Epistle..The unseen journey

Deepali Patil nee’ Patravali has navigated her decisions keeping the big picture of life and fulfillment in mind. We all knew she was brilliant – but now I realized she was wise. 

Not only a Transfusion Medicine specialist, she is a yoga teacher, a Meditation teacher, a Happiness teacher and a Craniosacral specialist. All in all a healer. Listen on as she introduces herself over the course of the next 45 minutes. It was fantastic meeting her again. She lives in Belgaum with her soulmate Rahul Patil daughter Isha and son Shaurya.

A pioneer in his field, Jaydeep is one of the first Robotic GI surgeons in the country and one of the pioneering bariatric surgeons in the country. A loaded fun machine, an energiser bunny and to all of us, he is affectionately called "the keeda". He lives with his wife Reshma and two children Niharika and Anushka in Mumbai. Long episode and I could have gone on forever listening to him.

Sukhada Rao of today is not the same Sukhada Udupa you knew of in Medical school. She runs a busy hospital and a successful Gyn practice. A fitness enthusiast, she runs half marathons for fun. She resides in Chennai with her husband Ramesh and two children. 

Jovial, gentle, generous and humble. That is Varsha Patil. She is one of the few IVF specialists & one of the many supermoms in the country. She built her career while at the same time standing as the rock, supporting and sacrificing for her family who she obviously loves. She lives with her husband, Vivek in Belgaum. 2 Children and 2 grandchildren and growing

Namma Bengaluru is fortunate to have Veeru “the walking Harrison” Sutar taking care of its sick and needy. Veeru did MD Medicine in Baroda before settling down in Bengaluru with his wife Bhuvaneshwari, a gynecologist and two daughters Sanvi and Bhuvi.  Listen to the fascinating story of his dad and Veeru's escapades in this podcast.

It was not easy to record Teju. Its hard to get her time and when you do, she is always giggling. Teju is a hypercharged Pediatrician in Bangalore, living with her doting husband, Nagaraj and three children and a dog. She loves listening to music. Keith Urban, Arijit Singh and Jagjit Singh are her favs..

Ekamber is an ENT surgeon in Northern Ireland. Following JNMC, he did his MS in ENT at PGI Chandigarh. He was and remains an avid cricketer and has infected his kids Neel and Likit with the same passion. He lives near the suburbs of Belfast with his wife, Kala and two teenage sons.

Aditya is a Neuropathologist at University Hospitals Plymouth, UK. He did his formal postgraduate training in Bombay obtaining MD (Path), DPB and DNB in Pathology and FRCPath (Neuropathology) from London

He worked briefly as a Senior Registrar in NIMHANS followed by Higher Specialist Training in Neuropathology in Leeds and a short fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

He has co-authored a book titled “Neuropathology Simplified” which serves as a beginners guide to Neuropathology.

Aditya lives in Plymouth, UK with his wife, Veena and two children. He enjoyes, Hiking, Biking, Birding and art. You can read his professional profile here: https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/shivane-a