About Us
Our Motivation
Human-being is prone to diseases at all ages, but especially in old age, several other factors lead to the suffering of health, such as physiological and cognitive decline, degeneration, and diminished resources. Socio-economic factors like retirement, loss of empowerment, loss of a spouse, loneliness, and change in social status are some of the factors that affect the psychological and organic functions contributing to the decline of health. At the same time, the busy lifestyle of young people and the nuclear family system has compounded the problem of society’s elderly. Within this setting “Aastha” intends to offer a specially trained medical team who helps elderly patients to be as comfortable as they can be.
Who We Are?
Aastha Geriatric Center is a charitable organization registered under section 80G of the Income Tax Act 1961. Aastha is a pioneer of geriatric care in north India. Our institution focuses on providing acute & long-term healthcare services designed to meet the needs of elderly people. It promotes the optimal level of functional autonomy and well-being of the elderly through an interdisciplinary team approach.
Established in the year 2006, Aastha received several national awards, for being the best Institution in India offering services to elderly people and for awareness generation, the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India.
Founded and headed by Dr. Abhishek Shukla who has a rich experience of more than two decades serving ailing seniors. He has a robust team of specialists who have received advanced training in the field of geriatrics, palliative care & specialties to offer compassionate and comprehensive care for patients and their loved ones as they face these challenges.
We provide services including; physical examinations, comprehensive geriatric assessments, evaluation of memory loss and depression, osteoporosis assessments, evaluation of balance and falls, continence and other concerns of older adults, nutrition counseling, medication evaluation, long-term geriatric care, skilled nursing (assists with personal care), geriatric ICU, palliative care / terminal care, and cancer chemotherapy.
Our Vision
Every person in our country should have equal and ready access to the best information, treatment, and care for chronic diseases; and where unnecessary levels of fear are set aside. Aastha’s team dedicates itself to working with others to turn this vision into a reality.
About our Founder
Dr. Abhishek Shukla, MD (Gold Medalist), MAAFP (USA), Trained In Critical Care Medicine (SGPGI, Lko), Certified Specialist Palliative Medicine (Cardiff), UK, Diploma Geriatric Care (DGC), Post Graduate Diploma in Cardiology (UK), Post Graduate Diploma in Endocrinology & Diabetes (UK), Diploma In Disability Management (Manipal), trained In geriatric medicine (BHU), and recipient of prestigious commonwealth scholarship (UK).
Aastha Team of Doctors
Dr. Sandeep Kumar
MS, FRCS, PHD, MMSC
Founder Director AIIMS-Bhopal, Ex Professor of Surgery, KGMC
Very experienced in the field of Cancer surgeries, Chemotherapies, Geriatric routine & emergency surgeries.
Dr. Atul Kumar Roy
MD, DM (Neurology), SGPGI,
Lucknow
Senior Neuro Physician with over 20 years of rich experience in the field of Geriatrics Neurology & End-of-life care issues.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
MD(Chest), Ex Professor and Head, Department of Pulmonology, KGMC, Lucknow,
Ex Director Patel Chest Institute, New Delhi, with over 35 years of rich experience in the field of respiratory illnesses and geriatric pulmonary care.
Dr. V K Puri
MD,DM (Cardiology) Ex. Professor and Head Lari Cardiology, KGMC, Lucknow
with special interest in End-stage Cardiac failures.
Dr. Amita Shukla
MS (OBG)
Special interest in the field of advanced cancers of women & palliative care.
Dr. Ram Pratap Singh
MD, DM (Gastroenterology)
Special Interest in the field of Geriatric Gastro-intestinal problems.
Dr. Ujjwal Maheshwari
MD, DM (Cardiology)
Special interest in Geriatric Cardiology.
Dr. Anil Kumar Shukla
DPH, PGDM – Illinois
Special Interest in Geriatric Epidemiology & Quality of care at the End of Life issues.
Dr. Sanjay Makheeja
(Senior Medical Officer)
Special interest, training and experience of over 15 years in the field of Geriatric care & Palliative care.
Dr. Rohit Purwar
MS, MCh (Urology & Andrology)
Special interest in Urology issues related to old age, including stress and urge incontinence, prostate and Kidney cancers, and End-stage urology care of terminally ill patients.