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About Us

SBF Healthcare and Research Center (SHRC) Pvt. Ltd., was founded in 2006 by Wing Commander (Dr) V. G. Vasishta (Retd.) soon after his retirement from the Indian Air Force. SBF in India quickly gained popularity as the best healthcare centers in the country for Osteoarthritis treatment and Cancer treatment, owing to unrelenting dedication to excellent medical services and pioneering research in life-saving Osteoarthritis and Cancer medical technologies.

A breakthrough for Osteoarthritis and cancer patients came with the advent of Sequentially Programmed Magnetic Field (SPMF®) Therapy, SHRC's popularity increased manifold and its Osteoarthritis treatment and Cancer treatment regimens won mentions in leading medical journals and publications.

Till date over 5000 cases of Osteoarthritis have been treated and clinical trials on terminally ill Cancer patients have been successfully completed.

The Team

Wg Cdr (Dr) VG Vasishta (Retd)
 
Founder and CEO  
Prakash Gurbaxani
Advisor
Wg. Cdr. (Retd.) V.M. Raghunath
Chief Operations Officer
M.Srinivas Rao
Director
Dr. Shuaib Kausar
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Bangalore
Dr.Navin Bhambani
Consultant Oncologist – Mumbai
Dr. Shiva Kumar R.
Consultant Neurologist-Bangalore
Dr.Bhaskar Vishwanathan
Consultant Oncologist - Bangalore
Dr. Faiyaz Ali
Medical Consultant- Bangalore
Dr. Atul Gajare
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon-Mumbai
Wg Cdr (Dr) VG Vasishta (Retd)
Founder and CEO
Educational Qualifications
  • Medical and postgraduate degree in Radiology from the Government Medical College, Nagpur, India
Professional Experience
  • Joined Army Medical Corps as a Specialist Medical Officer and served in the Air Force for over 20 years
  • Recognized postgraduate teacher for Rajiv Gandhi University of Medical Sciences
  • Mentor for MD students at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Bangalore
  • Only recognized guide for PhD in Radiology in the state of Karnataka
Awards and Accolades
  • Has numerous National and International presentations and publications to his credit
  • Part of the unit in the armed forces which received the Presidential Colours for outstanding contribution and work of excellence
  • Awarded “Suvarna Karnataka Rajyotsava Award” by the Government of Karnataka for excellence in the field of medicine for his contribution to research of Arthritis & Cancer
  • Is in the Marquis Who’s Who In The World, for the year 2012
Professional Memberships
  • Member of the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine
  • Fellowships from Lahey Medical Center, Boston
  • Fellowships from International Medical Sciences Association
  • Fellowships from Jefferson Institute, Philadelphia
Prakash Gurbaxani
Advisor
Educational Qualifications
  • MS in construction Management from NJIT, Newark, NJ and a BS in Civil Engineering from REC, Nagpur, India
Professional Experience
  • Founder & CEO of QVC, India’s first venture-funded Real Estate Company
  • Over 20 years of experience in real estate, construction, BPO and technology
  • Served as CEO of TSI ventures, a $700 million Real Estate fund joint venture between Tishman Speyer, USA and India’s ICICI venture
  • Served as CEO of TransWorks India’s leading BPO with over 4000 employees
  • Finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards in 2001
  • Co-founded 24/7 Customer.com a leading BPO company based in Bangalore, India
  • Has worked in various senior management positions in the construction industry in US
Wg. Cdr. (Retd.) V.M. Raghunath
Chief Operations Officer
Educational Qualifications
  • Postgraduate degree in Defense management and Strategy
Professional Experience
  • 25 Yrs in the Indian Air Force, a qualified flying instructor and combat veteran
  • Extensive experience in leading a large group of personnel.
  • Specialists in media and public relations attached to the Ministry of Defense
M.Srinivas Rao
Director
Professional Experience
  • Over 20 years experience in the IT industry post an MBA from IIM, Bangalore
  • Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aujas Networks, a pure - play digital security services company
  • Former Director, Market Management with CISCO Systems for the India Region
  • Former COO for Network Solutions, a division which was acquired by Intel Capital in 2001 and the entire company was acquired by IBM in Nov 2005.
  • Was with Micro land for setting up the Education Services & Channel Business
  • Has worked with two start-ups in the initial stages of his career – Sonata and Computer Vision Labs
Dr. Shuaib Kausar
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - Bangalore
Educational Qualifications

Dr. Shuaib Kausar completed his MBBS in 2001 from M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore. He then worked as Medical Officer in Acura Speciality Hospital, Bangalore between 2002-03.Dr Shuaib then went on to complete his Diploma in Orthopedics from Bangalore Medical College under the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in 2005. He then worked in the Orthopaedic Departments in Bangalore Baptist Hospital & Mallya Hospital, Bangalore.

Professional Experience

Dr Shuaib Kausar began his private practice in 2005 and is associated with several reputed hospitals in Bangalore. He is actively involved in several social services projects, including several orphanages-where poor and disabled children are treated, free of cost.

Dr.Navin Bhambani
Consultant Oncologist – Mumbai
Educational Qualifications

Dr. Navin did his under-graduation at Seth G.S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai and post-graduation from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. This was followed by 3 years rotational residency in Oncosurgery & 1 year Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery – Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He has various fellowships in Thoracic and Minimal access Oncosurgery in Japan -National cancer center, Tokyo; Kurume University, Fukuoka; Osaka City Hospital, Osaka; and U.S.A. - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York.

Professional Experience

He subsequently worked as Associate Consultant in Oncosurgery at the P.D.Hinduja National Hospital & Research Center, Mumbai for over 2 years and spent a year as Consultant Surgical Oncologist & Minimal Access Oncosurgery In-Charge at Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan – on appointment for establishing the Minimal Access Oncosurgery Department at the institute, a 180 bedded tertiary referral center for Rajasthan.

Presently Dr. Navin is the National Coordinator for Laparoscopic Colorectal Leadership Programme conducted in co-operation with Ethicon. Surgical Oncology is his forte with special interest in Thoracic, GI & Gynaec-Oncology, Head & Neck oncology.

Dr. Shiva kumar R.
Consulting Neurologist-Bangalore
Educational Qualifications

Dr. Shiva Kumar completed his MBBS (Gold Medalist) from Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Bijapur, Karnataka University, Dharwad. He then completed DNB, Internal Medicine (Gold Medalist), from National Board of Examinations, New Delhi in 2005. He completed MD, Internal Medicine (Gold Medalist), from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi University, Hubli. He also completed DM, Neurology, from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala.

Professional Experience

Dr. Shiva Kumar is a member of Indian Academy of Neurology, Indian Epilepsy Association, American Epilepsy Society and Neurological Society of India. He has been an Assistant Professor at the Department of Medicine, PES Medical College, Kuppam and at the Department of Medicine, Sree Devraj Urs Medical College, Kolar.

Dr.Bhaskar Vishwanathan
Consultant Oncologist-Bangalore
Educational Qualifications

Dr.Bhaskar did his MD from Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore. Subsequently, he was a Clinical Fellow for a year at Tata Memorial Hospital involved in a Phase 1 multinational trial on Head and neck cancers. He later did his 1-year residency and clinical fellowship at Juravinski Cancer Centre; Hamilton, Canada where he underwent training in Intensity modulated Radiation therapy, intrabronchial brachytherapy for Lung tumors and photodynamic therapy.

Professional Experience

He has worked as Resident Surgeon and later as Assistant professor at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology for 8 years. He was involved in teaching postgraduate MD students and WHO fellows deputed to the Institute in addition to treating Cancer patients.

Presently, Dr. Bhaskar is serving as Associate Professor in Radiation Oncology at Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore..

Dr. Faiyaz Ali
Medical Consultant- Bangalore
Educational Qualifications

Dr. Faiyaz completed his MBBS from JJM Medical College, Davangere. He did a Diploma in Hospital Administration from IHCA, Chennai. He then did a Post Graduate Diploma in Critical Care Medicine from Vienna, Austria. He also attended an advanced training course in Accident and Trauma Care Management from NUH, Singapore.

Professional Experience

Dr. Faiyaz has worked as a Senior Resident Doctor and Center Manager in Cuttack Nursing Home during 2000-02. He worked as a Senior Medical Officer and Assistant Hospital Administrator at Himalayan Hospital and Institute during 2003-07. From 2007 until May 2010, he has worked as a Medical Consultant for Kanva Diagnostic and Health Service. Dr. Faiyaz is a visiting consultant (ICU & Emergency) for various hospitals.

Dr. Faiyaz is also actively involved in Social and Educational activities, has also been associated with various NGOs for educational and social development programs, such as MYCA, Jain Humanitarian Trust and BOSCO.

Dr. Atul Gajare
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon- Mumbai
Educational Qualifications

Dr. Gajare has completed his MBBS from Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai, in 1993. In 1998, he completed his Diploma (Ortho) from CPS, Mumbai. In 1999, he completed his M.S. in Orthopaedics from Seth Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital in Mumbai. He did a post-doctoral fellowship at K.E.M. Hospital in Ilizarov during 1999-2000. He did another post-doctoral fellowship at R.N. Cooper Hospital in Knee Replacement during 2000-01. During 2001-02, he was a post-doctoral fellow at K.B.B.H. Hospital in the department of Trauma.

Professional Experience

Dr. Gajare began his private practice in 2001 and has been associated with reputed hospitals in Mumbai since then.