Ayurveda in Cancer Care : Presented by the SIO Ayurveda Special Interest Group (SIG)

Topics covered in the webinar that was offered for free to the global community and went live on 2.15.24 with over 200 registrants.
Ayurveda and its status in cancer care in India (10 minutes) Dr. Puthiyedath Rammanohar
Global status of Ayurveda, with a focus on European activities (10 minutes)Dr. Eran Ben-Ayre
Ayurveda research in cancer: past, current, and future (10 minutes) Dr. Jeff White/Dr. Julia Arnold
Ayurveda in Integrative Oncology care models in US (15 minutes) Dr. Anand Dhruva, Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan
Dr. Puthiyedath Rammanohar received BAMS and MD (Ay) degrees from Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru respectively. He has been contributing in the field of Ayurvedic research the last 30 years. He is presently serving as Research Director at Amrita School of Ayurveda managed by Amrita University. He also served as faculty in several institutions that are imparting courses and training in Ayurveda like Southern California University of Health Sciences, USA, European Academy of Ayurveda, Germany. He is member of National Commission for Indian Systems of Medicine (NCISM), Govt of India, Research Advisor (History of Science) for Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Govt of India.
Eran Ben-Arye is a Clinical Professor in the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. He is the Director, Integrative Oncology Program, Lin, Carmel & Zebulun Medical Centers, Israel. He has authored and co-authored 187 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals published in Pubmed/Medline and 9 chapters in oncology textbooks concerning integrative oncology, doctor-patient communication, sociology, and nutrition. Prof. Ben-Arye has constructed and co-conducted more than 15 clinical studies in the area of complementary and integrative medicine, including three randomized controlled studies.
Jeffrey D. White graduated from Cornell University and received an M.D. from Howard University in 1984. Dr. White joined the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 1990. After serving as oncology consultant to the director of the NIH’s Office of Alternative Medicine i 1995-98, he was chosen to direct a new office in the NCI titled the Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM).
Dr. Julia Arnold joined NCI- OCCAM (Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine) n 2023 as a Special Volunteer. Her 22 years at NIH include 11 years in the intramural lab at the NIH-National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM; now NCCIH) and 11 years of as a Program Director in the Translational Research SPORE Program at the NIH-NCI. She received a master’s degree in Ayurveda in 2021. Dr Arnold has published 2 book chapters and over 34 peer-reviewed manuscripts including a recent comprehensive 2-part review on “Integrating ayurvedic medicine into cancer research programs”.
Anand Dhruva is a Professor of Medicine at UCSF’s School of Medicine. He is the Director of Education at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Associate Program Director of the UCSF Hematology and Oncology Fellowship Program and he is a graduate of the University of Arizona Fellowship in Integrative Medicine. Dr. Dhruva has completed Ayurvedic Practitioner training along with other ongoing training in Ayurvedic medicine. The primary focus of Dr. Dhruva’s research program is the study of complementary and integrative medicine therapies, specifically Ayurveda and Yoga, for cancer palliative and supportive care.
Santhosshi Narayanan is a Clinical Associate Professor of integrative medicine at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. She co-chairs the SIO Global committee and Ayurveda special interest group and is a board member of SIO. Dr. Narayanan co-founded and served as the associate director of the MD Anderson Onco-hospitalist fellowship program in 2015, emphasizing a comprehensive patient care approach. In 2018, she transitioned to the integrative medicine center, focusing on incorporating diet, exercise, and mind-body approaches into cancer treatment plans.
Krupali Desai is a Project Coordinator and Ayurveda program lead at the Integrative Medicine Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). She has an MD in Ayurvedic Medicine from India and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Thomas Jefferson University. Currently, her work at MSKCC is focused on evaluating and expanding integrative medicine programs for cancer patients and survivors.
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