Dr. V.V. Doiphode is a scholar-practitioner who graduated from Tilak Ayurved College, Pune, completed post-graduation in ENT and ophthalmology, and obtained a PhD from Pune University in Ayurvedic anatomy — a thesis recognised as best at an all-India competition. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Ayurvedic Medicine at Pune University and Principal of Tilak Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya. Ayurvedic Treatment of Diseases (Kayachikitsa) applies the classical tradition of internal medicine to treatment practice.