Dilip Sarkar, MD, FACS, D.Litt (Yoga),  a retired Vascular Surgeon turned Certified Yoga Therapist and Certified Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist is one of the foremost experts in Yoga Therapy who combines his 55-year experience in Western Medicine with his extensive knowledge of Integrative Medicine, including Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy.

Dr. Sarkar has held positions that included teaching as a primary focus of his medical career.  He was an Associate Professor of Surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia, and Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Chief of Staff at Portsmouth General Hospital.

He serves on several local and national healthcare boards as: Past-President of the Board of Directors, American Heart Association, Hampton Roads Chapter, Virginia, Life Member, National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and Member of its’ Standards Yoga Subcommittee; Past President of the Board of Directors, International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT); Fellow, American College of Surgeon (FACS)  Fellow, American Association of Integrative Medicine (AAIM) and Past Chairman of the Board, Life in Yoga Institute. He is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, Certified Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist and Certified Yoga Therapist. He continues to practice and teach classes in Yoga Therapy,  Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy, Ayurvedic Medicine  and Integrative Medicine.  He teaches Yoga Therapy both nationally and internationally to health care providers, on integrating Yogic wisdom and science of Western Medicine. He started the first category one ACCME approved CME course in USA for physicians: “Yoga Therapy for Medical Professionals” in 2010. He was awarded Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) degree in Yoga from the best yoga university of the world SVYASA (Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anushandhana Samsthana) in 2019.