Dr. Prasan Shankar is an Āyurveda Physician working in the Rasayana tantra (Geriatric) unit at the Institute of Āyurveda and Integrative medicine ( I-AIM)-TDU. He treats various neurological and neurodegenerative disorders like strokes and parkinsonism, arthritis spectrum disorders, supportive and complementary cancer care, supportive cardiac care and other age related problems. He has an interest in doing research around practice and is involved in research related to Āyurvedic management of neurological disorders, cancer and is currently involved in various research projects. He has an M.D in Pañcakarma  from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. He is currently the Medical director at Institute of Āyurveda and Integrative medicine(I-AIM)-TDU.

Selected Publications

1. Vijay, Bhavya & Singh, Gurmeet & Chethala N, Vishnuprasad & Godbole, Ashwini & Kukkupuni, Subrahmanya & Anon, Megha & Shankar, Prasan & Devkumar, Poornima & Shankar, Darshan. (2022). Breaking silos: can the emerging field of Ayurvedic biology contribute to the advancement of Indian health science. Current Science. 122. 251. 10.18520/cs/v122/i3/251-257.

2. Harini JA, Luthra A, Madeka S, Shankar P, Mandava P, Pervaje R, Aaron S, Purushotham A. Ayurvedic Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Observational Study. Glob Adv Health Med. 2019 May 30;8:2164956119849396. doi: 10.1177/2164956119849396. PubMed PMID: 31211006; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6545648.

3. Bode M , Shankar P. Ayurvedic college education, reifying biomedicine and the need for reflexivity Anthropol Med. 2018 Aug;25(2):162-175. doi: 10.1080/13648470.2017.1287258. Epub 2017 May 16.


4. Shankar P; From the proceedings of Insight Ayurveda 2013, Coimbatore. 24th and 25th May 2013. OA01.03. Emergency management of pakshaghata - A case study. Anc Sci Life. 2013 Jan;32(Suppl 2):S3. doi: 10.4103/0257-7941.123815. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4147499.

Awards / Memberships

1. Himalaya student award for obtaining first rank in Final year BAMS ( Jivaka Award)

2. Charka Award for Obtaining first rank in Final Year BAMS
3. Best paper for- Shankar P. OA01.03. Emergency management of Pakshaghata - A cas