Dr Skanthesh Lakshmanan

SCSVMV UNIVERSITY / SRI JAYENDRA SARASWATHY AYURVEDA, B.A.M.S - AUG 2011 - JUNE 2017

MATHRUBHUMI MEDIA SCHOOL, PG DIPLOMA IN VISUAL MEDIA JOURNALISM, JUNE 2018 - JUNE 2019

ICRI- Delhi

PG Diploma in clinical research and pharmacovigilance

Experience:
  • JANAPRIYA CLINIC AND SOORAJ OUSHADHA SHALA, AUGUST 2020 – PRESENT, Visiting Ayurveda Consultant
    Providing personalised-precisive Ayurveda treatment for patients at op and IP levels
  • ATHREYA AYURVEDIC INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CENTER, CALIFORNIA MAY 2020 – PRESENT
    Content Consultant as with Athreya Ayurveda blog.
  • JEEVATHU AYURVEDA HOSPITAL, MURIYAD, AUGUST 2019 – JULY 2020
    Ayurveda Consultant and Research Consultant
    • Worked as consultant physician, providing personalised Ayurveda care for patients both OP and IP.
    • As a research consultant, I framed models for clinical case documentation, and was also involved in herbal formulations validations and quality assurance.
AROGYAM UK, CIC

Feb/2020- current
Research consultant and international Ayurveda advisor

RESEARCH CONSULTANT/ ADVISOR; AAROGYAM (UK)

TO CONDUCT A RANGE OF RESEARCH WHICH SUPPORTS AAROGYAM (UK) CIC IN ITS MISSION. THIS ROLE INVOLVING WORKING ACROSS A VARIETY OF PROJECTS. INCLUDING

Organising, designing and carrying out research studies, and contexts of the projects or collaborative projects of uk arogyam

Conducting qualitative analysis of data conducted through interviews, focus groups, workshops or other methods such as surveys using online forms Carrying out desktop research, using a range of methods and sources of data, related to determinants of health, socioeconomic, health inequality and social innovation practice globally.

Producing high quality and varied research outputs for a range of audiences including analysis, report writing and presentations where necessary.

Evaluation of University-community evidence-based model

Research communication Specialist Ayurveda Research Network, Aarogyam (UK) CIC:

Leading as research mentor in Summer Research Program, supervising six research fellows working on their first independent research studies.

Working at the cutting-edge of ongoing COVID-19 Ayurveda research to ensure that new findings are communicated in a rapid, accessible, and evidence-based way between Academic - Government and industry partners.

Supporting industry collaboration and research alliance between partners.

PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
  • Research project “Revival": Part of team involved in documenting and validating 10,000 oncology cases treated by veteran integrated oncologist Dr. CP Mathew
  • Part of scientific team Ayur-psychiatry emergency project,Jaipur
  • Involved as a consultant physician in covid management initiatives of CCRAS as with Ayush 64.
  • involved as the part of content creation team, Resource person in the Netflix documentary directed by gorav mehtha.
  • Undergone specialized training in Ayurveda at Ullannoormana under the guidance of Vaidya Bharmadhattan Namboothiri. Learning was focused on the understanding of Ayurveda classical texts and their clinical applicability.
  • Pain and palliative care engagements with NGO
  • Published Articles, literature work related to Ayurveda, public health.
  • Working as a content consultant for Svaro lifestyle App.
CERTIFICATE COURSES
  • 2019: Completed Certificate course in phytochemical analysis and characterisation of herbals at CSIR TVM
  • 2020 completed an interdisciplinary certificate course in Ayurveda biology Accredited by Transdisciplinary University Bangalore
  • Obtained certificate course on " Shaiva tantra philosophy learning and Application" from Tatagatha research society
  • Completed and obtained certificate course in pain and palliative care accredited by British Medical Journal(BMJ)
  • Attended and obtained International workshop certificate of 3rd Food Summer Course Local Indigenous Functional Food's Role in The Era of COVID-19 Pandemic: From Farm To Table. July 13 – 23, 2021 held by Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia.
  • Completed Ayurveda psychotherapy course and obtained certificate accreditated by Kottakkal Ayurveda school of excellence
  • Completed certificate course in Ethics of medical research and obtained certificate accredited by Sangath India& Thakur public health foundation.
  • Obtained Certificate for participation in different Ayurveda, public health, phytochemistry seminars and CME sessions
International/National scientific paper presentation
  • Presented the paper titled " evaluation of post exposure prophylaxis of guduchi ghan vati in covid contact individuals" at the international Uk spring research conference.
Publication: Co-Authorship
  • Ayurveda Self-Management for Flu Like Symptoms During the Covid-19 Outbreak. (Registered trial under clinical trials.gov NCT04345549).
  • A Pilot Study on Efficacy and Safety of Ayurveda Combination in Patients with Mild-to- Moderate COVID-19. Trial register on clinicaltrials.gov NCT04621903
  • A Retrospective Analysis of the Capacity Built through a Community-Based Participatory Research Project Addressing Ayurveda intervention on COVID-19. (Ongoing)
  • Back to roots: Retrospective Ayurveda intervention as post exposure prophylaxis for COVID-19 (under compilation)
  • Cholesterol Lowering Effect of Cardio-Complement, an Ayurveda Formulation: Feasibility Study on Patients with Mild-to-moderate Hypercholesterolemia. Trial registered on clinicaltrials.gov NCT04974853