Karan Gupta

Founder & CEO, The Cognitive Health Project , Non-profit/NGO

Lima, Peru

Trilingual medical doctor & Harvard-educated public health expert with 15 years of experience running an NGO and managing donor relations in low/middle income countries. Seeking challenging opportunity.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Disaster, Aid, Emergencies, Relief
  • Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
  • Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
Professional Experience:

The Cognitive Health Project Peru, Mexico, Colombia
Founder & CEO April ’10 – present
• Founded The Cognitive Health Project to help patients of Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Dementia using nutrition therapies, especially in three low/middle income countries
• Trained with Apollo Health, a world-renowned institution in Cognitive Decline research (www.apollohealthco.com)
• Recognized as a RECODE (Reversal of Cognitive Decline) Certified Practitioner in 2018
• Provided pro bono and retainer-based clinical care to Cognitive Decline patients in three low/middle income countries, as well as caregiver support, both in-person and via videoconferencing.
• Worked with local stakeholders including municipalities, hospitals, physicians, and caregivers to raise awareness and funds for the project
• Subtyped Alzheimer's patients in order to treat their unique underlying causes using nutrition
• Reduced the risk, slowed the progression of, or even reversed Cognitive Decline in patients using nutrition and lifestyle treatments.

Other relevant professional experiences:

1. National Polio Surveillance Project Bihar, India
Surveillance Medical Officer Oct ’09 – February ’10

2. UNICEF – WHO Haryana, India
Monitor – Pulse Polio December ‘04 – March ‘05
• Supervised a team of health workers immunizing small children with the polio vaccine

Language skills

• Fluent in English, Hindi, and Spanish

Education:

Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health MSc 2009
Panjab University MBBS 2006

Affiliations and Achievements:

Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP) www.ifm.org

Available for:

  • Consulting assignments
  • Internships / Fellowships
  • Being headhunted – make me an offer

Years of Experience:

10-15 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, Spanish, Hindi

Nationality:

Peru