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South Asian Wellness & Health Summit

Join us for our SECOND ANNUAL South Asian Wellness & Health Summit. This event is FREE until August 2nd and features 39 prominent physicians and EXPERTS from around the United States. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn how to improve your physical and mental health and get a chance to get your questions answered LIVE! Find out more about our speakers below and check out the schedule with 10 panel discussions over 3 days!

Speakers

Aaliya Yaqub

Internal Medicine Physician

Ali Haider

Interventional Cardiologist

Alopi Patel

Anesthesiologist & Pain Medicine Specialist

Amita Kundra

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist

Amy Shah

Immunologist/Allergist & Wellness Expert

Anita K Patel MD

Pediatrician and Pediatric Care Specialist

Anjali Malik

Breast Radiologist

Anu Kathiresan

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist

Flora Sinha

Internist

Hafiza Khan

Cardiologist & Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Jamin Brahmbhatt

Urologist

Kavita Mariwalla

Dermatologist and Mohs Surgeon

Kumkum Patel

Gastroenterology

Meera Kirpekar

Interventional Pain Management, Anesthesiologist

Monisha Vasa

General and Addiction Psychiatrist

Nikita Gupta

Author, Writer, Blogger, Entrepreneur

Pamela Mehta

Orthopedic Surgeon

Pooja Lakshmin

Womens Mental Health Specialist & Perinatal Psychiatrist

Poonam Desai

Emergency Medicine Physician

Punam Rana

Medical Oncologist

Ranjith Ramasamy

Urologist, Director of Reproductive Urology

Rena Malik

Urologist & Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgeon

Richa Mittal

Internist and Obesity Medical specialist.

Roohi Jeelani

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist

Rupa Wong

Ophthalmologist

Sabrina Sahni

Primary Care Women’s Health & Menopause Expert

Salima Thobani

Allergist and Immunologist

Sarmela Sunder

Facial Plastic Surgeon

Sasha Sabir

Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Saumya Dave

Writer & Psychiatrist

Saya Nagori

Ophthalmologist & Glaucoma Surgeon

Silka Patel

Obstetrician and Gynecologist.

Smita Malhotra

Pediatrician, School District Medical Director

Sonal Haerter

Internist

Sumeet Bahl

Interventional Radiologist

Supriya Rao

Gastroenterologist & Obesity Medicine Specialist

Tara Abraham

Obstetrician and Gynecologist.

Umadevi Naidoo

Nutritional & Metabolic Psychiatrist

Vignesh Packiam

Urologic Oncologist

Zain Husain

Dermatologist

Conference Schedule

All times in Eastern Standard Time

Day - 01 5th Aug 2021	Contraception, Safe Sex, Breast Health and Answers to the Questions You Were Too Afraid To Ask	7:00pm - 7:45pm
Day - 01 5th Aug 2021	Planning a Pregnancy and Postpartum Care of Mom and Baby	7:45pm - 8:30pm
Day - 01 5th Aug 2021	Libido, Sex and More after 50	8:30pm - 9:15pm
Day - 01 5th Aug 2021	How Nutrition Can Transform Your Health. Healthy Eating Made Easy for South Asians	9:15pm - 10:00pm

Day - 02 6th Aug	Being an Ally and Dealing with Systemic Racism, Colorism and More	6:15pm - 7:00pm
Day - 02 6th Aug	Top Tips to Reduce Risk and Help Prevent Heart Disease	7:00pm - 7:45pm
Day - 02 6th Aug	Stopping the Stigma of Mental Health in the South Asian Community	7:45pm - 8:30pm

Day - 03 7th Aug	Men’s Health: Testosterone, Erectile Dysfunction, Prostate Health & More	12:00pm - 12:45pm
Day - 03 7th Aug	Surgeons And Dermatologist Tips To Look Your Best So You Can Be Your Best!	12:45pm - 1:30pm
Day - 03 7th Aug	Defining Success On Your Terms And Taking The Plunge To Do What You REALLY Want With Your Career	4:00pm - 4:45pm

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