Academics and academic contribution:

• Vascular Surgeon turned Certified Yoga Therapist and Ayurvedic Practitioner
• Retired as an Associate Professor of Surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
• Teaches Yoga Therapy, Ayurvedic Philosophy and Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy both nationally and internationally

Research, Editorial and Author

• Integrates Yogic and Ayurvedic wisdom with the science of Western Medicine
• First-person to start approved CME (Continuing Medical Education)  course in the USA for physicians: "Yoga Therapy for Medical Professionals"
• DVD - "Yoga Therapy for Health and Healing: A Daily Practice"
• Book - "Yoga Therapy, Ayurveda and Western Medicine: A Healthy Convergence"

Awards & Appreciation: Recipient of Many Awards

• Awarded Doctor of Literature (D.Litt) degree in Yoga by Swami Vivekananda YogSamsthana, India.

Administrative Experience

• Chairman of the Center for Integrative Medicine and Yoga, Virginia
• Past President of the Board of Directors for the American Heart Association, Virginia
• Immediate Past President of the Board of Directors, International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT)
• Chairman of the Board, Life in Yoga Institute

Speaker for Various Health Related Talks on Digital Media & Television

• Fellow of the American Associations of Integrative Medicine (AAIM)