An Invitation to

Symposia on
Integrative Medicine and Role of Yoga and Ayurveda
Date: June 29, 2016                Time: 9 AM – 5 PM
Venue: 106 Waterhouse Faculty Room, Gordon Hall, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street Boston, MA 02115
We are delighted to invite you to participate in a one-day symposium to be held in Boston on June 29.
Symposium Relevance:

• Emerging world healthcare faces challenges of access, rising cost, standardization and quality control
• This forum plans to address the solutions to these issues by bringing in the experts that will contribute to transform the healthcare of the emerging world with integrative approach bringing ancient systems of Yoga and Ayurveda and modern medicine together via research and development

India’s Minister for AYUSH Mr. Shripad Naik is expected to join us. In addition, the Chancellor of India’s premiere yoga research institute SVYSA Dr. H.R.Nagendra (personal Yoga advisor to the Prime Minister of India) will be participating in this event.

Some expected speakers/panelists include: 

Dr. Darshan H. Mehta, Medical Director, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine
Mr. Shripad Yasso Naik Minister of State, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India: Status of AYUSH and Opportunities Dr. H R Nagendra Chancellor, S-VYASA: Gaps in research and resources for advancement of Yoga and Ayurveda globally
Dr. Greg Fricchione Associate Chief of Psychiatry, Director, Division of Psychiatry and Medicine
Director, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine: Role of Integrative Medicine in alleviating challenges faced by modern health care system and medicine
Dr. Dinesh Patel Former Chairman of Board of Registration in Medicine, State of Massachusetts, Former Board of Director Federation of state Medical Board, Associate Clinical Professor Harvard Medical School and Ortho surgeon at MGH
Dr Manjunath N K Director International Affairs & Director R & D, S-VYASA, India: Research and funding status on Ayurveda & Yoga in India and worldwide
Dr. Sara lazar Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, USA: Impact of Meditation on brain, body and mind Dr. Mukund Chorghade, Member of the Board of NCORD Healthcare LLC, USA: Expert research presentation on natural product drug discovery
Dr. John Denninger, Director of Research, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital: Conceptual and procedural hurdles for the acceptability of Ayurveda and Yoga
Dr. Ariana Vora, Harvard/Spaulding/MGH: Ayurveda in the West: Challenges and Opportunities for Integration Dr. David Mischoulon, Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Lisa Conboy, Health Researcher, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital: Clinical research on Ayurveda/Yoga
Dr. Pratibha Shah, Ayurveda Expert, Founder President Wholistic Health Alliance: Ayurveda in the US, realities and potential
Dr. Chris Streeter, Associate Professor Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine: Studying Power of Yoga: Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Balram Singh President, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth, MA
Dr. Robert Saper, Director of Integrative Medicine, Boston Medical Center: Ayurveda and yoga research Dr. Sharmila Mudgal, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Primary Care Orthopedics &
Parag Mehta Co-Founder of Navitas International Corporation: Cutting edge Ayurveda: genomics, systems biology, and network pharmacology
Dr. Margrit Milkuis, Secretary, Board of Director of National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA): Legal status of the practice of Ayurveda and Yoga in United States – ways to move forward
Dr. Sat Bir Khalsa, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School: Yoga in Healthcare: The Science and the Research Evidence
Participation is by invitation only since there are limited seats.
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