Our Editors
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Kashinath G Metri
Editorial Board Member
kashinath@curaj.ac.in
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Kashinath G Metri
Assistant Professor
Department of Yoga Science
Central University of Rajasthan
Dr. Metri [BAMS (Ayurveda), MD (Yoga), and PhD (Yoga)] is an Ayurveda physician and a Yoga therapy consultant. Presently, he is working as an Assistant Professor in the department of Yoga science, at the Central University of Rajasthan, India. He is an eminent researcher in the field of Yoga and Ayurveda. Dr. Kashinath’s contribution to the field of yoga therapy research is remarkable, his research work is predominantly on the clinical population, and on the application of yoga therapy in major health challenges like cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders, and mental health issues.
https://curaj.ac.in
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Sanjay Munjal
Editorial Board Member
munjal.sanjay@pgimer.edu.in
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Sanjay Munjal
Additional Professor
Department of Otolaryngology
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Dr. Munjal is Ph.D, MSc in (Speech Hearing) from PGIMER and presently works as Additional Professor and In-charge, Speech and Hearing Unit, Department of Otolaryngology, PGIMER, Chandigarh. His main focus area are auditory electrophysiology, cochlear implants, tinnitus, auditory dys-synchrony, cleft palateand he specializes in audiology and speech language pathology. He has been awarded with Muktesh’s Award-Best paper in Speech Pathology, ISHACON; Dayalan Samuel’s SSV Award-Best paper in Audiology, ISHACON, 1996; Dr. N.R. Chaudhary Memorial Award-Best paper in Audiology, ISHACON, 2010; Dayalan Samuel SSV Award for best paper in Audiology. ISHACON, 2011; Young Scientist award at 9th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implants and related Sciences held at Hyderabad from 26th-29th Nov 2013
http://pgimer.edu.in/PGIMER_PORTAL/PGIMERPORTAL/home.jsp
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Babita Ghai
Editorial Board Member
ghai.babita@pgimer.edu.in
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Babita Ghai
Professor
Department of Anaesthesia
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Dr.Ghai is a Professor in Anesthesia, and a consultant in Pain clinic at PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. With an experience of 21 years of post MD teaching and research experience, with keen interest in pain management, pain education & pain research and policy creation, she has special interest in the management of Chronic Pain with main focus on comprehensive pain management of the low back pain. Dr. Ghai has made significant contributionsin pain education and management field at international, South-East Asian, Asian, National,Institutional, undergraduate, postgraduate, nursing and community levels. She has been instrumental in establishing the pain clinic at her institute.
http://pgimer.edu.in/PGIMER_PORTAL/PGIMERPORTAL/home.jsp
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Pramod Avti
Editorial Board Member
avti.pramodkumar@pgimer.edu.in
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Pramod Avti
Associate Professor
Department of Biophysics
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Dr. Avti is currently working as Associate Professor, Department of Biophysics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.He was a research associate at Department of Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Divisions, Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Ecole Poly-technique and Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal. He was a postdoctoral associate at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ecole Poly-technique, Montreal and also postdoctoral fellow at Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, New York, USA. His interests include biomedical imaging, Nano-medicine, tissue engineering, and integrative medicine.
http://pgimer.edu.in/PGIMER_PORTAL/PGIMERPORTAL/home.jsp
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Raghavendra Rao
Editorial Board Member
director-ccryn@nic.in
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Raghavendra Rao
Director
CCRYN
New Delhi
Dr. Rao PhD, BNYS from Mangalore University presently works as Director, Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India. He has completed several research projects in the field of rheumatoid arthritis, pre-diabetes, diabetes, and CVD risk prevention using both yoga and naturopathy interventions at well-known Institutions. He is a member of the AYUSH research Portal, Govt of India, Hi has won several awards such as Sushila Thakur Prakriti Mandir prize in 2001 by APPICON and Manonmani Rudraiah award. He also won the ASCO Conquer cancer foundationmerit award in 2013 by American Society of Clinical Oncology.
http://ccryn.gov.in
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Suraj Khanal
Editorial Board Member
khanal.suraj@pgimer.edu.in
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Suraj Khanal
Additional Professor
Department of Cardiology
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Dr. Khanal received his DM (Cardiology) from AIIMS, and MD (Medicine) & MBBS from Gauhati University. He is presently works as Additional Professor, Cardiology, at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. He is Life-Member of Cardiological Society of India and member of API. He specializes inpreventive cardiology, echocardiography and complex coronaryinterventions. His areas of interest arepercutaneous coronary intervention including complex cases and CTO’s, permanent pacemaker and AICD implantation, and Echocardiography: adult and congenital.
http://pgimer.edu.in/PGIMER_PORTAL/PGIMERPORTAL/home.jsp
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Rahul Tyagi
Editorial Board Member
rahul15tyagi@gmail.com
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Rahul Tyagi
Research Associate
Allergy and Immunology Unit
Department of Pediatrics
PGIMER
Dr. Tyagi had his graduate degree in the neurogenesis and cognitive neuroscience discipline. He has a strong inclination towards integrative health care, especially Yoga and its effect in the life style disorders. His ongoing post-doctoral research involves identification of novel genetic and epigentic targets causing primary immune deficiency, specifically common variable immune deficiency. He is largely interested in curation of genetic, epigenetic disorders based on curation strategies including geome editing, gene replacement as well as by ayurgenomic and integrative system based approaches. He is interested in conducting the research in quality defined set up which he inherited from his thesis environment. He is also a proponent of policy changes towards establishing integrative and traditional knowledge to treat modern health concerns.
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R Vetrivendan
Editorial Board Member
vetrivendan@vetriyoga.com
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R Vetrivendan
Medical Officer
Department of Siddha
Government of Tamil Nadu
Dr. Vetrivendan is BSMS, MSc (yoga therapy) working as Siddha medical officer – Department of Siddha, Government Hospital, Ministry of Health Ayush Department, Government of Tamil Nadu for past 20 years. He underwent Research Training from ICMR both in clinical research and biomedical research. Presented research papers in National and International conferences both in Indian and foreign countries. Recently working as SRF in Niyantra Madhumeha Baratham (NMB). He is one of the Expert in 18 member’s high level committee of CCRYN, GOI. He served as chairman in syllabus committee 2017 for framing the syllabus for MD (siddhar Yoga Maruthuvam) under Central Council of Indian Medicine, GOI, New Delhi.
http://vetriyoga.com
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Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani
Editorial Board Member
yoga@mgmcri.ac.in
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Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani
Director
CYTER, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth
Pondicherry.
Yogacharya Dr. Bhavanani, a recognized PhD guide for Yoga therapy, is known to be the first Indian recognized as an IAYT Certified Yoga Therapistby the International Association of Yoga Therapists, USA. He presently works as Director of Centre for Yoga Therapy Education and Research (CYTER), and Professor of yogatherapy at the Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry. He is an Honorary International Advisor to the International Association of Yoga Therapists, the Australasian Association of Yoga Therapists, The World Yoga Foundation and Gitananda Yoga Associations, worldwide. He is currently member of numerous expert committees of the Ministry of AYUSH. He is Consultant Resource Person for the WHO Collaborative Centre in Traditional Medicine (Yoga) at MDNIY, New Delhi.
https://sbvu.ac.in/cyter/
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Rajvi H Mehta
Editorial Board Member
info@bksiyengar.com
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Rajvi H Mehta
Teacher
Lyengar Yogashraya
Mumbai
Dr.Mehta has been a student of Yogacharya BKS Iyengar as well as Smt. Geeta and Shri Prashant Iyengar since the 1970s; she regularly teaches public classes at IyengarYogashraya, Mumbai and has taught yoga in over 15 countries. Her research work on Iyengar Yoga in patients with parkinson’s disease has been awarded at the International Neuro science conferences; She is an editor of the journal Yoga rahasya with subscribers in 45 countries and has also edited Guruji BKS Iyengar’s book: Yoga for Sports. She is an advisor to the Ministry of AYUSH on various projects. A reproductive biologist by profession, she is advisor to Cooper Surgicals, India and Trivector Biomed, Mumbai. She has written chapters for many books on infertility and human IVF and is also an invited speaker in many national and international conferences including the ESHRE. She heads the SIG on holistic medicine for the Indian Fertility Society.
http://bksiyengar.com/modules/Iyoga/iyoga.htm