Experience

  • Over 40 years of clinical practice
  • Has worked alongside Ayurvedacharya Prof. Dr. G. G. Gangadharan for many years, including at Ramaiah Indic Specialty Ayurveda, Bengaluru

A senior clinician with over three decades in Ayurveda, across patient care, teaching and hospital leadership. She taught Ayurveda gynaecology and obstetrics (Stree Roga and Prasuti Tantra) as Reader and Professor, and specialises in Panchakarma, Kerala Panchakarma therapies and clinical medicine.

Areas of expertise

  • Women's health
  • Post-natal care (Sutika paricharya)
  • Menstrual problems
  • PCOS
  • Menopause
  • Panchakarma
  • Kerala Panchakarma therapies
  • Kaya chikitsa (internal medicine)

Education

  • BAMS, Government Ayurveda College, University of Kerala (1981–86)
  • MD (Kaya Chikitsa), Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka (2002–05)
  • Executive PGDM in Health and Hospital Management, Indian Institute of Business Management, New Delhi (2009–10)

Experience

  • Medical Director, Ayurvedamritham Health Centre, Bengaluru (2023 to present)
  • Medical Superintendent, Ramaiah Indic Specialty Ayurveda – Restoration Hospital, Bengaluru (2013–2023)
  • Principal, Ramakrishna Ayurveda College and Research Centre (2010–13) and Atreya Ayurveda College and Research Centre (2009–10), Bengaluru
  • Medical Superintendent, Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine (IAIM), Bengaluru (2005–09)
  • Principal in charge (1998–99), Professor (1997–98) and Reader (1992–97), Department of Stree Roga and Prasuti Tantra, Ayurveda College, Coimbatore

Recognition

  • Syndicate Member, Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai (2001)
  • Examination, inspection and evaluation committees, Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai (1996–2001)

An Ayurveda eye specialist with over three decades of practice. He has led Sudarshanam Ayurveda Eye Hospital and Panchakarma Centre, Thiruvalla, as Chief Physician since 1993, treating patients from across India and abroad.

Areas of expertise

  • Dry eye and eye strain
  • Diabetic retinopathy
  • Macular degeneration
  • Inflammatory eye diseases
  • Corneal conditions, including keratoconus
  • Refractive errors
  • Netra kriyakalpa

Training

  • BAMS, Ayurveda College, Coimbatore: a seven-and-a-half-year residential course
  • Residential training under Ashta Vaidyan Vaidya Madhom Valiya Narayanan Namboodiri and Vaidya Bhooshanam Raghavan Thirumulpadu
  • Netra chikitsa under Netracharya N. V. Kuttikrishnan Nair
  • A year-long informal fellowship in ophthalmology under Dr. S. S. Badrinath, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai (1991–92)

Approach

  • Combines modern eye diagnostics with Ayurveda treatment
  • Treatment through Netra kriyakalpa (eye therapies), Panchakarma and classical medicines

Recognition

  • Ashoka Fellow (USA), 1993, the first Ayurveda graduate to be selected
  • Chikitsak Guru, Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth
  • Ayurveda Mudra Award (2010) and Ayurveda Karmashreshta Award (2015)
  • Vaidya Raj Haribhao Paranjape Award, IASTAM (2018)

A senior Ayurveda vaidya with over 20 years of experience across clinical practice, research and the healthcare industry. He is Chief Executive Officer of Ayurvedamritham Health Centre, Bengaluru, and consults on musculoskeletal diseases and Ayurveda-based Marma chikitsa at the health centre.

Areas of expertise

  • Ayurveda-based Marma chikitsa for musculoskeletal diseases
  • Integrative health assessment
  • Ayurveda skin care
  • Clinical research

Education

  • BAMS, Kuvempu University (2001), among the top 10 in the university in his final year
  • MD (Ayurveda – Samhita), Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka (2005), with the highest grade in the university
  • PhD in integrative health assessment, Manipal Academy of Higher Education: a master health check combining Ayurveda and modern medicine
  • General Management Programme, IIM Indore

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer, Ayurvedamritham Health Centre, Bengaluru
  • Naturals Excellence Leader, R&D, Hindustan Unilever: Ayurveda skin care for the Indulekha brand
  • Senior Scientific Writer, Global Medical Affairs, Novartis (2015–2021)
  • Senior Assistant Professor and Member, Board of Management, Trans-Disciplinary University (FRLHT), Bengaluru (2006–2014), where he led a clinical research team of over 20
  • Resident Medical Officer, Triveni Nursing Home, Thiruvananthapuram (2001–02), treating sprains, dislocations and simple fractures with traditional manipulative techniques

International work

  • Presented on Ayurveda in China (UN-ESCAP forum), France, Chile, Bolivia and Benin
  • Organising roles at the World Ayurveda Congress (2002, 2012, 2014) and Global Ayurveda Festival (2012, 2014, 2016)

An experienced out-patient clinician specialising in Ayurveda paediatrics (Bala chikitsa) and skin diseases. He comes from the Kolapilly family of traditional vaidyas, known for children's care for generations.

Areas of expertise

  • Bala chikitsa
  • Skin diseases
  • Recurrent colds and allergies
  • Breathing problems
  • Appetite and digestion
  • Frequent illness
  • Kaya chikitsa

Family tradition

  • The Kolapilly family of Vennala, Ernakulam, has practised Ayurveda and prepared Ayurveda medicines for generations
  • His grandfather, Sri Govindan Vaidyar, was known for his work in paediatrics and psychiatry
  • His father, Sri Madhavan Vaidyan, was a leading Ayurveda paediatrician, in practice from 1975

Practice

  • BAMS
  • Has carried the family practice forward since 2001
  • Kaya chikitsa (internal medicine) and Bala chikitsa, supported by Panchakarma