Ayurvedic Health Counselor Certificate (Level I)
Faculty
Anupama Kizhakkeveettil, PhD, BAMS, MAOM, L.Ac, FAIHM, C-IAYT
Program Director, Ayurveda Medicine Department
Jayagopal Parla, BAMS, Masters in Ayurveda, MAOM, FAIHM, C-IAYT
University Faculty
SCU Health Faculty
Manjusha Vinjamury, BAMS, Masters in Ayurveda, DACM, FAIHM, L.Ac
University Faculty
SCU Health Faculty
Advisory Board
SCU’s Academic Advisory Board is composed of senior university academics, industry leaders, and content experts from around the world focused on continually improving the SCU Ayurveda Medicine programs. Academic Advisory Board associates volunteer their time and are an appreciated and valuable resource to the program and university.
Professor Anup Thakar is Vice Chancellor (I/c) at Gujarat Ayurved University, and Director at the Institute of Teaching & Research in Ayurveda. He is a renowned academician and researcher in the field of Ayurveda for more than 20 years. He has published more than a hundred papers on various aspects of Ayurveda. Professor Thakar has supervised around 75 doctoral and 25 post-doctoral thesis. He has delivered more than a hundred keynote/guest lecturers in various part of world for the promotion and propagation of Ayurveda. In addition, he has worked with the WHO on various projects like development of a simple Ayurvedic formation for management of common ailments, preparing a benchmark document for Ayurveda practice, benchmarks for Panchakarma practice, and development of I.C.D. terminology for Ayuveda inclusion in ICD-11. He has been awarded a WHO Fellowship on “Information, Education and Communication (IEC) in public health” and also has been conferred by the Fellowship of National Academy of Ayurveda, Ministry of AYUSH, Government Of India. He has received the Gaveshakaratna award as The Best Research Supervisor. Professor Thakar has also traveled around 15 countries like Japan, UK, France Switzerland, Germany, Hungary including USA for promotion and propagation of the science of Ayurveda.
Prof. Dr. Tanuja Nesari, BAMS, MD (Ayu), PhD (Ayu) is a Director, All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA). She is the Chair for the Health Sector sub-skill Council for AYUSH and a member of Governing Council of IMS, BHU. Dr. Nesari is also a member of the General Assembly of ICCR, a Member of the Board of Governors, CCIM and serves on the academic board of various universities like ITRA, Jamnagar & National Academic and Research Bodies. She serves as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of CCRAS and domain expert of the Technical Screening Committee (TSC) of NMPB. Her influential leadership has brought more than 20 MOUs into the credit of AIIA. She played a key role in converting AIIA Hospital, New Delhi into COVID Healthcare Centre, where the patients are being provided holistic Ayurveda treatment.
