About Dr. Shrestha
Dr. Sarita Shrestha is a classically trained Ayurvedic physician,
well versed in modern medicine with 20 years clinical experience.
She has received numerous prestigious awards for outstanding
service and is renowned as Nepal’s first Ayurvedic
OB/GYN, specializing in Ayurvedic women’s healthcare.
She teaches in international institutes and hospitals, presents
Ayurveda workshops worldwide and is fast becoming recognized
as the “Mother” of Ayurveda in the West.
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Sarita Shrestha,
M.D. Ayurveda
Obstetrics and Gynecology
First Ayurveda OB/GYN, Nepal
First Woman Ayurveda Specialist, Nepal
Registration #: ADAN – 04
US Contact Person: Kay Brownfield
445 Summit Road, Watsonville, CA 95076
831-402-7577
savita@mountmadonna.org
PRESENT WORK STATUS
Founder/Director;
Devi Ma Ayurveda Hospital, Bhaktapur, Nepal
OB/GYN – Shanta Ayurvedic Clinic, Kathmandu, Nepal
Consultant;
OB/GYN – Ayurveda Hospital, Naradevi, Kathmandu, Nepal
Visiting Associate Professor;
Ayurveda Campus, Naradevi, Kathmandu
Visiting Teacher/Consultant;
Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga and Ayurveda, Boulder, CO.
Ayurveda Program, Mount Madonna Center, Watsonville, CA.
Visiting Consultant;
Sri Ram Orphanage, Haridwar, India
Director and Technical Consultant;
Gorkha Ayurveda Company (Pharmaceutical), Kathmandu, Nepal
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
M.D. (Ayurveda), OB/GYN; Benares Hindu University, India
BAMS; (Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery) Jeevaji University, India
CAMS; (Certificate of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery) Tribhuvan University,
Nepal
School Leaving Certificate; SLC Board
I Sc; Tribhuvan University, Nepal
DAc. Diploma Acupuncture; Colombo, Sri Lanka
Yoga Therapy Certificate ; Vivekananda Kendre, Bangalore, India
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
COFP (Family Planning) – USAID
Leprosy Management – BMT, Nepal
Ksharsutra Training – Gujarat University., Jamnagar
Research Methodology – Nepal Health Research Council
Management and Planning Project – Women In Science and
Technology, Nepal
Management for Woman Managers – Nepal Academy of Administrative
Training
Management of Earthquake Disaster – NAAT, Nepal
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
20 Years medical practice, consultation and healthcare service
to thousands of people in both urban and remote areas of India
and Nepal in hospitals.
Facilitated training programs of thousands of national and international
students in the areas of Ayurvedic Medicine and Yoga Therapy;
emphasizing specialty in women’s healthcare.
Coordination of National and International seminars, conferences
and conventions (ADAN; 1997, 2000, 2003 as coordinator).
Co-Guide – Fulbright Mission Scholarship - 1999
10 years teaching graduate and under-graduate level Ayurvedic
college students; Trivuban University
2 years teaching; The Mahendra Sanskrit University
10 years consulting; Shanta Ayurveda Clinic, Kathmandu
7 years consulting as OB/GYN; Ayurvedic Hospital, Kathmandu
Planning and Program Coordinator/Officer; to WHO, Nepal
Founder/Director; Devi Ma Hospital, Devi Ma Kunja, Sipodal,
Nepal
Technical Advisor for GAC, Kathmandu (6 years)
President – SAMATA, Nepal (6 years)
President – Heritage Herbal Garden (6 years)
Vice President – Nepal/German Ayurveda Society (3 years)
Treasurer – ADAN (7 years)
Advisory Board – Rockey Mountain Institute of Yoga and
Ayurveda, Boulder, CO
Advisory Board – The Growing Edge Center for Sustainable
Peace and Healing, a non-profit organization in California
Advisor – National Ayurvedic Medicine Association, USA
International Presenter – California Ayurvedic Medicine
Association, CA
Curriculum development – BAMS, CAMS, AHA, AHW,
Public Service Commission curriculum for AHW and AHA
4th National OB/GYN Congress
AWARDS
2001 - Nomination as first and best woman Ayurvedic specialist
physician for
National (Nepal) award (Undeclared at date)
2001 - National
Honor for Service to Humanity and Ayurveda
(Praval Gorkha Dakshin
Bahu)
1997 – Public Service Commission; First class (1993 and
1997)
1995 - Best Paper presentation at International Ayurvedic Conference,
BHU, India
1986 – Best Yoga Instructor, Vivekananda Kendre, Bangalore,
India
1984 - Colombo Plan Fellowship, Nepal
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
M.D. Thesis; Role
of Cedrus deodar in the Management of Puerperium
(1996)
Dissertation; Management
of Asthma through Yoga (1989)
Bhav
Prakash and His Contemporary Authors (1988)
Role
of Agni (1987)
Publications: History
of Ayurvedic Medicine in Nepal
Shilagit
and Its Uses
Guduchi
as a Potent Herbal Tonic
GAC
Booklet of Scientic Research
Gynecology
in Ayurveda for High School Students
Safe
Motherhood in Ayurveda
Reproductive
Health in Ayurveda
Management
of Menopausal Syndrome in Ayurveda
Antenatal
Care in Ayurveda
Management
of Dysmenorrhea
Mangement
of Vomiting in Ayurveda
Female
Health inAyurveda
Obstetrics
in Ayurveda
Management
of Menorrhea
Papers Presented: History
of Ayurvedic Medicine (GAC); BHU
Role
of Cedrus Diodar in the Management of Diabetes (award
as best paper); BHU
Puerperal
Management (award as best poster presentation);
BHU
Herbs
used in Gynecological Problems ; WHO, Nepal
Ayurveda
and Menopause Management ; WHO, Nepal
PUBLIC MEDIA
Featured in the books: In Search of the Medicine Buddha by
David Crow, Putnam, 2000, Second Life by Prof. K.B. Joshi,
1999 and Light of Yoga by Prof. V.S. Vaswani, 1986 and
on National Television Network (Nepal) as well as radio (Nepal,
Canada, California, USA) and print (Asmita Women’s Magazine,
Nepal) |