Dr. Sarin Nambeeshan Sasikumar currently is a Consultant at the Forum on Indian Traditional Medicine (FITM) at the RIS.  Dr. Sarin Nambeeshan Sasikumar completed his Graduation from S D M College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Hassan, affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka in 2003. He joined as a Trainee Physician at The Arya Vaidya Chikitsalayam (AVP Group) in Coimbatore and gradually rose to become one of the Senior  Medical Officer over there. Over the 8 years that he spent there under the leadership of Late Padmashri Shri. P. R. Krishnakumar Ji, Managing Director AVP Group of Institutions and the tutelage of the internationally renowned Ayurvedic Clinician Dr. K. G. Raveendran, Dr. Sarin was able to acquire in-depth knowledge & exposure with respect to Kerala Panchakarma Chikitsa in treating wide range of critical and challenging diseases.

He thereafter pursued his Master’s in Public Health from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and has worked as a Public Health researcher for 7 years thereafter. He considers himself to be ‘a physician at heart with a research aptitude’. His broad area of interest in research is in Health Systems and Policy Research and of particular interest is the strengthening and mainstreaming of AYUSH streams of medicine. His Doctoral study in Public Health is in relation to Health Systems Governance towards pluralistic and integrative healthcare. 

As a Consultant, he is involved with major projects of FITM being carried out on behalf of the Ministry of Ayush. Currently, involved with the execution of the pan-India Ayush Service Sector study for the Ministry. Had also completed a study on the ‘Rationalization of costs for Ayurvedic treatments and packages under the Ayushman Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana’ for the Ministry.