Dr. Vijayendra Murthy B.A.M.S., M.S., M.P.H.
- Master of Public Health
- Master of Surgery (Ayurveda)
- Bachelor of Naturopathy
- Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
Researcher, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Australia
Honorary Head of Faculty, Ayurvedic medicine - Wellpark College of Natural Therapies, Auckland, New Zealand
Educational consultant - Wellpark College of Natural Therapies, Auckland, New Zealand
Research collaborator - Network of Researchers in Public Health for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Brisbane, Australia
Science Editor - Light On Ayurveda: Journal of Health, Centre for Indic Studies at University of Massachusets-Darmouth, USA
Holistic health practitioner - Elements Natural Health Care, Auckland
Visiting Ayurvedic consultant - Wholistic Medical Centre, London
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Dr.Vijayendra Murthy is one of the key-figures in Australasian natural health care. He is an Indian born New Zealander who has an amazing sense of translating his profound eastern wisdom and in-depth professional knowledge into the wellness strategies.
Brought up in spiritual surroundings in India, Dr. Murthy absorbed the essence of the Ayurvedic classics from early childhood. He learnt Sanskrit, the most ancient language of the world, at the age of 5, before he learnt English.
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Dr. Murthy is an Indian-born doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine as well a researcher and lecturer of Naural Health. He qualified with a BMS and MS in Ayurvedic surgery from the University of Bangalore and a master of public health from the University of Auckland. Working at Indian hospitals and health centers for a decade, Dr. Murthy has an extensive clinical, as well as academic experience in both biomedical and Ayurvedic healthcare.
As Academic Leader and Research Fellow at Wellpark College of Natural Therapies, Auckland, Dr Murthy develops new Diploma and Graduate Courses in Natural Health. He aims to address current needs in health education by fostering cross-disciplinary health promotion and research.
Dr. Murthy also teaches research at Hassan University in India and is an active research collaborator of NORPHCAM (Network of researchers in public health for Complementary and Alternative Medicine), University of Queensland, Australia.
He has begun new developmental work in Complementary Health education at international forums in Sidney, Bangalore, Colombo, Japan, Austria, Germany and the United States and trains Ayurvedic educators through postgraduate programs in India and New Zealand. Dr.Murthy's current Public Health focus is on researching the positionality of Ayurvedic medicine in western health care frame-works.
Dr. Murthy has been a panel expert for accrediting a Bachelor's degree in Naturopathy by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and chairs the New Zealand Ayurvedic Practitioners Association.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Master of Surgery - Ayurveda (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India, 2000)
- Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery - B.A.M.S. (Bangalore University, India, 1995)
- Master of Public Health - MPH (School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand)
TEACHING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
| 2004 - Present |
Wellpark College of Natural Therapies, Head of Faculty (Ayurveda) Lecturer of Diploma of Ayurvedic Lifestyle Management, Diploma of Ayurvedic Medicine, and medical science courses for naturopaths. |
| 2008 - Present |
Guest lecturer, SDM Hasan Ayurvedic college and hospital, India, Course development and delivery of Qualitative Research Methods in Health |
| 2006 - Present |
Research leader of Curriculum Evaluation - Diploma of Ayurvedic Lifestyle Management, Curriculum development Diploma of Ayurvedic Medicine. Integrated Curriculum for Diploma of Lifestyle Management adapting the Vedic Gurrucula system of teaching to a novel multimode delivery of learning, which combines residential intensives with independent study and tutorials and offers distance-learning options. |
| 1995-2003 |
Non Governmental Organizations, Educating and training general public, health workers and Ayurveda physician on various aspects of health including primary health care, preventative health, home remedies and alternative systems ofhealth. |
| 1996-2007 |
Davanagere Ayurvedic Medical College, Karnataka, India. Honorary and Visiting Lecturer, teaching Ayurvedic antenatal care and child health to Ayurvedic graduate students. |
PRACTITIONER EXPERIENCE
| 2011 - present |
Senior Ayurvedic practitioner at Elements-Natural Health |
| 2004 - 2010 |
Ayurvedic practice at clinics and health centers in Auckland. |
| 1998 - 2003 |
Ayurvedic physician in primary health care - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Karnataka, India. |
| 1995 - 2003 |
Ayurvedic physician at Rouhita Ayur Clinic, Bangalore, India, Specializing on Panchakarma. |
| 2000 - 2004 |
Tribhuvan Medicare Centre, Bangalore, India, Ayurvedic Specialist treating general public and specializing in Ayurvedic fertility support. |
| 1995 |
Accident and Emergency Doctor, Shekar Hospital, JP Nagar, Bangalore, India. |
| 1995 |
nternee at various hospitals in Bangalore, India including Sri Jayachamarajendra Institute of Indian Medicine, K.C. General Hospital (general medicine, surgery, obstetrics, gynecology, dermatology, ophthalmology, HEENT), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences. |
RESEARCH
| 2010 |
Research on "Marginalisation of Ayurvedic Medicine in New Zealand", part of a Masters dissertation in Public Health. |
| 2009 |
Research collaborator - Network of Researchers in Public Health for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Brisbane, Australia |
| 2008 |
Research leader, Curriculum evaluation of Diploma of Ayurvedic Lifestyle Management program, funded by AKO Aoteoroa |
| 1999 |
Murthy, Vijayendra, A Study and Management of Carcinoma Cervix Uteri through Ayurvedic Principles, Dissertation, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. |
| 1999 |
Researcher of Ayurvedic literature for the publication of encyclopedia on Ayurveda in Kannada language, University of Hampi, Karnataka |
PRESENTATIONS
Murthy, Vijayendra (2011) Guest speaker at Nippon School of Ayurveda, Tokyo Ayurveda – Nutrition, lifestyle and mental health support in the care of the elderly population
Murthy, Vijayendra (2010) Overcoming stress, cravings and addictions; the Ayurvedic approaches, Guest speaker at Nippon School of Ayurveda, Tokyo
Murthy, Vijayendra (2010) The Gift and Curse of Time, can Ayurveda offer solutions? Swastha Ayurveda conference organized by Middlesex University, Colombo
Murthy, Vijayendra (2010), View from the Margins, a Public Health research on the positionality of Ayurvedic Medicine in the West, with special reference to New Zealand. The First Ayurveda Congress, Klagenfurt, Austria.
Murthy, Vijayendra (2009) Ayurvedic approaches for the prevention of Diabetes Mellitus The eighteenth International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and Its' Applications at S-VYASA University, Bengaluru, India
Murthy, Vijayendra (2009) Ayurveda in the care of the elderly population The 2nd International Ayurveda and Yoga Conference, Ayurveda and Yoga Australia, Sydney.
Murthy, Vijayendra (2008) supporting older people through Ayurvedic wellbeing New Zealand Hindu Conference, Hindu Council of New Zealand Inc, Auckland.
Murthy, Vijayendra (1998) No drug therapy in Mutratita (Stress Incontinence) - A clinical study with emphasis on lifestyle 18th Annual Function and National Seminar on Urinary Disorders, Ayurveda Shastragna Parishad, Chennai, India.
Murthy, Vijayendra (1998) Role of Snehabasti in the Management of Sandhivata (Osteoarthritis) afflicting Janusandhi (Knee Joint) 16th Annual Function and National Seminar on Amavata, Sandhivata and Vatarakta (Arthritis), Chennai
Murthy, Vijayendra (1998) understanding of Malnutrition through Ayurvedic principles and its management, National Seminar on Role of Ayurveda in Child Survival and Safe Motherhood, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA
| 2010 |
Editorial board member, Light on Ayurveda Journal, LOAJ, Cotuit, Massachusetts, USA |
| 2010 |
'Revisiting traditional approaches to detox', Article by Dr. Vijayendra Murthy, Avena, Journal of New Zealand Association of Medical Herbalists,Winter 2010, Volume 10 Issue 2 |
| 2009 |
Television interviews on health topics, Etv, Bangalore |
| 2008 |
'Aphorisms of Wellbeing', Audio CD by author Dr. Vijayendra Murthy and Composer Jo Blankenburg, Auckland 2008. |
| 2008 |
'Being and Balancing', the question of control in a world of dos and don'ts" Ayurveda and Yoga Conference Magazine, Sydney, 2008 |
| 2008 - 2001 |
Ayurvedline Publications, Bangalore, Associate editor and founder member for the publication of Ayurvedline, a biannual chronicle on Ayurveda |
| 1997 - 2003 |
Narrator and Compere, Radio and TV broadcasts. Over 50 talks on health broadcast from All India Radio, Bangalore. TV interviews and documentaries for health care programs. |
AWARDS
International Ayurveda Ratna award by European Ayurveda Academy in recognition of contribution made to the education and research in Ayurveda (2009).
Awarded silver medical by Sri Surasaraswathi Sabha, Sringeri, India, for high achievement in Sanskrit language examinations (1985).
Merit award issued by the Government of Karnataka, India, in recognition of high position secured in the list of meritorious candidates qualifying for awards from Karnataka (1987).
Felicitation by the Committee of Bharathiya Chikitsa Darshana, National Seminar on scientific application of Panchakarma, Bellary, India, for outstanding performance (1997).
RECENT EVENTS
| 2010 |
Invitations for research presentations, Ayruveda congress, Austria and Professional development seminars for Ayurvedic Practitioners Association, London |
| 2010 |
Seminars on stress and addictions, Tokyo, Okinawa. |
| 2010 |
Facilitator, Professional development programme for Health researchers in India. |
| 2009 |
Obtained a Memorandum of Understanding with SDM Ayurvedic college and hospital, Hasan, India for clinical training for the graduates of Ayurveda, Wellpark College of Natural Therapies, Auckland. |
| 2007 |
Obtained a Memorandum of Understanding with JSS Ayurvedic Medical College in Mysore, India for six-month internships to the graduates of the Diploma of Ayurvedic Medicine, Wellpark College of Natural Therapies, Auckland. |
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Vise President - The New Zealand Ayurvedic Practitioner's Association.
Academic board member - Wellpark College of Natural Therapies, Auckland.
Research collaborator - Network of Researchers in Public Health for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Brisbane, Australia
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