Surgeon, Researcher, Author, Public Health Consultant
Dr. Mahesh Bhatt is a surgeon, author, researcher, and public health consultant with over three decades of experience in practice. He has worked with Government, Nongovernment, Academic, and Corporate Organizations as a clinician, researcher, educator, administrator, and health consultant. As MD and CEO of MMBSHS Trust, a charitable trust operating in the Uttarakhand Himalayas in India, his work has focused on spiritual health, climate change and health, health advocacy, medical ethics, public health systems, health promotion, and well-being. He is a regular speaker at national and international forums, seminars, and academic institutions. He is a member of the ASI, IPHA, IMA, Institutional Ethics Committee of HNB Garhwal University, WMA, IUHPE, IHLA, GCHA, INSS, SMN, and Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education. His work on the spiritual dimension of health has led to a paradigm shift in the understanding of spirituality and its role in health within public health and healthcare systems. He is the author of three books: Spiritual Health, Spirituality: Neurobiology at Our Best, and The Year 2020: The Corona and Chaos, and two poetry collections, ‘Nithalla Chintan’ and ‘Muktkanthai,’ in Hindi with the pen name “Vismit.”
