Partha Nandi

Partha Nandi is an Indian-American physician and television personality. He is the host of the Ask Dr. Nandi television program.

Early life

Nandi was born in Calcutta, India, and his family emigrated to the United States when he was a child. Nandi graduated from high school at the age of sixteen, having lived in Columbus, Ohio. He attended the Ohio State University and graduated with a degree in Chemistry, minoring in Classic Greek Civilization. He was also a Rhodes Scholar Representative. Nandi then attended medical school at Wayne State University, after which he completed his gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.^[1][2]

Career

Medical career

Nandi is a gastroenterologist and internal medicine practitioner at Troy Gastroenterology PC.^[3] He is also a clinical assistant professor at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.^[4] As a physician he has partnered for projects with the Ministry of Health in the nations of Jamaica and India, as well as The World Health Organization.^[2]

Ask Dr. Nandi

Nandi is the host of the syndicated television lifestyle talk show Ask Dr. Nandi, which airs on The Impact Network (seen on Dish Network and other distributors),^[3] reaching about 85 million viewers in 79 countries. According to The Oakland Press, the show “combines medical advice with informal conversations about fitness and nutrition.”^[5] The premiere of the show occurred in 2012,^[6] and each episode features one expert and one local or celebrity guest who has experience with a particular affliction, who discuss the medical theme of the episode in-depth.^[1] The show has also received tax incentive awards through the Michigan Film & Digital Media Office. The show has been produced in Farmington Hills. However in 2016, with the loss of the Michigan Film Incentives, Dr. Nandi discussed moving the production to another state.^[7] The show is co-produced by Kali Nandi.^[8]

Other television work

He has also served as an expert contributor to television news, such as ABC 7 in Detroit,^[9][10] where he has served as the station’s Chief Health Editor and on-air health commentator.^{[11][12][13][14]} He has also been interviewed regarding medical stories for outlets including Fox News^[15] and The Katie Couric Show. As a speaker, he has provided college commencement speeches, Ted-X talks, and other keynote addresses.^[2]

Philanthropy

Nandi was the official emcee of the 25th annual AIDS Walk Detroit.^[16] He has also played a judge or host at other Detroit-area educational events.^[17]

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