Dr. Somesh N. Kaushik, BAMS, ND, MPH MPA, President of NCCBAM, is the chief medical practitioner of Dr. Kaushik’s Ayurvedic and Naturopathic Clinic in Cross River, NY and the co-founder of the Institute for Ayurvedic and Naturopathic Therapies in Fairfield, CT and the Institute for the Advancement of Ayurvedic Sciences, a research and teaching facility. Dr. Kaushik brings over 35 years of clinical and teaching experience to his patients. He has been teaching in various colleges and universities including two Naturopathic Medical Colleges since 1988. His work experience includes Associate Dean of a Community College, Epidemiologist and Director of HIV/AIDS Sero-surveillance for the Alabama Department of Public Health and Director of Admissions for the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine while maintaining a practice. He is the chief formulator for Sri Sai Nutrients, a US based nutraceutical firm for authentic and research based Ayurvedic supplements. Each year, Dr. Kaushik’s family travels to India to set up free medical camps for the underserved and support girls’ education through One Life At A Time, a 501(c)3 non profit organization, he co-founded. He has been offering a free lecture series to the New York communities since 2016.