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Dr. Aravind Kumar

Assistant Professor,Department of Salakya Tantra, School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri Campus

Qualification: BAMS, MS
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Bio

Dr. Aravind Kumar currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Salakya Tantra, School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri Campus. He completed his undergraduate education (B.A.M.S.) in 2014 and postgraduate education (M.S. (Ay)) in Salakya Tantra (Netraroga Vigyana) in 2018 from the School of Ayurveda, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. He is currently pursuing a PhD from Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A.

Postgraduate Dissertation Title:

“A Study on the Prevalence of Age-Related Cataract in Different Prakrti Populations”

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2020

Genetics in Ophthalmology

Cite this Research Publication : Aravind Kumar, Genetics in Ophthalmology, Nagarjuna Renaissance, 2020.

Year : 2019

Netra Pathyapathya for Different Prakrti

Cite this Research Publication : Aravind Kumar, Netra Pathyapathya for Different Prakrti, Nagarjuna Renaissance, April-June 2019

Experience
  • January 2025 – Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Salakya Tantra, School of Ayurveda, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
  • February – June 2022: Teacher’s Assistant at the College of Integrative Health, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A
  • January 2019 – December 2024: Research Coordinator at Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Research and Development Institute, Koothattukulam, Kerala, India
Certification/Training

Additional Certification/Training

  • The Human and Mammalian Genetics and Genomics: The 64 th McKusik Short Course organized by The Jackson Laboratories, Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S.A. (July 2023)
  • Certificate Course in Biochemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (April – November 2020)
  • Certificate Course in the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A. (March – November 2020)
  • Course in Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (January – March 2020)
  • Workshop on Case Report Writing, Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India (November 2019)
  • Certificate Course in the Principles of Clinical Pharmacology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A. (April – November 2019)
Awards/Recognitions
  • Gold Medal for securing the First Rank in the Ayurveda Dhanvantari (M.S. (Ay)) program in Salakya Tantra Netraroga Vigyana ), School of Ayurveda, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (September 2019)
  • Best Paper Presenter: Ayurvedic Management of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, at “Salakya Prabodhini”: A National Conference of Salakya Tantra , organized by the Government Ayurveda College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (November 2017)
  • Special Appreciation: “Role of Sodhana in Netra Cikitsa” , Samsiddhi 2016: National Conference, Ayurveda College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India (November 2016)
  • National-Level Semi-Finalist, Hrdayamrtam : Sloka Recitation Competition on Ashtanga Hrdaya organized by Amrita School of Ayurveda (December 2015)
Participation and Presentations
  • Attendee: The National Consortium of Ayurveda Medicine’s (NCAM) International Ayurveda Mega Conference: “Ayurveda Beyond Wellness”, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. (October 2023)
  • Keynote presenter: An Appraisal of Methods to Preserve and Protect Eye Health in Ayurveda, Euro Optometry 2019 Internation Conference, Vienna, Austria (August 2019)
  • Attendee: Amrita Samyogam 2017: An International Conference on Integrative Ayurveda and Modern Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Kochi, Kerala (August 2017)
  • Presentation: “Role of Tridosha in Netra Svasthya” , Vagbhata Sarani: National Conference on Ayurveda, Kochi, Kerala (February 2017)
  • Presentation: “Ophthalmic Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus and its Ayurvedic Management, “Sambhasha 2017” International Conference on Diabetes Mellitus, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India (February 2017)

Other/Miscellaneous

  • Assisted Dr. Rema Pai (Former Professor of Internal Medicine, Amrita School of Medicine) to collect and organize information for her book A Concise Guide to Neurology (Paras Medical Publishers, Hyderabad, 2017) – mentioned in the Acknowledgements section of the book
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