BURLINGTON, MA—Some of the best health care providers and physicians will moderate panel discussions in the traditional medicine track at Mega Health Expo, which will be held on Sunday, April 3, at Burlington Marriott Hotel in Burlington, MA.
The event is free to all attendees and is organized by INE MultiMedia in collaboration with INDIA New England News. It is sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Lahey Health, Neem Medical Spa and Cambridge Health Alliance.
Here is the list of moderators:
Dr. Apurv Gupta, MD
Dr. Gupta is the moderator-in-chief of the Health Expo. He is a former president and trustee of the Indian Medical Association of New England, known as IMANE. He serves as Managing Director at FTI Consulting. Dr. Gupta is in the Health Solutions practice in the Clinical Solutions segment. He provides assessment and implementation services for healthcare organizations, with a particular emphasis on education and engagement of clinicians, physician leaders, and executive leadership to improve clinical practices in addressing quality, supply utilization, and cost issues, with a keen focus on delivering measurable results.
Dr. Dinesh Patel
Dr. Patel will moderate the “Knee, Shoulder and Hand Disorder” panel. He is Orthopedic Surgeon — Arthroscopic Surgery, Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Orthopedic Surgeon. MGH and Sports medicine leadership established The Dinesh G. Patel M.D. Arthroscopy Learning Laboratory in June 14 2010. Dr. Patel is a founding member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Association of Arthroscopy. He has received many awards internationally for his pioneering work in Arthroscopic surgery. In 2001, he established Asia’s first Arthroscopic Psychomotor Skills Lab at BJMC /Paraplegia center in Ahmadabad.
Dr. Priti Saini
Dr. Saini will moderate the “Diabetes and Diabetic Diet” panel. She is a Physician at Lahey Health, and specializes in internal medicine.
Dr. Sapna Aggarwal
Dr. Aggarwal will moderate the “Gastrointestinal Disorders” panel. She is president of the Indian Medical Association of New England, known as IMANE. She is a board certified internist and works at Acton Medical Associates. Her clinical interests include women’s health, preventive medicine. She comes from a family of doctors and grew up in New Delhi, India. She graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India, and completed her residency in internal medicine from Boston University. She is on the staff at Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA.
Dr. Naresh Mansharamani
Dr. Mansharamani will moderate the “Sleep Disorders” panel. He is a pulmonary and critical care medicine specialist at Southcoast Physicians Group. Dr. Mansharamani, a graduate of the University College of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, received residency training in medicine at Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi. He has been practicing in the Fall River area since 1999. His clinical areas of interest include lung cancer, tuberculosis, and pulmonary thrombo-embolic diseases.
Dr. Meena Sundaram, MD
Dr. Sundaram will moderate the “Prevention and Treatment of Heart Disease” panel. She is a cardiologist at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Wellesley. In addition, she is a well-known physician who is passionate about music and giving back to community. She has her own unique single style and thrives on interactive performances, which has specially won her way into the heart of New England audiences.
Dr. Arshiya Seth
Dr. Seth will moderate the “Women’s Health and Gynecological Disorders” panel. She is
Instructor in Medicine and Primary Care Physician at Cambridge Health Alliance. She trained in primary care Internal Medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), Harvard University. After completing her Internal Medicine residency, Dr. Sethiya joined the faculty at Cambridge Health Alliance, Somerville Hospital Primary Care. She is also a Performance Improvement Coach at CHA. She is a Fellow at Linde Family Fellowship Program at BIDMC, leading Patient Experience of Care and Staff Experience of Care project at her site. She has had several institutional leadership roles at CHA including Principal Investigator for Academic Innovations Collaborative HMS Grant, Physician Lead Practice Improvement Team, Tobacco Cessation group, Diabetes shared medical appointments, and organizing Weight Watchers for hospital staff.
Dr. Natasha Shah
Dr. Shah will moderate the “Physical Exam: What to Ask Your Physician” panel. She is a board-certified physician, is Vice Chair of Family Medicine at North Shore Physicians Group. She graduated from University of Western Ontario in Canada in 1985. Dr. Shah completed her Residency at Malden Hospital in 1995. She has been practicing family medicine in the North shore area of Boston for over 20 years. She cares for patients ranging from infants to senior citizens.
Dr. Seema Arora
Dr. Arora will moderate the “Beauty Skincare and Anti-Aging” panel. She is a physician at Bay State Medical Associates. Besides being specialized in Internal Medicine, Dr. Arora is also trained and certified in numerous anti aging, skin rejuvenation, weight reduction and aesthetic medical procedures. She is the former medical director of aesthetic medical practices-Laser Medspa and Sleek Medspa.
Upendra Mishra
Mishra will moderate the “Medical Entrepreneurship” panel. He is the founder and publisher of INDIA New England News, IndUS Business Journal and Boston Real Estate Times. He is also the co-founder and vice president of INE MultiMedia, the producer of the Mega Health Expo. He serves as managing director of The Mishra Group, an integrated marketing services firm.