Maharishi International University inaugurates Center for Integrative Medicine in Los Angeles

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25 June 2021

On May 14, Maharishi International University (MIU) inaugurated the Navin and Pratima Doshi Center for Integrative Medicine in West Los Angeles, California. The clinic is located in an 11,000-square-foot [1,115 sq m] building donated by philanthropists and LA residents Navin and Pratima Doshi.

Navin Doshi grew up in Mumbai and moved to the US in 1958. He earned a bachelor's and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and worked as an aerospace engineer for over two decades. He has received NASA awards and US patents.

Later he started a business with the help of his wife, Pratima, and also invested in real estate and financial instruments. He has been involved in philanthropic work, mostly in the field of education. In 2019 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from MIU for being a leading proponent of India's Vedic heritage and its role in the modern world.

The teaching and research facility is an extension of MIU and will provide health consultations to the public. The clinic's supervisor is John Zamarra, MD, a cardiologist and clinical professor of physiology and health at MIU. The resident Maharishi AyurVeda expert is Vaidya Manohar Palakurthi. Patients visiting the health center will receive evaluation and recommendations from both a western physician and an Ayurvedic expert.

The center will also give opportunities for MIU students to participate in patient consultations for their clinical training in the MS in Maharishi AyurVeda and Integrative Medicine Program. MIU's program is one of only two accredited master's programs in Ayurveda in the United States, and it is the largest, with 350 graduate students and 250 undergraduate students.

Speakers at the inauguration included:
∙ Robert Schneider, MD, Dean of MIU College of Integrative Medicine
∙ Paul Morehead, PhD, Director of the MS Degree Program

Watch a replay of the inaugural broadcast by MIU here.

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