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{{Short description|Academic, Biomedical Scientist (born 1959)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bhushan Patwardhan
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| birth_place = [[Pune]], [[India]]
| occupation = Academic, Biomedical Scientist
| known_for = Traditional Medicine Research
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'''Bhushan Patwardhan''' is an Indian researcher of traditional Indian medical systems, such as [[Ayurveda]]. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is [[pseudoscientific]].<ref name="kaufman">{{cite book |last=Beall |first=Jeffrey |title=Pseudoscience: The Conspiracy Against Science |publisher=MIT Press |year=2018 |isbn=978-0-262-03742-6 |editor-last1=Kaufman |editor-first1=Allison B. |page=293 |chapter=Scientific soundness and the problem of predatory journals |author-link=Jeffrey Beall |editor-last2=Kaufman |editor-first2=James C. |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwFKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA293}}</ref><ref name="oxpsych">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=626fDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA24 |chapter=Chapter 1: Thinking about psychiatry |vauthors=Semple D, Smyth R |title=Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2019 |isbn=978-0-19-879555-1 |edition=4th |page=24 |doi=10.1093/med/9780198795551.003.0001}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref name="Quack-2011">{{cite book |last=Quack |first=Johannes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=55wFpydSZ8oC |title=Disenchanting India: Organized Rationalism and Criticism of Religion in India |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-19-981260-8 |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=TNbxUwhS5RUC&pg=PA213 213], [https://books.google.com/books?id=TNbxUwhS5RUC&pg=PA3 3] |author-link=Johannes Quack}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= Over 1000 Indians in Stanford's list of top 2% scientists in the world| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/over-1000-indians-in-stanford-s-list-of-top-2-scientists-in-the-world-1738214-2020-11-05|access-date=2025-03-14 |website=India Today| date=5 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= SASTRA National Science Day awards presented| url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/sastra-national-science-day-awards-presented/article67899768.ece |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=The Hindu| date= 29 February 2024 }}</ref> He currently serves as a National Research Professor at the [[Ministry of Ayush]], [[Government of India]], Distinguished Professor at the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, [[Savitribai Phule Pune University]] and adjunct professor at National Institute of Complementary Medicine, [[Western Sydney University]], Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Research Professor-Ayush |url= https://ccras.nic.in/national-research-professor-ayush |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=CCRAS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhushan Patwardhan |url=https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/nicmhri/about_us/people/adjuncts/bhushan_patwardhan|access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Western Sydney}}</ref>

== Education and career ==

Patwardhan attended Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya High School, Pune. He obtained a bachelor's degree in science from [[Fergusson College]] and a master's degree in biochemistry from the Postgraduate School for Biological Studies, University of Pune. He then obtained his doctoral degree (PhD) from [[Haffkine Institute]] and the Department of Botany, [[Savitribai Phule Pune University]], previously known as the [[University of Pune]].

He is known to play an important role in India's push to globalize its [[Indian medicine (disambiguation)|traditional medicine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= 'It was fascinating': What a market university taught one of Pune's brightest minds | url= https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-mandai-vidyapeeth-market-university-bhushan-patwardhan-8696708 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Indian Express| date= 3 July 2023 }}</ref> As an Indian scientist, he was featured on the Stanford University's global list of 2% scientists curated by the Stanford University experts on the basis of standardized citation indicators like information on citations, h-index, co-authorship, and a composite indicator.<ref>{{Cite web |title= 55 from Pune ranked in Stanford varsity's list of world's top 2% scientists | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/stanford-university-ranking-55-experts-from-pune-among-worlds-top-2-scientists-8975497/|access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Indian Express| date=10 October 2023}}</ref>

He previously served as the chairman of the executive committee, [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC), Bengaluru,<ref>{{Cite web |title= NAAC chief Bhushan Patwardhan resigns to 'safeguard sanctity of post' |url= https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/naac-chief-bhushan-patwardhan-resigns-to-safeguard-sanctity-of-post-123030600557_1.html|access-date=2025-03-14 |website=India Today|date= 6 March 2023|last1= India|first1= Press Trust of}}</ref> Chairman Additional Charge, [[Indian Council of Social Science Research]], ICSSR New Delhi,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://icssr.org/chairman |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715024633/http://www.icssr.org/chairman |archive-date=15 July 2018 |title=Chairman {{!}} Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)}}</ref> and Vice Chairman, [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] UGC, New Delhi,.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Dr Bhushan Patwardhan appointed chairperson of NAAC executive committee|url= https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/dr-bhushan-patwardhan-appointed-chairperson-naac-executive-committee-7792378/|access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Indian Express|date= 27 February 2022}}</ref> He served as the Director of Interdisciplinary School of Health Science and Center for Complementary & Integrative Health, Savitribai Phule Pune University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UGC appoints scientist Bhushan Patwardhan as chairman of NAAC executive committee| url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/ugc-appoints-scientist-bhushan-patwardhan-as-chairman-of-naac-executive-committee/89887789|access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Economic Times}}</ref> He was also the Vice Chancellor at [[Symbiosis International University]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Natural Solution| url= https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/natural-solution/|access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Indian Express| date= 6 June 2012}}</ref> and Director at Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine and [[Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions]], Bangalore. He Co-chaired the [[WHO]] Expert Group for the Global Center for Traditional Medicine and the First Global Summit on Traditional Medicine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UGC appoints scientist Bhushan Patwardhan appointed UGC chairman| url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/bhushan-patwardhan-appointed-ugc-vice-chairman/articleshow/65956668.cms|access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Economic Times| date= 26 September 2018}}</ref> He is part of the task forces and policy-making committees for various organizations like the [[National Knowledge Commission]], [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]], [[NITI Aayog]], and the World Health Organization Geneva.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Prof. Bhushan Patwardhan| url= https://chanakyauniversity.edu.in/iac/prof-bhushan-patwardhan/|access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Chanakya University| date= 26 March 2023}}</ref>

He is a fellow of the [[National Academy of Sciences, India|National Academy of Science, India]], and the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]] (India).<ref>{{Cite web |title= Fellow National Science Academy India | url=https://nasi.org.in/fellows/patwardhan-bhushan-keshav |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=NASI}}</ref>

He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the [[Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine]], published by [[Elsevier Science Direct|Elsevier]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine | url= https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-ayurveda-and-integrative-medicine/about/editorial-board |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Science Direct}}</ref> He is also on Editorial Boards of Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine,<ref>{{Cite web |title= Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine | url=
https://home.liebertpub.com/publications/journal-of-integrative-and-complementary-medicine/26/editorial-board |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Liebertpub}}</ref> [[Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine]] and various other reputed journals.
.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine | url=https://link.springer.com/journal/11655/editorial-board|access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Springer}}</ref>

Patwardhan was presented with the SASTRA-Mahamana Award in recognition of his contribution to the field of Ayurveda.<ref>{{Cite web |title= SASTRA National Science Day awards presented| url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/sastra-national-science-day-awards-presented/article67899768.ece |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=The Hindu| date= 29 February 2024 }}</ref>

One of his books, "Genome to Om" explores the desired transitions from modern science to metascience. Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Principal Director of [[Symbiosis Society]] and Pro Chancellor of [[Symbiosis International University]], describes as a profound and enlightening work that redefines the trajectory of human evolution and explores the intersection of science, spirituality, and liberal arts.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Monday Motivation: Exploring the Book – Genome to Om| url=https://drvidya.symbiosis.ac.in/2024/12/23/monday-motivation-exploring-the-book-genome-to-om/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=SwarajMag| date=23 December 2024 }}</ref>

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