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Qualifications• MBBS
• MSc Sports & Exercise Medicine (Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham)
• MLCOM Manual Therapy / Osteopathic / Musculo-Skeletal Medicine (London)
• Musculoskeletal Mesotherapy (Paris)
• Medical Acupuncture
Current Positions• Founder & Medical Director, Back 2 Fitness
• Chain of sports medicine & musculoskeletal medicine rehab centres
• Columnist, Mint business newspaper, Treadmill Column, Business of Life page
• Owner, Race & Medical Director, La Ultra - The High (Leh)
• World's highest and toughest ultra marathon
• 222 km run crossing world's 2 highest motor-able mountain passes
• Asia Coordinator, CO2 eRace (A Danish Cultural Institute initiative)
• Earth Day Run/Walk-Cycle-eCars event, 22nd April 2012, New Delhi
• A CO2 Green Drive event in Hefei, China, in partnership with Low Carbon Earth Summit, the City of Hefei and local partners
Who do we cater to?
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
FITNESS INDUSTRY
Mission Statement• Help people get back to the
physical activity they enjoy doing most
• Help them use their bodies optimally • Musculo-Skeletal Medicine • Sports & Exercise Medicine
• Using Evidence Based Medicine • M u l t i - m o d a l i t y ( H o l i s t i c )
Approach • For all (from elite sportspersons
to the very sedentary person)
Formerly
Sports-Exercise & Musculoskeletal Medicine• Founder HOD, Sports & Exercise Medicine department, Manipal Hospital,
Bangalore
• 650 bedded corporate hospital, Manipal group's flagship hospital
• Elect President at 4th WCSM, India, 2011
• World Congress for Science & Medicine in Cricket
• Quit in October 2010, as no support from cricket bodies
• Head, Medical Strengthening Therapy, Kieser Training, London
• External Musculo-Skeletal Consultant, Westminster PCT (London), National Health Service UK
Running Doctor• Airtel Delhi Half Marathon:
• Designed SMS training package for Airtel - 2011
• On-line Advisor to Airtel - 2009
• Medical Director for several Marathons in Bangalore: 2006 - 2008
• Bangalore ’06, Bangalore Ultra ’07, Midnight ’07, Sunfeast 10 km ’08
• Medical Director, Running & Living Infotainment
• Medical Advisor & President, WG running club, London (2004 & 2005)
• Other assignments in UK: UK Sprint Squad
Practices before preaching
Running history• 27+ years experience of middle to ultra long distance running
• PB: half - 1:18, full - 2:38 (training)
• October ('08, '11) runs - half marathon every day (31)
• 100+ marathons (official & unofficial)
• 111k attempt on 11.11.11 (did 80)
• Jodhpur - Jaisalmer (2008) 5 marathons in 5 consecutive days
• 100k in 11h 25min at Bangalore Ultra 2007
• Paris - London (2004) 8 marathons in 8 days - quit after 5
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