Dr. Tvisha Parikh is a Sports and Exercise Physician. After her initial graduate training in medicine (MBBS) from T.N Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital in Mumbai, to pursue her passion for healthy living she opted to study in detail about fitness, exercise and sports medicine. This field being an evolving branch in India with limited resources for training, she ventured abroad in some of the world class centres across the globe. She did her post-graduate Masters degree in Sports and Exercise Medicine from the University of Glasgow, UK.
She then worked at Liverpool John Moores University in UK where she got further trained in Sports Science and testing in children. She was then accepted for training at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa and the Exercise Science and Sports Medicine Unit of University of Cape Town, where she had the opportunity to train with Professor Tim Noakes, Prof Wayne Derman, Prof Martin Schwellnus, Dr. Jeroen Swart and team. Following this, she visited the Cleveland Cardiac Clinic in USA where she mastered the exercise prescription skills for cardiac patients and general population in keeping with the guidelines of the ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine). She then joined Sri Ramachandra University and Medical Centre and Centre for Sports Science (CSS) in Chennai as an Exercise and Sports Physician where she worked for nearly 7 years. She also completed a PhD in Sports Medicine while working at Chennai. She is now a practising consultant in Sports and Exercise Medicine in Mumbai.
Prevention and non-surgical treatment of injuries and chronic pains; and exercise prescription for fitness and disease prevention forms an essential part of her practice, be it in athletes, recreational gym goers or elderly population with or without diseases. During her short professional career so far,
she has been the Sports Physician at many Sports Events- eg: World
Series Hockey, All India Rowing
Competition and for many athletes from various sports.
In this rapidly developing field of Sports Medicine it is essential to remain abreast with recent advances and interact with professionals across the country and world. Dr. Tvisha actively participates in conferences, workshops, presenting papers and has had her papers published in some of the leading International Sport Medicine journals including 'Sports Medicine', a highly rated journal in the field of Sports Medicine. She has given invited talks on a wide variety of topics from obesity, weight management, fitness to prevention and rehabilitation of injuries.
She continues to remain passionate about promoting healthy painfree living and a fit lifestyle. She engages in social activities to help pursue this passion. Besides that, she loves spending time with her family and friends and is an avid traveller and outdoor person.
