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Education

• Certified Therapeutic Yoga Consultant, Yoga Certification Board, India (2024)
• Essentials of Palliative Care Certificate, AIIMS, Delhi (2023)
• Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), Johns Hopkins University, USA (2005)
• Master of Public Health (MPH), Johns Hopkins University, USA (2003)
• MBBS, India (1986)

Work Experience

• Adjunct Professor – Community Medicine & Integrated Health, ESIC Medical College, Faridabad (2023 – Present)
  • Teach and develop courses on community-based wellness, health education, and integrative public health
  • Supervise student projects and mentor in yoga-based interventions and primary care innovation

• Promoter & Consultant, Wellness Program Design, Sutra Health Clinic / EQUAL Society, Faridabad (2022 – Present)
  • Designed integrative wellness education modules reaching over 5,000 participants Sutra Health
  • Facilitated training on behavior change, pranayama, and lifestyle-based prevention strategies

• Senior Public Health Leader & Policy Advisor, Govt. of India – Health Ministries / NITI Aayog (2010 – 2022)
  • Directed national health policy design for AYUSH and preventive health
  • Supervised health promotion strategies across states with focus on wellness and primary care access
  • Led digital health transformation, improving access to primary care services by 20% across pilot states

Editorial Roles

• Academic Editor, PLOS ONE (2024- Present)
• Reviewer, Frontiers in Public Health

Skills

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Yoga, diet and lifestyle based Wellness Interventions
• Community & Integrative Health Programming
• Strategic Health Policy & Leadership
• Program Planning, Implementation & Evaluation
• Global Health & Development Administration
• Academic Teaching & Capacity Building