Dr. Sivarama “Prasad” Vinjamury graduated from the University of Kerala, India earning a Doctor of Medicine in Ayurveda degree.  He then received his Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree from Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) and subsequently Master of Public Health degree from Cal State Fullerton. Recently, he received the Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine degree from Pacific College of Health and Science. 

Dr. Prasad is a Professor at Southern California University of Health and Sciences (SCU) teaching traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda. He is the Assistant Director of Eastern Medicine Department and the Director of Integrative and Family Health Services, SCU Health.  He provides acupuncture and Ayurveda medicine services at the University Health Center, Whittier. Dr. Vinjamury has over thirty years in clinical experience in integrating Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and western diagnostic methods to evaluate, assess, and manage patients.  In addition to his teaching and clinical services, he is also deeply involved in clinical research in complementary and integrative medicine (CIM). He has been a Principal Investigator of studies on Fibromyalgia, Hypertension, Insomnia, Cancer and Osteoporosis. He has presented papers on various subjects in several national and international conferences and also published many articles on CIM topics in peer-reviewed journals. Recently, he served as an expert for WHO for developing benchmarks for Ayurveda practice and education. He is also actively involved in American Public Health Association as the past chair of Integrative Complementary and Traditional and Health Practices (ICTHP) section and advocates for TCM, Ayurveda and other integrative therapies for health promotion. He is a member of the board of NAMACB and AAC and is currently the chair of the NAMACB. He is a Co-Chair of Clinical/Educational Working Group of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine.