Dear Community Members,

After publishing the 1st SPOTLIGHT bulletin covering  the published achievements of our community members, Shri Pran Tiku, MA , Shrimati Sharda Cherwoo, NY , Shri Anil Kaul, OK , and Shri Sanjay Razdan, FL, I am pleased to present this 2nd SPOTLIGHT bulletin. One of the suggestions was to have a community SPOTLIGHT section on our KOAUSA web site where these can be posted for eternity. We will soon be following up on the suggestion.
 
The 2nd SPOTLIGHT bulletin covers the achievements of:
  1. Shrimati Lalita Kaul, NY
  2. Shri Vishal Wanchoo, WI
  3. Shri Ashtosh Ganjoo, PA
I would encourage you to email us such published success stories of our community members so that we can share this information with our members. Please email me at dganju@earthlink.net or Arun Koul at akoul@ftghome.com .

With best wishes,
Deepak Ganju
Community Spotlight

1.Shrimati Lalita Kaul, NY


Lalita Kaul, a registered dietitian in Washington, D.C., and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. She has published over 40 papers. She is listed in Who's Who in Diabetes Treatment, Education and Research. She is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly. She has received several grants for nutritional studies. In the past, she has worked in the White House Health Care Information Center and Presidential Correspondence Analysis. She was also a consultant at NIH. She was a pioneer in incorporating nutrition education in the medical curriculum at Howard University.
 
Diet Expert Lalita Kaul Advises Less Ghee, More Treadmill
By ASHFAQUE SWAPAN
Special to India-West

After chocolate maker Mars Inc. said its pipeline is full of healthful products, and claimed one of its cocoa bars already in the market has "proven heart-health benefits," The Washington Post wondered aloud, somewhat irreverently, "So: Chocolate is a proven health food?"

The newspaper turned to an expert to resolve the issue: Dr. Lalita Kaul, a nutritionist at Howard University Medical School and a spokeswoman for the 65,000-member American Dietetic Association. Kaul set the record straight by observing that chocolate "is a pleasure food with reduced risks" compared to many other common choices.
The full story appears in the print edition of India-West. To subscribe, click on the Subscribe link on the India-West Web site or email info@indiawest.com.

1.Shri Vishal Wanchoo, WI
 
 
Vishal Wanchoo is President & Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions. Since joining GE in 1997, Vishal has built a “virtual backbone” for a digital community that will enable the distribution of higher quality healthcare at lower cost. One of the key components of this system is the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Vishal has grown this business from $100 million in sales in 1998 to a projected $1.9 billion in sales in 2006. As President & CEO of GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions, Vishal is a passionate advocate for an open and integrated system that will enable the practice of medicine that is not limited by time, location, specialty or geography.