I was born in India and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. My father, Dr. Vasant Lad raised us in an Ayurvedic household. Watching my father practice an integrated form of medicine in India, I had a deep appreciation for Ayurveda along with contemporary medicine.

At a young age, I would learn about the Vedic culture along with proper diet and lifestyle choices to live a balanced life.

My father encouraged us to pursue learning medicine in an integrated form. He knows how to bridge the gap between modern medicine and Ayurveda from many years of practice in Indian hospitals.

I graduated from medical school and I chose to pursue academic medicine. In academic medicine, I would help medical students pass board exams. Helping medical students was a satisfying job, but my heart was always in practicing an integrated form of clinical medicine. I then decided to join a Naturopathic medical school and as a Naturopath, I am able to integrate many different modalities into my practice.

After I completed my training in a Naturopathic school, I wanted to increase the depth of my knowledge of Ayurveda, so I moved back to Albuquerque New Mexico to work for my father.

For the last five years, I was helping to teach at my father’s Ayurvedic school. It was an honor teaching several classes such as Pathophysiology, and Sanskrit along with clinical physical exam skills. I also learned so much from my father about Ayurveda through our daily conversations. Again, I did feel the satisfaction of teaching, but my heart still wanted to practice an integrated form of medicine.

To follow the wishes of my heart, I have launched my own practice, which I call Healing Arts of Veda. I want to share the knowledge and skills that I have learned not only from my father but also from the different medical schools that I have attended.