 | Dr. Nutan Sham Nabar MD, (Ayurved) Diploma in Ayurvedic Dietetics , MA (Sanskrit) Title: Dean- Medical Research Centre-Kasturba Health Society Other Affiliations: Consulting Ayurvedic Physician- Mangirish Clinic, Bandra (W), Mumbai; Consultant at Ayurvidya Prasarak Mandal’s Sion Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya. Mumbai nutannabar@gmail.com |
| Dr. Nutan Nabar is Consulting Ayurvedic Physician (MD Ayurveda- Kayachikitsa from Ayurved Mahavidyalaya- Pune University) and PhD Health sciences from TransDisciplinary University, Bangalore. Her topic is ‘A study of Ayurvedic Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutics of Madhumeha (Type 2 Diabetes mellitus): An Untapped potential for new drug discovery’. Additionally, she has also done a Certificate Course in GCP (Good Clinical Practice) guidelines from Academy of Clinical Excellence, conducted by Bombay College of Pharmacy. She has twenty two years’ of experience in Clinical Research, Drug Discovery and Drug Development first at Bhavan’s SPARC and later at KHS- MRC where she was an Ayurvedic expert in various projects in Reverse Pharmacology funded by ISM&H, ICMR, CSIR and Pharma Industries. Clinical Research in Ayurvedic Management, medicinal plants, menopausal health, pharmacoepidemiology of Ayurvedic formulations and diabesity and Metabolic Syndrome are some of her fields of interests. She was the faculty of “Ayurvidya”- Interactive Orientation programme and Ayurvedic Nutraceuticals. She is a life member of National Integrated Medical Association (NIMA) and All India Association for Advancing Research in Obesity (AIAARO). She is involved in Maitreyi Health Care Program and a Vaidya of a multidisciplinary Weight Management clinic at KHS-MRC. She is involved in other clinical projects related to chronic degenerative and metabolic diseases also. She is the member of Inter System Biomedica Ethics Committee. She has participated in preparing syllabus for the subject of Ayurveda and nutrition for SVT college of home science at SNDT University. At present, she is Dean at KHS- MRC, Mumbai. Her administrative responsibilities involve organization and efficient running of clinical services, coordinating educational programs of the centre and actively participate in outreach community programs. She has 25 papers in reputed journals and has given several lectures to students and also written articles on Ayurveda in local language for lay people.She has guided 8 students of MSc Food and Nutrition so far. She is co-author for two book chapters on obesity and diabetes viz., CRC press (Scientific Basis for Ayurvedic Therapies, 2004) and RSSDI (Text book of Diabetes Mellitus, 2008) and several presentations for Research Methodology program under MUHS for students |