Dr Sanjeev Vasudevan
Set up the Pain and Palliative Department at Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Kochi. Professor at Amrita School of Medicine. Works part-time at the Amrita Kripa Charitable Hospital, a hospital for the tribal people run by MAM in Kalpetta, Wayanad, Kerala.
MBBS from Kozhikode Medical College in 1989
MD in Anesthesia from Trivandrum Medical College
Took training in Pain and Palliative Care from the International School of Cancer Care, Oxford, UK.
Worked in the Pain and Palliative Clinic at Kozhikode Medical College for four years.
Pain and Palliative Department, AIMS, Kochi
Married to Dr Ajitha Kumari
Dr Sanjeev completed his MBBS from Calicut Medical College in 1989. He received his Diploma and MD in Anesthesia from Trivandrum Medical College. He also underwent further training in Palliative Care at the International School of Cancer Care at Oxford, UK.
His wife, Dr Ajitha, completed her MBBS from Calicut Medical College in 1991. She did her Post-graduation in Anesthesia from Goa Medical College. After her post-graduation, she did a training program in Palliative Care at the International School for Cancer Care at Oxford, UK.
Instead of opting for lucrative careers in Anesthesia, both chose to go into social service after completing their studies. Their initial foray into social service was in the Pain and Palliative Program at Medical College, Calicut. Their work involved relieving the pain and distress of dying cancer patients. As part of their work, they had to make regular visits to patients’ homes. Subsequently, they moved over to the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi and were instrumental in starting the Pain and Palliative Care Department at AIMS.
In October 2004, they moved over to Kalpetta, Wyanad to work at the Amrita Kripa Charitable hospital, a tribal health initiative under the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. Their main mission at the hospital has been to look after the health needs of the tribals.
They have a busy outpatient service at the hospital and also conduct regular out-reach camps for the benefit of tribes living in remote and inaccessible regions of Wyanad. They have been working at Wyanad for the past 9 years.
Gitamritam speaker in the year 2013, 2014
Dr Ajitha Kumari
Working at Amrita Kripa Charitable Hospital, a hospital for the tribal people run by MAM in Kalpetta, Wayanad, Kerala. Does part-time work at the Pain and Palliative dept at AIMS, Kochi.
MBBS from Calicut Medical College in 1991
Post-graduation in Anesthesia which she completed from Goa Medical College
Took training program in Palliative Care at the International School for Cancer Care at Oxford, UK
Worked as a full-time doctor in Pain and Palliative care society at Calicut
Currently working in Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi also.
Gitamritam speaker in the year 2013, 2014