Functional Imaging in Nuclear Medicine: Beyond What Meets the Eye | with Dr. Mythri Shankar

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Mythri Shankar, M.D.

Nuclear Medicine Physician. Award winning Organic Gardener. Health Activist. Environmentalist. Culinary Arts Enthusiast. Predominantly Vegan.

Writing a book on Disease Reversal with lifestyle modifications and without medications giving a 360 perspective with 25 years of clinical experience, both in US and India, both as a doctor and patient, both modern medicine and traditional wisdom.

Dr.Shankar is Currently practicing Nuclear Medicine in Bangalore & is also actively involved in academic activities and several research projects. As a Physician, she has always placed paramount importance on education and the continuous pursuit of excellence as the highest virtue. She has always followed her passions with an unerring and innate sense of direction beginning with her desire to practice evidence-based medicine both in the diagnostic and therapeutic arena of modern medicine (again as the first person to get a private license to use rubidium generator in the entire state of California) with a patient-friendly focus not just in philosophy but also in delivery of healthcare. She is a renowned Women’s Health Activist, an entrepreneur (IIM-B Alumini) and the Founder Trustee of “Osteoporosis Foundation, India '' and Co-Founder of “The Green Foundation India''. Behind the Professional front lies a soft-hearted woman, who believes in traditional family values and wisdom and has successfully managed to strike a peaceful balance between professional and personal facets of life accommodating modern day demands. She received her postgraduate residency graduate training at DVAMC – UCLA (Division of Veteran Affairs, University of California Los Angeles, USA). She has had extensive training in her specialty from various prestigious institutions like UCLA,Cedars Sinai, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, King Drew University. Her experience has enabled the integration of most appropriate protocol selection while performing sophisticated radioactive injection procedures. Special Interest in Nuclear cardiology, PETCT & Theranostics. She is reputed for her high standards of technical skills and for her professional style of working as a team member with physicians throughout the community. She has now moved back to Bangalore, India her home town bringing with her over 25 years’ experience of clinical expertise.

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[juliejoseph]

My sister works in the Nuclear Medicine field of 25 years!

[nazokashii]

Dr Shankar was so lovely :) so interesting to get to learn a little about nuclear medicine :D and soooo many fantastic things she's doing :) thank you <3

[harryhagman]

THERE WAS A RAP HIP HOP TUNE THAT CAME OUT IN THE EARLY 80s CALLED AJ