IAPEN India Ludhiana Chapter
Hon. President
Dr. Vivek Gupta
- MBBS, DA, DNB(Anaesthesiology), FIACTA(Cardiac anesthesia), FICCM, PGDHA
- Consultant (Cardiac anaesthesia & Intensive care) ECMO Physician Dayanand Medical College & Hospital Unit- Hero DMC Heart Institute.
- Course Director: ISCCM Certificate Course: ECMO & CRRT (6 month duration)
- ACLS Instructor & Associate Training Site coordinator DMCH (American heart Association accredited)
Hon. Vice-President
Dr. Jaspreet Kaur
- M.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed., PhD, Associate Professor teaching Home Science and Food and Nutrition from the last 22 years
- Her research papers in physical growth and malnutrition among children are published in Indian and international peer reviewed journals and presented papers in national and international conferences.
- Co-author of nine text books of Home Science & co-edited one book and is editor of Newsletter of IDA Punjab Chapter. She has a created many you tube videos on various health topics.
- Prepared video lectures for two courses ‘Therapeutic Nutrition’ and ‘Nutrition for the family’ for the Swayam Prabha channel, An initiative of MHRD.
- Life member of IDA ,& NSI
- Certified FODMAP health professional by Monash University, Australia.
- Certified Diabetes Educator.
Hon.Secretary
Ms. Shaveta Batta
- Registered Dietitian
- Chief Dietitian in Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana.
- Certified Diabetes Educator
- Certified FODMAP Dietitian.
- Total experience of twenty years.
- Specialized in Critical Care Nutrition and Bariatric Surgery.
- Papers published:.
IAPEN India : Nutrition Consensus Guidelines in Oncology Clinical Practice. Journal of Nutrition Research.
Low fermentable oligosaccharide, disaccharide, monosaccharide and polyol diet in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: A prospective, randomized trial.
Hon. Treasurer
Bharti Sharma
- BHMS, PGDND, Certified IBD Dietitian,
- Diploma in Naturopathy and Yoga
- Clinical Dietitian in Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana
- Total Experience of 11 years.
- Life Memberships: IDA and NSI
Executive Committee Member
Dr. Sonika Sharma
- PhD (Food Science)
- Associate Professor, Department of Food and Nutrition, PAU, Ludhiana
- Awarded PAU Gold medal for BSc(Home Science )
- Research studies that have won International awards at varoius conferences:
- Hepato- protective effect of lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) detoxifying drink on carbon tetrachloride induced toxicity in rats.
- Optimization of nutritional composition, bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity in broccoli (Brassica oleracea) microgreens using alternate drying techniques’
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Three decadal status and trends from global burden of disease
- Research Technologies REC approved and commercialized:
- Pumpkin seed flour for utilization in food products
- Formulation and standardization of Vitamin D enriched mushroom powder to develop supplemented products - Research Technology as PAU recommendation in Package of Practices,
PAU:
- Optimization of nutritional & biochemical composition of microgreens for utilization in food products
Executive Committee Member
Bhavya Dhir
- Private practitioner @dietitianbhavya , Ludhiana
- Registered Dietitian (RD), India
- Certified Diabetes Educator
- Certified Sports Nutritionist
- FODMAP Specialist
- UGC-NET Qualified
- Nutrition Expert for contestants of Miss Urban Desi Punjab (2018-2020)
- IDA, IAPEN and NSI Life Member
- Published research articles in international journals and presented at conferences
- Speaker for health seminars in schools, colleges, events
Executive Committee Member
Isha Nagrath
- Registered Dietitian
- UGC NET qualified
- IAPEN/IDA Life time member
- Specialized in Diabetes using CGM
- Nutrition Auditor (Ragus Healthcare Pvt Ltd.
- Private Practitioner at Surakshit Diet with Isha RD
- Course Editor: M.Sc (Diet & Food Service Management, Certificate Course, (Food & Nutrition), IGNOU
- Published Paper:
Impact of Nutrition Knowledge on eating behavior among college going girls (18-23 years) - Training Modules: Diabetes, IGMPI
- Training to Junior Dietitians
Executive Committee Member
Gurjeet Kaur
- Deputy dietitian in Christian Medical College and hospital Ludhiana.
- Experience in dietetics field- 8 years
- Organized cne & various nutrition activities in cmc
- Masters in Dietetics and Nutrition (2014 ) MMU Mullana, Ambala, Haryana.
- Bachelor in Nutrition and Dietetics (2012) PAU Ludhiana.
- Active member in IDA Punjab chapter.
Executive Committee Member
Gopika Puri
- Clinical Dietitian in SPS hospital
- PhD Scholar from PAU, MSC from LPU, Jallandhar
- Total experience of 7 years
- Certified Metabolic Nutritionist
- Certified in Nutrogenomics
- PG diploma in Clinical Dietetics
- Organised various workshops in gastrointestinal, weight loss and metabolic diseases.
Executive Committee Member
Manmeet Grewal
- Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics.
- Clinical Dietitian in Hero DMC&H , Ludhiana
- Total Experience of 9 years
- Participated in varios Medical Camps.
- Conducted Nutrition Lectures for general public
- Virtual Nutrition Lecture during COVID 19 for industrial workers, college students and faculty