
Recipient of White House Honor
Author's Corner
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A physician, writer, and a motivational speaker, Dr. Shuvendu Sen is the author of Amazon bestseller Why Buddha Never Had Alzheimer’s: a Holistic Treatment Approach through Meditation, Yoga and the Arts, (published/marketed by HCI/Simon & Schuster), that received the 2017 Nautilus Award, bestowed previously to His Holiness Dalai Lama, Noble Peace Prize Winner Desmond Tutu, Deepak Chopra, Mariel Hemingway among others.

Inaugurated by the Indian Consulate, New York at the First International Yoga Conference, the book has been selected at the American Expo, London/Beijing/Frankfurt Book Fairs and has been recently translated into French by Hachette Foundation and Italian by Terra Nuova Publishers.
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As a multi-awarded nationally and internationally respected physician with peer reviewed publications, chapters, and Books to his credit, Dr. Sen has made notable contributions in the field of academics, medicine, and advocacy. Dr. Sen holds a column for the Times of India and previously wrote for the New Jersey Voices Section of The Star-Ledger. His stories, poems, articles have appeared in many prestigious print and online journals/media, including The Daily News, The Star Ledger, The Statesman, Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (Online, Founder, Maria Shriver), BBC (UK), Yoga Magazine, Counselor Magazine among others.
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His previous book titled A Doctor’s Diary (publisher, Times Group Books) was selected at the New York South Asian Literary Festival, 2014, and World Book Fair, 2016.
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Dr. Sen is the recipient of the Men of Distinction Award from New York State Senate, the Oscar Edwards Award from the American College of Physicians, and has been thrice nominated for United States Pushcart Award for his columns and other works of fiction.
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An invited speaker for United Nations officials, World Parliament of Religions, Toronto, Canada, Indian Consulate, New York, Duke University, Harvard Medical School, City University of New York among many others, Dr. Sen has been featured by major television and radio channels nationally and internationally, including WFLA (NBC affiliated), CNN, PBS, CBS, Citizens TV, WRAL, among others.


Why Buddha Never Had Alzheimer's is precisely what is needed to cause a drastic and necessary revolution in medical care.
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PRAISE FOR THE BOOK

“In this thoughtful and far-ranging book,
Dr. Sen has raised the intriguing question
of whether meditation, yoga, and spirituality could contribute to protecting the brains of our aging population from the ravages of illnesses like Alzheimer’s disease. Excellent work!”
—John W. Denninger, MD, PhD
Director of Research, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital/Associate Director of the MGH-McLean
Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program/Harvard Medical School

“Dr. Sen’s work is an important, provocative contribution to the field of neurology.
I commend his book to any who are
interested in Alzheimer’s disease.”
– Benjamin Doolittle, MD
Director, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, Yale School of Medicine

"An Engaging Compilation of lively personal relationship stories between a truly caring physician and his patients."
– Professor Karl Bardosh, International Film Scholar & Dramaturge

A highly-recommended and well-researched piece of work, ' A Doctor's Diary' is a must in your bookshelf.
– Times of India

Excellent user friendly medical book. One of a kind. Loved the interactions and the anecdotes. A must for every household!