Wheels Global’s Health group’s mission is to provide affordable healthcare solutions to India’s more than 800 million rural and underserved population. The poverty, lack of healthcare facilities, lack of water and sanitation facilities, and lack of infrastructures other exacerbates problems.
The mission toward Technology-Driven Cost-Effective Healthcare Delivery in the Rural and Underserved Areas to improve access to Healthcare particularly started in India and a vision to expand Globally. Project HEART meets WHEELS Principles to Provide Livelihood which Creates employment and livelihood for service providers and Sustainability by generating operating costs and a small revenue for expansion. The Healthcare Challenge aims for affordable health care for India’s Billion-Plus People and presents enormous challenges, particularly in rural places. These challenges are further exacerbated by poverty, lack of education, inadequate infrastructure in the field of water supply, road transportation, and limited access to preventive health services, diagnostic facilities, clinics, hospitals, pharmacies, and sanitation.
Dr Raj Shah is the Chairman of Health Council.
He is a practicing cardiologist, philanthropist, and entrepreneur based in Philadelphia. He is educated at the University of Pennsylvania and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Temple and Drexel University faculties. He is a pioneer in the field of telemedicine and the creator of the SmartCareDoc telemedicine system which was deployed at “The Clinic at Wal-Mart” in 2012-14: The first telemedicine clinic in a retail store in America. He established a TeleRetinopathy screening program at the Temple University Health System in 2016 and a teaching Teleclinic at the School of Nursing at Rutgers University.
He is also a Research Fellow at the Blanche and Irwin Lerner Center at Rutgers University for the study of Pharmaceutical Management and Healthcare and lectures about Telemedicine. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Kean University College of Business and Public Management and Global Business School, and a Trustee of S.M. Shah Law College, and Sarvajanik School in Mehsana, India.
Dr. Shah is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and cardiac CT angiography. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Physicians. He received his medical degree with distinction from the M.S. University in Baroda, India, and graduate training in internal medicine and cardiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Shah received a Master of Business Administration with Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma honors in 1997.
Dr Bindukumar Kansupada is the Vice Chairman of the Health Council.
He is a retired Cardiologist, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, Educator, and active healthcare political activist.
Dr Kansupada was appointed as Assistant Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at Drexel University and as Clinical Instructor in the Dept of Internal Medicine – PCOM, till he retired.
Dr Bindukumar Kansupada is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Echocardiography, and Nuclear Cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American College of Chest Physicians, and Fellow American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. He received his MBBS degree from prestigious Topiwala Medical College, Mumbai University, and received his post-graduate training in invasive, noninvasive Cardiology and Electrophysiology from Medical College Of Pennsylvania (Drexel University Medical School).
Dr Kansupada received his Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of South Florida in 1998. He is an ardent supporter of Integrative preventive health care and non-pharmaceutical interventions for improving clinical outcomes of Non-communicable diseases such as Hypertension, Diabetes, Heart Diseases, and Cancer. He is a promoter and educator of Vedic medical Science including Disease based Yogic exercises, Plant-based diet, Nutraceuticals, and Mindfulness Meditation. He had the honor of leading the Integrative Cardiac Rehab Dept program and Cardiac Cath Lab at a Local hospital in Bucks County, Pa for many years.
Shri Ishan Shivanandji is the Director, Mental Health Initiatives of the Health Council.
Shri Ishan Shivanandji is Born in an ashram, Ishan was put through rigorous physical training and many years of deep transformative meditations. After years of self-practice when Ishan moved from India to California, he recognized the global health crisis. Having been adopted by and integrated into numerous corporate and healthcare wellness initiatives, Ishan’s innovative and powerful Yoga of Immortals Wellness Programs have not only helped address rising cases of professional burnout, but they have also helped healthcare organizations support the mental well-being of the many frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) coping with severe psychological problems resulting from and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today, Ishan is on a mission to bring good health through the scientific Yoga of Immortals (YOI) protocols. Crafted by him through his deep knowledge of contemporary medicine including disease preventive yogic techniques and innovative ancient mindfulness through cognitive & emotional stimulation, which are customized for many healthcare institutes, universities, and corporations to help enhance performance, reduce stress and fend off burnout.
| *Rajat Gupta | Chairman WGF USA…Patron |
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| **Ashank Desai | Chairman WGF India…Patron |
| Arjun Malhotra | Patron |
| *Anil Bhandari | Patron |
| *Hitendra Ghosh | Convener |
| Dr Vikas Khurana | CEO, Leg Healers |
| Dr Thakor Patel | Chairman, SEVAK Foundation |
| Padmashri Ashok Gupta | MS |
| *Ambassador Pradeep Kapur | IITD’85, IAS |
| Dr. Raj Bhayani | MD, FACS: President, FIPA |
| Dr. Joseph Chalil | MD, MBA |
| Dr. Chaitanya Buch | Chairman, IEEE Vadodara, India |
| Dr. Manish Kohli | Director, Med Innovation, U of Utah |
| Dr. Rajkumar Tripathi | Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, India |
| Dr. Prof. Varsha Vaidya | Bharati Vidyapeeth Med College |
| Dr. Michael Cooper | PhD, Dean Emeritus, Kean University, Business School |
| Dr. Rahul Mehra | Exec. Chairman, UNESCO Global Health Edu |
| Amit Khare | CEO, Evolko Inc. |
| Kalyan Chakrvarthy | ED, Pan IIT Alumni Reach Foundation |
| Dr. Milind Antani | MS, LLB, Nishith Desai Associates |
| Dr. R. S. Sodhi | Chairman and CEO, Amul Dairy |
| *Ratan Agarwal | Board Member, WFG USA |
| Dr. Jawahar Shah | MD (Homeopathy) |
| *Dr Bindukumar Kansupada | MD, MBA, FACC: Vice Chairman |
| Ishan Shivanand | Director of Mental Health President, Yoga of Immortals, USA |
| **Prof. Kannan Moudgalya | Healthcare Education |
| **Indrajit Chatterjee | Karnataka State Program |
| *Rajesh Tripathi | Government Policies & Regulations |
| Farid Khan | Member of IEEE |
| Mrs. Ranjani Saictorgal | Executive Director, Ekal Vidyalaya |
| **Mrs. Gauri Kumar | IAS, Chairman, Water Council |
| *Mr. Sushil Bhatia | Technology Entrepreneur |
| *Dr. Smita Siddhanti | PhD, Healthcare Entrepreneurship |
| Dr. Ram K Singh | MD, FACC |
| Nixon Joseph | Ret. President, SBI CSR Foundation |
| Dr. Kavita Kapur | PhD, Performance & impact Measurements |
| Dr. Manoj Mathur | MD |
| Padmshri Ashok Mago | Founder, Dallas Chamber of Commerce |
| Dr. Nandini Tandon | Co-Founder, IndUS Setu Foundation |
| Priya Tandon | Co-Founder, IndUS Setu Foundation |
| *Suresh Shenoy | ExOfficio, President WGF USA |
| **Digvijay Choudhary | ExOfficio, President WGF India |
| Nishith Desai | Nishith Desai Associates |
| Chintu Patel | Founder and COO, Amneal Pharmaceuticals |
| Dr. Ami Anand Shah | CEO, Face2Face Telemedicine Company |
| Buddhadev Pandya | UK: Publications |
