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Biographical Sketch |
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Born on 14th March, 1959 at Meerut where he completed graduation in Science. Completed BAMS Ayurvedacharya from MD University, Rohtak learned applied aspects of Rasa - Shatra from his father Vaidya Chandra Prakash. Shifted to Dehradoon in October 1989 and set up Vaidya Chandra Prakash Cancer Research Foundation (SIROs) to carry basic research in ayurveda under the Patronage of late K R Narayanan (former President of India). |
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| Positions and Employment |
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| 1985 – present |
Ayurvedic physician (private practice) |
| 1988 – present |
Founder & Medical Director - VCP Cancer Research Foundation Accredited as Scientific Industrial Research Organization (SIROs) by the Department of Scientific Industrial Research under Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, Delhi
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| 1997 – 2000 |
Chairman of Ayurveda, Siddha & Unani Drugs Technical Advisory Board, Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, Delhi |
| 1997 – 2000 |
Member, Executive body, Governing body and Scientific Advisory Committee of Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha, Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Delhi |
| 1997 – 2002 |
Honorary Physician to His Excellency President of India |
| 1997 – 2007 |
Member, Central Council of Indian Medicine, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, Delhi |
| 1999 – 2001 |
Head, Clinical Research Unit, Regional Cancer Centre, Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala sponsored by Government of Kerala |
| 2002 – 2005 |
Head, Clinical Research Unit, Shri. Dhanvantri Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India |
| 2003 – 2007 |
Medical Director and Ayurvedic Physician Specialized Indian Traditional Medical Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 2003 – present |
Member, Research Advisory Committee, Herbal Research Development Institute, Gopeshwar, Government of Uttarakhand State |
| 2003 – present |
Member, Governing body, Scientific Advisory Committee, Central Council for Research in Ayurveda & Siddha, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India |
| 2004 – present |
Member, Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) for National
Cancer Control Programme, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, Delhi |
| 2005 – present |
Advisor, Ayurveda, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Uttarakhand State |
| 2005 – present |
Head, Task Force to revamp Rishikul State Ayurvedic Pharmacy, Haridwar, Government of Uttarakhand State |
| 2006 – present |
Medical Director and Ayurvedic Physician AL-JOOD Specialized Ayurvedic Centre, Muscat, Oman |
| 2007 – present |
Member, Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Drugs Technical Advisory Board, Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, Delhi |
| 2007 – present |
Director R & D, IPCA Traditional Remedies Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India |
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| Other Experience and Professional Memberships |
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| 2001 – present |
Life Member, Indian Co-operative Oncology Network (ICON)* and Head – Sub-committee (Ayurveda), Mumbai, India
(A selected group of 267 conventional oncologists of India) |
| 2007 – present |
Member, International Headache Society, UK
Reference: PVIN01 |
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| Organizing Secretary |
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| 1997 |
Public Seminar on State of Ayurvedic Formulations in India
Under the ages of VCP Cancer Research Foundation |
| 2004 |
National Training Workshop on Rasa Shastra,
Sponsored by Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of AYUSH under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and Government of Uttarakhand |
| 2006 |
14th ICON Meet, Dehradun
Under the ages of VCP Cancer Research Foundation |
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| Honors |
| 1996 |
“Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman”, awarded by Sh. Nityanand Swami, Chairman UP Legislative Assembly, Dehradun |
| 1996 |
“Pranacharya” awarded by Hon’ble S.I. Shervani, Union Minister of State Health & Family Welfare, Government of India |
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“Doon Ratna” awarded by Swami Vidyanand Giri, Dehradun |
| 1998 |
“National Citizen Award – 1996”, awarded by H.E. Sh. K.R. Narayanan, President of India |
| 1998 |
Memento & Civic Reception, awarded by H.E. R.L. Narayanan, Ambassador of India, Qatar, Doha |
| 1999 |
Gallantry Award PADAMSHREE, awarded by H.E. President of India |
| 2000 |
“Best Ayurvedic Physician - 98”, awarded by Hon’ble Smt. Sheela Dixit, Chief Minister, Delhi |
| 2001 |
“Pride of Doon”, awarded by Hon'ble Sh. Nityanand Swami, Chief Minister, Uttarakhand State & H.E. Sh. S. S. Barnala, Governor, Uttarakhand State |
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| B. Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order). |
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Prakash VB, Pandey S, Singh S. Ayurvedic preparation in the treatment of Nutritional Anemia. Indian J. Hemat & Blood Transf 2000; 18(4): 79 – 83. |
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Toteja GS, Singh P, Dhillon BS, Saxena BN, Prakash VB. Vitamin A Deficiency Disorders in 16 Districts of India. Indian Journal of Pediatrics 2002; 69 |
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Toteja GS, Singh P, Ahmed FU, Prakash VB, Singh RP. Iodine Deficiency Disorders in 16 Districts of India. Indian Journal of Pediatrics 2004; 71: 25 – 28. |
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Prakash B. Indegenous Approach to Combat Cancer. Health Administrator 2005; 17 (1): 169 – 171. |
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Toteja GS, Singh P, Ahmed FU, Prakash VB, Singh RP. Prevalence of Anemia among pregnant women and adolescent girls in 16 Districts of India 2006; 27 (4): 311 – 315. |
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Prakash VB, Pareek A, Narayan JP. Observational study of ayurvedic treatment on migraine without aura. CEPHALALGIA: An International Journal of Headache 2006; 26(11): 1317. |
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Prakash VB, Pareek A, Bhat V, Chandrukar N, Babu R, et al. Response to ayurvedic treatment in prevention of migraine: An update of multicentric observational clinical study. CEPHALALGIA: An International Journal of Headache 2007; 27: 745. |
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Special Mention on Integrated Approach for treatment of Migraine: In Basic Principles for Clinical Research and Methodology (Editor: SK Gupta, Published by JAYPEE Brothers Medical Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2007) pp: 332. |
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Prakash Balendu Vaidya, Babu S R Vaidya, Sureshkumar K Vaidya. Response to Ayurvedic therapy in the treatment of migraine without aura: International Journal of Ayurveda Research, Jan-March 2010, Vol. 1, issue 1, page 30 – 36; |
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Prakash VB, Prakash S, Sharma R, Pal SK. Sustainable effect of Ayurvedic formulations in the treatment of nutritional anemia in adolescence students. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2010; 16 (2): 205 – 211. |
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Prakash VB, Mukherjee A. Hepato-protective effect of an Ayurvedic formulation Prak-20 in CCl4 induced toxicity in rats: result of three studies. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 2010; 2 (1): 23 – 27. |
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| C. Research Support |
| Ongoing Research Support |
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| VCPCRF/in-house/05/ |
Prakash (PI) |
May 2005 – on going |
| Sponsored by VCPC Research Foundation (SIROs), Dehradun, India |
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Observational Research using Ayurvedic treatment protocol for the management of Migraine at 17 Ayurvedic clinics in India.
The goal is to develop evidence-based ayurvedic treatment protocol for the treatment and prevention of migraine by combining traditional medicine, modern science and modern medicine. Role: PI, Coordinator, Product development, concept designing and sponsorer. |
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M. N. Saraf (PI) |
January 2008 – on going |
Sponsored by IPCA Traditional Remedies Ltd., Mumbai
180 days long Chronic Toxicity Study of Ayurvedic Formulations used in the treatment of Migraine in Rat and Mice
The goal of the study is to evaluate the safety of Ayurvedic treatment protocol on Migraine among rat and mice.
Role: Product developer and study coordinator |
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| Completed Research Support |
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| F. No. 5–8/83–Vol.V/CCRAS/ Tech./Hqs |
Prakash (PI) |
October 1997 to October 2006 |
Sponsored by Central Council for Research in Ayurveda & Siddha, Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, Delhi
Effect of Metal Based Formulations in the patients of Acute Pro–myelocytic Leukemia*
* A European & US patent has been obtained through National Research Development Corporation, a Government of India enterprises in lieu of the findings of the treatment of Acute Pro-myelocytic Leukemia.
This study investigated the effect of Metal Based Ayurvedic Formulations in the treatment of APML patients.
Role: PI |
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| DIL/CKK/LS/V – 1/2001 |
Prakash (PI) |
June 2002 – December 2004 |
Sponsored by Dabur Research Foundation, Sahibabad, UP, India
I 3 CAP – To develop Confident Ayurvedic Practitioners at Shri Dhanwantry Ayurvedic College, Chandigarh
This project aimed at developing Confident Ayurvedic Practitioners who can proceed further in establishing their own private clinics.
Role: PI |
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| S. F. C (G&M) Reso. No. G&M/2001/110 |
Prakash (PI) |
October 2002 – March 2003 |
Sponsored by Khadi Village Industry Commission, Ministry of Rural Development and Small Scale Industries, Government of India, Delhi
Gramodyog and Ayurveda
The objective of this project was to create sustainability of Ayurveda under Gramodyog by developing entrepreneurship among BAMS through promotion of Indian System of Medicines.
Role: PI |
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| DO-X11-3256MOHUKG |
Prakash (PI) |
January 2005 – December 2006 |
Sponsored by IPCA Laboratories Ltd., Mumbai
Assessment of Ayurvedic Preparations in Reducing Nutritional Anemia among School Going Adolescents (11–18 years) of Dehradun District
The main objective of this work was to measure the effect of Ayurvedic preparations in reducing nutritional anemia among adolescents (11–18 years) of Dehradun district.
Role: PI |
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Prakash (PI) |
January 2005 – November 2007 |
Sponsored by IPCA Laboratories Ltd., Mumbai
Sustainable Effect of Ayurvedic Preparations in the Treatment of Nutritional Anemia amongst school going Adolescent of Rural and Urban Population of Dehradun District
The goal of the study was to seek the effect of drug on anemia after its withdrawal.
Role: PI |
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Dr. M. N. Saraf (PI) |
April 2007 – December 2007 |
Sponsored by IPCA Traditional Remedies Ltd., Mumbai
Acute and Sub acute Oral Toxicity Study of Ayurvedic Formulations used in the treatment of Migraine in Rat and Mice
The goal of the study is to evaluate the safety of Ayurvedic treatment protocol on Migraine among rat and mice.
Role: Product developer and study coordinator |
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Dr. K.A. Seethi,
MS (ENT), DLO, DPH |
July 2009 – continue |
Sponsored by Ipca Laborartory Limited, Mumbai
A 12 week randomized, active controlled, single blind, Pragmatic clinical study using IMMBO (an Herbo-mineral Ayurvedic formulation) compared with Levocetirizine in the treatment of patients with Persistent Allergic Rhinitis(PER).
The study is aimed to study the therapeutic effect of IMMBO ( Herbo-minerals) on rhinitis patients
Role: Co-PI |
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