Dominican Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine - Santiago, República Dominicana

Scott Gerson, M.D., M. Phil. (Ayurveda), Ph.D. (Ayurveda) is one of the world's most renowned Ayurvedic physician and research scientist. He founded The Dominican Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine (formerly The National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine) in 1982. Since that time he has been a front-line, primary care Ayurvedic physician who has treated more than 10,000 patients from around the globe.

He began his Ayurvedic Education in 1979 in Trivandrum and completed his full Ayurvedic training at the Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya in Pune. As his knowledge and insight into Ayurvedic principles developed, Dr. Gerson's interest started to become focused in the area of Panchakarma Chikitsa--the science of detoxification and rejuvenation. He therefore took up residence for some time in  

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Kottakkal, India the home of the famous Panchakarma facility, the Arya Vaidya Sala, directed by the late Dr. P.N. Varier who became Dr. Gerson's important mentor.

His Ph.D. thesis in Panchakarma Chikitsa (Detoxification Therapy) was accepted jointly by the University of Poona and Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya in 2003. He was appointed Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Ayurved of University of Pune in 2004 where he is active in academic and research activities. He is a member of the teaching and research faculties at the prestigious Institute of Indian Medicine in Poona as well as numerous other academic affiliations including the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha Medicine, the Indian government¹s principal Ayurvedic organization. Dr. Gerson holds the position of Clinical Assistant Professor at New York Medical College in the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine. He has authored many books and articles.

The Dominican Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine (DIAM) is operating in association and with the blessings of the Indian Consulate of the Dominican Republic. We are also operating under the auspices of the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy (AYUSH), a part of the Central Government of India. With the cooperation of AYUSH Minister Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Dr. Gerson is working on the cultivation and regeneration of Ayurvedic medicinal plants as well as to promote original Ayurvedic research into treatments for diseases which afflict humanity.

Above all else, Dr. Gerson's main activity is the treatment of patients in need of medical care and direction in the widest sense. He sees patients privately in both the Dominican Republic (primarily) and New York (several times a year) and has done so for the past thirty plus years. "Experience the difference Experience makes."