Lake Forest, CA, November 19, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Pranab K. Purkait (P.K.), MD, MS has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for his dedication to providing quality healthcare in a competent, compassionate and dignified manner while maintaining high ethical standards.

When asked by Cambridge Who's Who to explain his work, Dr. Purkait said, "I work with an incredible machine [the human body] putting life in motion for athletes. I literally help the blind to walk and the lame to see." Dr. Purkait doesn't only touch his patients, he listens to them because the patient's story paints a vivid picture of their condition. He then cultivates his observations and explores treatment goals. He believes that the mind will be the ultimate medicine in the future and that if exercise could be packed into pills it would be the single most widely prescribed and beneficial medicine in any nation. "I serve my patients from my heart," he says. "It is my priority with clarity of thought because medicine is not only a science, it is also the art of the patient and his individuality interacting with me."

Dr. Pranab K. Purkait (P.K.), MD, MS has lectured and conducted seminars internationally and has a number of publications to his credit. Over the past 25 years, he has built a solid reputation as a researcher, clinician and educator in the field of orthopedics, physical medicine and sports medicine. He has helped hundreds of athletes, including Olympic diver Greg Louganis, gold medal Olympic gymnast Peter Vidmar, Olympic track & fielders Evelyn Ashford and Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, LA Galaxy/U.S. Olympian soccer striker Cobi Jones, synchronized swimmer Candy Costie-Burk, volleyball player Debbie Green-Vargas, and water polo players Joe Vargas and Douglas Burke. Dr. Purkait's interests include: pain management, biofeedback therapy, physical medicine, neurology, orthopedic malfunctioning, and sports medicine.

Dr. Purkait holds leadership positions in national and international organizations. In 1984, he received a recognition award and appreciation for his contributions to the success of the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. In 1993, he received the Sports Medicine Award of Distinction from the United States Sports Academy. The award recognized the top graduate student in the sports medicine graduate curriculum. He was also awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arthritis Foundation. He lent his skills to the 1986 California World Cup, a 1996 soccer camp, and the Vic Braden Tennis College. The American Biographical Institute presented him with a Distinguished Leadership Award and he has been recognized for his outstanding achievements in medicine.

A member of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Physical Therapy Association, the American Biofeedback Association and Doctors Without Borders, Dr. Purkait graduated with honors in general medicine from St. Petersburg Medical Academy in Russia. He received the Red Diploma which the Russian Federation normally only confers to Russian native students who received all A's in the medical courses. Dr. Purkait is one of the few non-Russian students to receive the Red Diploma. He earned a master of science in sports medicine from the United States Sports Academy and the America Graduate School of Sports. He holds a bachelor of science degree in biological science (University of Calcutta), a bachelor of arts in economics (Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta, India) and a bachelor of education in physical education (Kalyani University, India). He completed comprehensive biofeedback training at the Biofeedback Institute of Los Angeles and received biofeedback certification from the Institute of America. He is certified in acupuncture through the International Academy of Clinical Acupuncture and received certification in fitness through the University of California, Irvine. He also holds holistic health practitioner certification from Muller College of Holistic Study and was certified as a wresting coach in India by the National Institute of Sports.

Dr. Purkait attributes his success to his compassionate nature, dedication and his desire to care for and educate patients. He followed in the footsteps of other family members into the field of healthcare - his parents and brothers, Bobby Purkait (a medical researcher and inventor) and Dr. Nick Purkait (a researcher and geologist residing in Austrlia). His wife, Bea is a registered nurse who works in the cardiac intensive care and post-anesthetic units.

In his spare time, Dr. Purkait, a licensed private pilot, enjoys flying, fishing, cooking, exercise and reading. He hopes to be doing home house calls and continuing to educate others in the future.

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