Dr. Gopal Basisht is a senior rheumatologist who practiced for more than 50 years. His practice includes specialist in internal medicine for initial 10 years and as rheumatologist for 40 years. He is a keen observer of todays’ healthcare system and striving to provide a better healthy society to the globe. After learning fundamental principles of Ayurveda, he coined the term ‘Symbiohealth’.
He envisioned the betterment of society through initiating a project on contemporary edition of Charak Samhita- Ancient healthcare treatise of Ayurveda with the help of eminent personalities of Ayurveda. He is the Chief Editor of new edition of Charak Samhita. He established the Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre in collaboration with Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar.