Our Team of Ayurvedic Experts — page 17

I am an Ayurvedic surgeon mostly working in the field of anorectal disorders... piles, fissure, fistula, pilonidal sinus — yeah, all the painful, often ignored stuff people don’t talk about unless it gets too bad to sit or sleep or function properly. I've been in clinical practice for about 5 years now, and during this time, I’ve done more than 250 anorectal surgeries — all with classical Ayurvedic procedures like Ksharasutra and Ksharakarma. It’s a method that needs patience and precision, not flashy tools or fancy machines, just strong fundamentals and hands that know what they’re doing. My main focus has always been on making the whole process — from diagnosis to post-op — more human, less stressful. I’m not just cutting a fistula and walking off. I sit with the patient, try to figure where they’re struggling, like whether their pain started with constipation or their lifestyle is triggering flare-ups again n again. Sometimes even just their food habits mess things up more than they realize. I work with a mix of surgical intervention and day-to-day care — diet, sleep cycles, proper herbal supports. Honestly, I feel Ayurvedic surgery’s biggest power isn’t just removing the problem but preventing it from showing up again. That part gets ignored, but it’s actually what brings the real change. I keep myself grounded in the classics — I still go back to the texts — but also I keep looking at how new clinical updates or patient responses are shaping treatment. Each case teaches me something. Even with similar symptoms, every patient's recovery behaves a bit diffrent. I try not to generalize too fast, which I’ve learned the hard way once or twice. If you're tired of short-term patch ups or want an approach that treats the root cause not just the symptoms, I’d say—give Ayurvedic surgery a chance. You’ll still need to show up for your healing of course, but I’ll walk with you through it. That’s my part.

I am an Ayurvedic doctor who's been mostly working with patients struggling with lifestyle and chronic issues – sometimes it's a simple digestion thing like amlapitta or GERD, other times it’s full-blown allergic rhinitis that just won’t let go. Over the years, I’ve spent a lot of time helping women too, especially those dealing with hormonal or menstrual imbalances — PCOD, irregular periods, missed cycles. I kinda got used to hearing, “I’ve tried everything” from patients before we start working together. In clinical practice, Panchakarma's become a key tool for me. It's not just detox – I’ve seen it shift long-standing patterns when done right. I usually take time to assess what the body *actually* needs before jumping into therapies, especially with chronic or deep-rooted stuff. Like in some skin cases – I remember one with visarpa and another with shitpitta — needed a totally different approach despite looking similar. Those conditions can flare fast and mess with confidence, but with a combo of internal meds and local treatment, things moved well. One of the more memorable cases was treating a dengue patient — quite intense tbh. I wasn’t sure initially if they’d respond to supportives the way I’d hoped, but watching the platelets stabilize and fever reduce day by day was something. Another one was hepatitis — again, it required regular tracking and a lot of patience, but we got there. The thing is, I don't just look at symptoms. I try to understand *why* it’s happening — is it food, stress, sleep, or something deeper? Sometimes the dots connect only after 2–3 consultations, and I’ll admit, there are cases where I have to rethink my initial plan. But yeah, I prefer that over rushing into standard protocols that don’t fit. I might not have fancy awards to flaunt, but I do have experience. I’ve worked with people who came in skeptical and left surprised — not by magic, but by steady, tailored treatment. And honestly, even I learn something new from every tough case. If there’s one thing I trust in Ayurveda, it’s that the body wants to heal — we just need to listen carefully. Maybe more than we think.

I am working in the field of Ayurved since 15 yrs now, and honestly, the more I see patients, the more I feel like I’m still learning. Each case teaches u something new—especially when they don’t fit into any textbook pattern. My main strength is classical Ayurvedic diagnosis & choosing the right chikitsa based on prakriti, vikriti, dosha condition etc. I rely on the core texts, but I also like to observe how those principles apply in real lives, with real ppl, not ideal ones. In the last 8 yrs, Panchkarma has kinda become my second home. I didn’t plan that earlier, it just grew naturally as more of my patients needed deeper detox. And trust me, when done right, panchkarma doesn’t just help in the disease—it transforms energy, clarity, all that. I focus a lot on tailoring each plan, like no 2 basti treatments I do are exactly same. What works for one doesn’t always suit another—even if symptoms look similar on surface. Most of my work revolves around chronic conditions that modern meds usually manage but don’t fully resolve. I end up seeing a lot of joint-related issues, fatigue syndromes, hormonal imbalances & skin disorders that just keep coming back otherwise. And yeah, infertility cases too—I take a lot of time with those, because it needs patience from both ends honestly. I don’t claim magic or gurantee, that’s not how Ayurveda works anyway. It takes time & discipline from the patient’s side too. But I do stay available throughout the journey, adjusting things, explaining why we’re doing what, and keeping it all very grounded. I believe care shld feel steady not flashy. If you're looking for someone who’ll throw quick relief without looking deeper—might not be me. But if ur ready to explore actual root healing (and stick with it a bit), I’m here to help figure it out.

I am working as an Ayurved consuktant and Panchkarma practitioner from last 12 years n honestly this path still teaches me every day. I started with a clear focus on joint pain and spine related issues bcoz I saw how badly they affect someone’s daily life—but later my work slowly expanded into infertility, digestion problems, and ano-rectal conditions like piles and fissures. These are not just medical labels to me. Each case feels like a story that’s waiting to be heard properly before deciding anything. In joint diseases, I prefer a root-cause based approach. If a patient has frozen shoulder or chronic knee pain, I go beyond just local therapy and look into digestion, sleep, even past injuries they might have forgot. Same goes for infertility—Ayurved gives us a big lens to see where the imbalance began. I've worked with couples who were stressed, confused or just tired from multiple failed options. We worked through diet, panchkarma detox, timing, and even small habits like sleep-wake cycles. Panchkarma is a huge part of how I practise. Not for everyone of course, but when right and planned properly, it gives the body a complete reset. I’ve seen chronic gut issues improve when we clear ama and restart agni with the right steps. Piles n fissure cases I treat usually with conservative Ayurvedic meds n kshar sutra if needed—but I still spend time talking lifestyle habits bcoz if they stay same, results don’t hold. Even now, each week I get cases that push me to rethink my protocols. But that’s exactly why I stay close to classical texts and try to adapt those concepts to today’s stress-diet-posture-heavy lifestyle. It’s slow work sometimes, but when someone tells me they can walk again without pain or finally got pregnant after years—it just clicks why I’m here doing what I do.

I am ayurvedic doctor with 6 yrs of clinical practice—feels weird writing that down like a number but ya, it’s been a journey. I started out like many, full of doubts and honestly just trying to get through those early patient consultations without second-guessing myself every minute. But that changed once I got into the flow. I spent 2 solid years with Jiva Ayurveda as a consulting physician. That time really grounded me... not just in classical concepts but in how to deal with the real chaos that shows up in people's lives with vata issues, stress, gut imbalance, those tough skin conditions, and all the day-to-day chronic stuff we act like is normal now. I’ve also completed my Diploma in Panchkarma which was a big turning point. Not just for me, but how I understood healing. I interned at Dr. Avhad's Infertility and Panchkarma Super Speciality Hospital in Kopargaon, and lemme tell you—those were intense days. The kind where you walk in thinking you know what virechana is, and by lunch you’re like nope, there’s a whole other level to this. That place taught me things you don’t find in textooks. Real patients. Real pain. Real relief too, when things worked right. My clinical interest kinda leans more toward chronic issues—reproductive health, stress-related hormonal swings, metabolic sluggishness, and working with patients who feel stuck. You know, the ones who say “I’ve tried everything” and are ready to try this. I’m big on lifestyle mapping, understanding prakriti in context, and not rushing—just letting the body unlearn the wrong patterns slowly. Ayurveda doesn’t give shortcuts. But it does give clarity if you’re willing to sit with it—and I try to pass that to every patient who walks in. Not every case is smooth, and sometimes I don’t have immediate answers, but I stay curious, and I keep digging. That’s probably what keeps me going.

I am Dr. Saurabh Sudhakar Dole — a BAMS graduate and currently pursuing my MD in Dravyaguna from Sri Shivayogeeshwar Rural Ayurvedic Medical College, Inchal, Karnataka. If I had to sum myself up in one line, maybe I'd just say I care—deeply—about how lifestyle choices shape health and how Ayurveda, with all its layers, can help people make sense of their bodies again. That’s kinda what pushed me towards this field in the first place and why I’ve stuck with it through all the madness of duty hours and council meetings and late-night herbs-n-Pharmacognosy notes. I studied at Vidharbha Ayurvedic Medical College, Amravati, where apart from my coursework, I was also involved with student leadership. I was general secratory (I knw the spelling’s weird, but that’s how it was printed 😂) of our college council in 2020, and before that, the 10th-grade NMA divisional organiser during school. Then there was AIMA Maharashtra state work and leading the JCI youth wing... and somewhere in there, I co-ordinated Jignyasa in 2021. Stuff like this just kinda shaped how I deal with team dynamics, planning camps, or leading awareness drives now. On the clinical side, I worked 4 years at Madhavbaug clinic, Yavatmal as clinic head—focused mostly on lifestyle disorders, cardiac wellness, and patient counselling. Before that, I spent 3 years as RMO at Sarda Hospital Amravati. Oh and also 3 months with Durvankur COVID hospital during the peak phase, then a brief stint at Irwin District Hospital. All this gave me a real look at how different systems work... and how people respond when you talk to them like actual human beings, not just cases or files. Skill-wise? I’d say observation comes first—I’m always lowkey watching things, people, symptoms. Decision making’s next, then maybe multitasking and trying to explain things without getting too technical (still working on that last part). Right now my focus is solid on Dravyaguna—understanding drug properties from both shastra and science lens. My career goal is to genuinely contribute to Madhavbaug's mission and help make research-backed Ayurveda more mainstream... less preachy, more practical, more real.

I am currently doing my post graduation in Roga Nidan Evum Vikriti Vigyan and honestly it feels like i stepped into a space where everyday i see how complex the human body really is. My study is deeply focused on understanding the nature of diseases, how they manifest, the diagnostic methods in Ayurveda and also how classical texts connect to what we see in real patients. Some days its just theory, long hours reading samhitas and trying to decode meanings of certain shlokas.. other days its in the wards, listening to patients, matching symptoms with vikriti, making mistakes in observation but then correcting them. I remind myself this is the base of good clinical practice, if diagnosis is not right treatment can never be right too. Roga nidan is not just about labeling disease, its about tracing the root causes, prakriti of patient, the dosha involvement, the samprapti (pathogenesis). And Vikriti Vigyan helps me to analyze how imbalance unfolds in the body. I keep thinking about how small lifestyle habits, diet, stress triggers can push doshas out of balance and slowly lead to pathology. Many times patients come with complaints that look similar but when you dig deeper the causative factor is totally different. That challenge excites me and also humbles me. I also focus a lot on differential diagnosis. Sometimes modern investigations like blood tests, imaging etc are needed to correlate, but my main strength is in applying Ayurvedic parameters – darshana, sparshana, prashna – observation, examination and questioning. Every patient story is different, and i try to listen with patience though sometimes i slip into rushing but then i pause. Doing post graduation here is shaping my approach as a physician who can bridge classical knowledge with current healthcare needs. I want to keep refining my diagnostic skills because without accurate nidan, chikitsa will not give lasting relief. My aim is to grow into a clinician who can identify disease at early stages and guide patients not just with medicine but also preventive care.

I am currently working as a JRF at RARI Jammu, and honestly that role feels less like a title n more like an everyday immersion into Ayurveda research and patient care. My focus has always been to connect classical Ayurvedic wisdom with real life health challenges that patients walk in with. At RARI I am part of ongoing projects where we document therapies, follow outcomes, sometimes spending long hours reviewing case sheets and sometimes just sitting with patients to understand how they actually experience a treatment, not just what the report say. That mix of clinical and research keeps me alert, because data without human story feels half empty to me. I am specially interested in Panchakarma, detoxification methods, and how they can be personalized.. no two patients respond the same, even if diagnosis looks similar on paper. Working here gives me chance to study that in depth, under guidance and within a structured institute, but also with the flexibility to question, to explore. Sometimes we debate in the team whether a line of treatment should be adjusted or left as per the classical text, and in those moments I see how Ayurveda stays alive—it adapts but doesn’t lose root. Teaching and discussion is also part of my daily work. I share inputs with students, sometimes giving small lectures on Ayurvedic principles, lifestyle integration, dietary corrections, or even simple dinacharya practices that are overlooked. I have realised that patient education is as important as treatment itself, because without that awareness results don’t sustain. At times I find myself repeating same advice again n again—eat mindfully, align sleep with nature’s cycle, respect seasons—but then when a patient returns saying small changes improved digestion or energy, it feels worth the repetition. Looking back, the journey at RARI Jammu shapes me continuously. It is not just about academic growth or research publications, but about seeing Ayurveda work in different contexts—neurological cases, chronic skin issues, joint pain, metabolic disorders. Each day builds patience in me, and I keep learning that healing is a process, sometimes slow, sometimes uneven, but always moving. I want to keep exploring Ayurveda in this way, between science and lived human experience.

I am an Ayurvedic physician with 17+ years of practice, sometimes feels strange when I look back how many diff places and ppl I worked with. My journey started in 2007 at Parathuvayalil Hospital, Cochin, where I worked as Resident Medical Officer & Panchakarma Specialist. Those days were all about learning through real patients, the tough grind of classical panchakarma therapies, not just theory. In 2009 I shifted to Carmelia Heaven Plantation Resorts, giving wellness consultations in a resort atmosphere, a very diff vibe but it teached me how Ayurveda can adapt to lifestyle healing too. Then I joined Sarathy Ayurveda Hospital, Aluva in 2009–2010, where the exposure was again more clinical, everyday patients, chronic condtions, long follow ups. 2010 marked a huge turn when I moved to Russia, Atreya Ayurveda in Moscow. Working there till 2013 showed me how Ayurvedic medicine can cross cultures, but also challenged me to keep the authenticity intact. Explaining Panchakarma and herbal protocols to non-Indian patients was not easy, yet it expanded my view. Later, in 2014 I came back to Kerala, worked at Amrita Life Medicines in Kollam, while also running my own small clinic till 2016. Both roles gave me balance of community practice n professional setting. In 2017 I again went abroad as Chief Physician at the Hospital Sanatorium of Ministry of Finance, Atreya Ayurveda, Domodedovo. That post was more responsible, handling complex cases, coordinating treatments, also teaching sometimes. Since 2018 I am settled in Thrissur District, running Chaithanya Clinic, where I focus mainly on chronic and lifestyle disorders—metabolic issues, musculoskeletal probs, stress-linked illnesses, detox and preventive care. Across all these years, what stayed with me is that Ayurveda is not just about medicine or oil treatments, it is about listening closely and guiding ppl through slow but steady healing. My expertise remain in Panchakarma, detoxification, herbal formulations, managing long-term conditions. I try to keep care patient-centered, ethical, sometimes questioning my own methods to refine better.

I am working in Ayurveda from last 3 years after finishing my post graduation, mostly around Davangere and Belagavi in Karnataka. Those years were not just about applying what I studied in books but actually watching how real patients react to Ayurvedic treatment…sometimes the relief come very quick, sometimes weeks pass and things hardly move, that unpredictble part is what keeps me thinking and learning. In Davangere my practice was more on hospital side where I had to see chronic cases almost daily—arthritis that comes back again and again, gastritis troubling ppl for years, asthma, chronic cough and other respiratory complaints. Many came to me tired from long allopathy use, dealing with side effects, and they wanted some other way. Ayurveda gave them that little space to recover slow but steady, and it gave me courage to see that yes these methods still work today. In Belagavi the scene was different. I was meeting more lifestyle related problems—diabetes, obesity, hypertension, stress induced digestion issues, things that look simple but disturb life every single day. That place taught me to spend more time in counseling, diet correction, panchakarma planning, and sometimes even very small lifestyle adjustmnts like food timing or sleep routines, which slowly but surely change how the treatment outcome looks. My way is not only about giving medicines. I try to see whole picture, how food, work stress, irregular sleep disturb the doshas and how disease actually start from there. I prefer explaining this to patients in simple language, not just Sanskrit words which confuse them more. Over these 3 years I worked with people who carried years of illness history, some improved well, some partially, and some still on longer path... every case left me a new lesson. I also made sure to stay in touch with academics—attending CME programs, clinical discussions with seniors from different ayurveda colleges in Karnataka. Those sessions opened new perspectives while still keeping classical texts as the main guide. Honestly, 3 years may sound short time, but the range of cases from both Davangere and Belagavi made my practice much richer than I imagined. I still make small mistakes here n there in judgement, but each day adds to my confidence that Ayurveda still holds strong answers for today’s chronic and lifestyle disorders.