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Dr. Vineeta Deshmukh

M.D., Ph.D. (Ayurved), DSc

Professor and H.O.D., Sanskrit Samhita Department, BSDT’s Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Wagholi, Pune

Deputy Director, BSDT’s Integrated Cancer Treatment and Research Center (ICTRC), Wagholi, Pune

Academic Experience –

  • Professor, Sanskrit Samhita Siddhanta Department, BSDT’s Ayurved College, Wagholi, Pune – 2010 till date
  • Teaching experience – 21 years
  • In –charge, Ayurvedic courses of Bharatiya Sanskriti Darshan Trust’s Ayurved College (2005 – 2012)
  • Invited to conduct Ayurvedic courses at Ayurved Academy of Yoga In Daily Life, Vienna (2005 – 2012)
  • Invited lecturer of Yoga – Ayurved Diploma Basic and advance courses, Abhyanga Mardan course of Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth at Mumbai and Pune (1996 – 2012)
  • Recognised guide for the degree of Ph.D. (Ayurved) at Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune | 4 students completed Ph.D. under Dr. Vineeta’s guidance
  • Recognised guide for the degree of M.Phil. (Ayurved) at Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune | 1 student completed M.Phil. under Dr. Vineeta’s guidance
  • Recognised guide for the degree of M.D. (Ayurved) at Maharashtra University of Health Science (MUHS), Nasik | 14 Students had completed M.D. under Dr. Vineeta’s guidance

Research experience –

  • Integrated Cancer Treatment and Research Center (ICTRC), Wagholi, Pune
  1. Research Fellow, Cancer Research Project – 1996 -2005
  2. In-charge, Cancer Research Project – 2006-2010
  3. Deputy Director, ICTRC – 2011- till date
  4. In-charge, AIDS Research Project, ICTRC – 1999 – till date
  • Presented various research papers in State level, National and International conferences on the topic “Ayurved – Cancer”
  • Invited to participate and present a 2 hour patient advocacy workshop on “Improving Quality of life & controlling Cancer recurrence of various types of Cancers with Ayurvedic Treatment” by 9th Society of Integrative Oncology (SIO) conference on 8th -10th October 2010 at Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Invited presentation on Effectiveness of Ayurvedic treatment in alleviating side-effects of radiotherapy in patients suffering from oropharyngeal cancer and its relationship with improvement in immune status of the host in 3rd International conference on Clinical and Cellular Immunology (Immunology Summit- 2014) at Baltimore, USA on 29th September – 1st October 2014.
  • Invited presentation on “The clinical data on use of Ayurvedic medicines in treatment of cancer” in the2nd European World Ayurveda Congressheld in Koblenz, Germany. and participated in Panel Discussion as Panelist on –‘Cancer’, Koblenz Kongress: Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Julius-Wegeler-Straße 4, 56068 Koblenz, Oct 2016
  • Co-PI of collaborative clinical trials on cancer between ICTRC, Wagholi and Sahyadri Hospital, Pune; Curie Manavta Cancer Center, Nashik.

Research Specialization

  • Clinical research in the field of Cancer and Ayurved
  • Clinical research in the field of HIV/AIDS and Ayurved
  • Literary research

Clinical experience

  • Ayurvedic clinician at Pune and Mumbai since 1998
  • Documentation and treatment of cancer patients of various sites, stages and grades with Ayurved under the guidance of Dr. S. P. Sardeshmukh, Ayurvedic physician and Dr. Arvind Kulkarni, Radiation oncologist since 1996.

Experience in Social Medical Field

  • Organized various Cancer consultation and detection camps, exhibitions, lectures, awareness programs on Cancer and Ayurved at ICTRC.
  • Organized seminars, workshops, CME, RoTP on “Cancer – Ayurved” at ICTRC.
  • Organizing and scientific committee member of 4 International conferences of ICTRC on “Ayurved for Cancer”
  • Co-Author of Book – “Cancer – Ayurved”, “Cancersathi Lokopayogi Ayurved”, “Handbook on Cancer” and “Better Tomorrow For Cancer with Ayurved”.
  • Wrote articles in newspapers, magazines, periodic on “Cancer-Ayurved”
  • Interviewed on IBN Lokmat TV channel in Talk Time program on 22/07/2016 on the topic “Breast cancer and Ayurvedic treatment”
  • Interviewed on Sarathi TV channel in Talk Time program Nirogi Kaya on 08/02/2019 on the topic “Integrated Approach in the treatment of Leukemia”
  • Interviewed on ABP Maza TV channel in Corona Parishad 21/04/2020 on the topic “Corona – Ayurvedic perspective”
  • Interviewed on Aapla Mahanagar TV channel in Talk Time program on 11/10/2020 on the topic “Breast cancer and Ayurved”

Patents

  • 8 patents of Ayurvedic formulations are filed for the treatment of cancer.
  • 4 among them are published and also filed as international patents.

Awards

  • Jeevak Award” for Ayurvedic Students by M. P. Nanal Foundation & R.A.Poddar Ayurvedic College, Mumbai (1993)
  • Vaidya M. V. Kolhatkar Research Award” by Vaidya Khadiwale Puraskar Samiti – 2008

Publications

  1. “HIV/AIDS Education in Traditional Indian Systems of Medicine: Faculty Perspectives” , Journal of Homeopathy and Ayurvedic medicine (2013) Volume 2, Issue 4
  2. “Effectiveness of combinations of Ayurvedic drugs in alleviating drug toxicity and improving quality of life of cancer patients treated with chemotherapy” Journal of Supportive Care in Cancer, June 2014
  3. “Evaluation of WHO Clinical Staging and Opportunistic Infections in  HIV +ve Patients Treated with Ayurvedic Treatment – Suvarna Bhasmadi Yoga & Guduchi Ksheerapaka” The Maharahtta, July 2014
  4. Treatment in alleviating side-effects and maintaining well-being of oral cavity cancer patients treated with radiotherapy”, The Maharahtta, December 2015
  5. Assessment of Ayurvedic treatment in Liver disorders with Yakrutplihodarari Loha”, Journal of Sanskrit Samhita Siddhanta,  2016, Vol 2/3:Oct – Dec
  6. “Assessment of the effect of CG4 (An Ayurvedic Formulation) in minizing the side-effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients”, IJAAM – Vol: 5 / Issue: 1 / Jan – Feb 2017
  7. “Evaluation of Bhedana Karma of YG3 in Yakrut Vikara” Deerghayu International, Vol. Thirty Three – 01, Issue No. 129, Jan-Mar 2017
  8. “Assessment of the effect of CG4 (An Ayurvedic Formulation) in management of Gastro Intestinal side-effects of chemotherapy and maintaining well-being of breast cancer patients”, Deerghayu International, Vol. Thirty Three – 03, Issue No. 131, July-Sept 2017
  9. “Effectiveness of Ayurvedic treatment in alleviating side-effects of radiotherapy in patients suffering from oropharyngeal cancer and its relationship with improvement in immune status of the host”, Abstract – J Clin cell immunol 2014,5:5, http//dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-9899.S1.017
  10. “Pharmaceutical Standardization and Physicochemical Characterization of Traditional Ayurvedic Marine Drug: Incinerated Conch Shell (Shankha Bhasma)” Drugs 2018, 16, 450
  11. “Long-term disease free survival [DFS] of stage IIIB malignant melanoma patient treated post-surgery with herbal treatment modalities” Cancer Rep Rev, 2019 doi: 10.15761/CRR.1000181
  12. “Simultaneous identification and estimation of glycyrrhizin, glabridin, and 18β‐glycyrrhetinic acid in de‐glycyrrhized Ayurvedic lipid‐based formulation of Glycyrrhiza glabra using dual wavelength reverse phase‐high‐performance liquid chromatography” DOI: 1002/sscp.202000015
  13. Nidan Panchak of Cancers of Tryawarta Yoni (Female Genital Organs)”, IJAAM – Vol: 7 / Issue: 1 / Jan – Feb 2017
  14. “A comprehensive review on Dushta Stanarbuda w.s.r. to Breast cancer management”, IJAAM – Vol: 7 / Issue: 1 / Jan – Feb 2017
  15. “Treatment principles of oral cavity cancers – Ayurvedic perspective”, IJAAM – Vol: 7 / Issue: 1 / Jan – Feb 2017
  16. “Evaluation of the effect of Mustadi Kwatha in the management of Madhumeha vis-à-vis Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM)”, The Antiseptic – Vol: 116 / Issue: 2 / Feb 2019
  17. “Role of Yogasana in Madhumeha (Diabetes Mellitus)”, The Antiseptic – Vol: 117 / Issue: 1 / Jan 2020