Biography
Currently practicing Internal Medicine, private practice in Arcadia, California since 1987
Services provided at the Jain Center of Southern California (JCSC):
Actively involved in JCSC since 1990. Served as:
- Executive Committee member in 2004 -2005.
- President of the Jain Center for three terms in 2010 to 2013 and 2020-2021
- Chairman of Anjan Shalaka committee in 2009.
- Fundraising Committee Chairman from 2014 to 2017.
- Board of Director from 2016 to 2019
- JCSC Bylaws committee member.
- Sadharmik Bhakti Committee chair
- Currently member of Fundraising Committee.
- Have coordinated and participated in medical camps at Jain Center since 1995.
- Have arranged and coordinated many fundraising programs for natural disasters and catastrophes all over the world.
- Serving local and international community for the medical help and guidance
- Arranged and coordinated to bring a handwritten copy of Aagams on palm leaves to JCSC in 2013
Services provided to JAINA
- JAINA director from 2011 to 2017.
- Regional Vice President - West, 2024-2025 and 2013-2015.
- JAINA Fundraising Committee Chairman: 2013-2015
- 2019 JAINA Convention board member.
- 2019 JAINA convention fundraising committee member.
- Chairman of medical /health committee during 2019 and 2023 JAINA conventions.
- Founded and served as Chairman of the Jain Center Liaison committee for JAINA.
- Coordinated and co-moderated Jain center presidents’ conferences during 2013 and 2015 Conventions.
- Coordinated and moderated Jain Doctors forum at JAINA convention in 2017
- Currently serving as a chairman of JAINA Sadharmik committee since 2021
- Currently serving as member of JAINA long-range planning committee since 2013 and as a coordinator of Jain Youth Exchange program (JYEP) since 2015.
Other services
- Served as a chief of staff at Methodist hospital of Southern California
- Currently serving as a Chairman of the Mentoring and wellbeing committee at USC Arcadia Hospital since 2013.
- Currently serving as a board member of Cerritos City College foundation board.
- Founder member of Peace Center of Los Angeles.