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Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha

Ayurveda Physician
Present Responsibilities


 * Chief Physician and Executive Director of Chakrapani Ayurveda Clinic & Research Center Jaipur, India (an ISO 9001:2008, ISO 22000:2005 and GMP certified organization).
 * CEO of http://chakrapaniayurveda.com, http://AyurvedaHelpline.com, http://LearnAyurveda.com & http://ayu.in
 * More than 90 more websites related with different areas of Ayurveda are being run under his direct supervision.
 * CEO of Chakrapani Global Center for Training & Research in Ayurveda, Jaipur, India.
 * Chief Editor of AyurvedaNews, a fortnightly e-newsletter having subscriber base of more than 17000 people worldwide.
 * Writer of ‘Vaid’s Verdict”, a column in “Joyful Living”, an international monthly magazine on alternative health being published from Delhi, India.
 * Writer of “Ayurved Nu Avanavu”, a column in Sankalan Shreni, A Gujarati Fortnightly being Published by from Ahmadabad, Gujarat
 * Ayurveda Consultant of Garry and Sun, Reno, Nevada, USA.
 * Ayurveda Consultant of Omaha Healing Arts Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
 * Ayurveda Consultant of Curacao Vedic Foundation, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, Central America.
 * Ayurveda Consultant of Kamala Centro Ayurveda, Bogota, Colombia, South America
 * Faculty for Yoga Teachers Training Program of Omaha Yoga and Body Works Center (http://doyoganow.com), Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
 * Visiting Faculty for Externado University, Bogota, Colombia
 * Director, Chakrapani Ayurveda Private Limited, Jaipur, India
 * Director, Utkarsh Ayurveda Private Limited, Jaipur, India
 * Expert blog writer and a wellness guru at http://hellowellness.in
 * A member of 12th Five Year Plan AYUSH Steering Group - Sub Committee on Health Services, Public Health, Insurance and Accreditation of Government of India.
 * Member of the Research Advisory Committee of J R D Tata Foundation for Research in Ayurveda and Yoga Sciences, Chitrakoot, M.P. India.

Memberships

 * Life Member of International Society of Ayurvedic Physicians and Teachers, Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
 * Life Member of Indian Association for Air Pollution Control, Delhi Chapter
 * Life Member of International Academy of Ayurveda Physicians, Jamnagar

Educational Background

 * Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine & Surgery (BAMS), with merit (stood second in the whole University) from Gujarat Ayurveda University, Jamnagar, 1985
 * Doctor of Ayurveda Medicine (M.D. Ayurveda) from Gujarat Ayurveda University, Jamnagar, 1991
 * Certificate in Food & Nutrition (CFN) from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, 1989.

Experience
Academic


 * Head, Department of Kayachikitsa (Internal Medicine) at Post Graduate Institute of Ayurveda, Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya University (A University run by Government of M.P.) Chitrakoot from Dec'91 to May’95 & Nov’96 to Apr’98
 * Head of Post Graduate Institute of Ayurveda, Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya University (A University run by Government of M.P), Chitrakoot from Dec'91 to May’95.
 * Held position as a member nominated by Gujarat Ayurved University syndicate for the three-member search committee to suggest panel for the new vice chancellor of University in 2005.
 * Member nominated by Government of Gujarat in the Board of Post Graduate Teaching and Research, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India from 2005 to 2006.
 * Member of Scientific Advisory Committee of Institute of P. G. Teaching & Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India from 2005 to 2006.
 * Had been consultant for “Open Innovation Project in Herbal Research for South East Asia” of Unilever Company, Bangalore.
 * Had been consultant for the Project on Prakriti and its correlation at Human genome level conducted by Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, CSIR, Government of India.

Research Institution
Had a very successful tenure as a Director of Research at J R D Tata Foundation for Research in Ayurveda & Yoga Sciences, Chitrakoot from Jun’95 to Oct’96.

Personal Achievements

 * Author of a book entitled ‘CONCEPT OF ATATTVABHINIVESHA IN AYURVEDA’ published by Publication Scheme, Jaipur, India. This monograph provides new way of understanding the minor psychiatric disorders on Ayurveda parameters.
 * Good exposure in establishing Institutional infrastructure, project management and research during tenure as a Head of Post Graduate Ayurveda Institute in the M. G. Gramodaya University and Director of Research in J R D Tata foundation for Research in Ayurveda & Yoga Sciences at Chitrakoot.
 * Author of several published research papers, has chaired many sessions of seminars, wellknown speaker on Ayurveda & has been supervisor and co-supervisor in the research projects of post- graduate scholars.
 * Resource person for Panchakarma training and conducted training workshops for the trainees of Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar; Rajasthan Ayurveda University, Jodhpur; Dhanvantari Ayurveda College, Chandigarh and different parts of US, UK, France, Colombia, Brazil, Curacao and Netherlands.
 * Known for his clinical skills and expertise of Ayurveda & especially for the Panchakarma therapy in northwestern part of India. He has treated patients from all over the world.
 * Received a Global Ayurveda Physician Award for the year 2007 from the chief minister of Delhi Mrs. Sheila Dixit, India on 2nd March conferred by Hakim Azmalkhan Society, New Delhi.
 * Received “Ayurveda Ratna” award from International Academy of Ayurveda Physicians for the year 2008.

Vaidya Kotecha is registered with the Board of Ayurveda for legal practice in India.