![]() JAMA editors claimed that Chopra and his co-authors had financial interests in " Maharishi Vedic Medicine" products and services. In its May 22/29, 1991 issue, the Journal of the American Medical Association ( JAMA) published an article coauthored by Chopra: Letter from New Delhi: Maharishi Ayur-Veda: Modern Insights Into Ancient Medicine. ![]() In 1989, the Maharishi awarded him with the title " Dhanvantari (Lord of Immortality), the keeper of perfect health for the world". He has been called the TM movement's "poster boy" and "its leading Ayurvedic physician". ![]() He was initially the sole stockholder of Maharishi Ayurveda Products International, but divested after three months. In that same year, Chopra left his position at the New England Memorial Hospital and became the founding president of the American Association of Ayurvedic Medicine, and was later named medical director of the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center for Stress Management and Behavioral Medicine. In 1985, Chopra met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who invited him to study Ayurveda. Sources also describe a 1981 meeting between Chopra and Ayurvedic physician Brihaspati Dev Triguna in Delhi, India, in which Triguna advised Chopra to learn the TM technique. Īfter reading about the Transcendental Meditation technique, Chopra and his wife learned the practice in 1981, and two months later they went on to learn the advanced TM-Sidhi program. He became Chief of Staff at the New England Memorial Hospital in Stoneham, Massachusetts, later known as Boston Regional Medical Center, before establishing a private practice. CareerĬhopra taught at the Tufts University and Boston University Schools of Medicine. He is also a member of the American Medical Association (AMA), a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Chopra is board-certified in internal medicine and specialized in endocrinology. He earned his license to practice medicine in the state of Massachusetts in 1973 and received a California medical license in 2004. He had residency terms at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts, and at the University of Virginia Hospital. ![]() After immigrating to the US in 1968, Chopra began his clinical internship and residency training at Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield, New Jersey. Columba's School in New Delhi and graduated from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Ĭhopra completed his primary education at St. Early life and educationĪs a young man, Chopra's desire was to become an actor or journalist, but he reports that he was inspired by a character in Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis and became a doctor. Ĭhopra's younger brother, Sanjiv, is a Professor of Medicine and Faculty Dean for Continuing Medical Education at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. His paternal grandfather was a sergeant in the British Army, who sought treatment for his heart condition from Ayurveda when it did not improve through medical means. He was head of the department of medicine and cardiology at Mool Chand Khairati Ram Hospital, New Delhi, for over 25 years, and a lieutenant in the British army. (1919–2001) was a prominent Indian cardiologist. ![]() Ī friend of Michael Jackson for 20 years, Chopra came to widespread public attention in July 2009 when he criticized the "cult of drug-pushing doctors, with their co-dependent relationships with addicted celebrities," saying he hoped Jackson's death, attributed to an overdose of a prescription drug, would be a call to action. He is also a lecturer at the Update in Internal Medicine event, sponsored by Harvard Medical School's Department of Continuing Education and the Department of Medicine.Ĭhopra was a top assistant to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi before launching his own career in the late 1980s by publishing self-help books on New Age spirituality and alternative medicine. Chopra now runs his own medical center, with a focus on mind-body connections. Chopra began his career as an endocrinologist and later shifted his focus to alternative medicine. Speaking to the Microsoft PAC on January 15, 2011ĭeepak Chopra (Hindi: दीपक चोपड़ा born October 22, 1946) is an Indian medical doctor, public speaker, and writer on subjects such as spirituality, Ayurveda and mind-body medicine. For other uses, see Deepak Chopra (disambiguation). ![]()
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