Dr. Ketan Kulkarni

Dr. Ketan Kulkarni is a physician, a prolific researcher, a full professor, an entrepreneur, an international award winning author, a social activist, and humanitarian. He has received over 40 national and international awards to date.

As a practicing physician and researcher, Dr. Kulkarni has published >300 original studies and abstracts in high-impact journals to improve the care of oncology patients. For innovation, he has received >60 research grants and awards and has been invited to present his research globally.

As a certified coach, Ketan volunteers and provides pro-bono coaching at national and international levels including in Canada, India, the USA and beyond. His coaching practice is focused on deep inner work to achieve excellence, authentic success, financial mastery, and fulfillment. To battle the >50% rate of burnout in physicians, Ketan has developed multiple interventions.

Ketan’s best-selling prestigious BIBA award-winning evidence-based self-help book “The Legendary Quest” marries ancient wisdom with modern science. The book has been widely cited and has garnered great reviews from readers all across the globe.

His second book "Soar: A soul’s quest" is an inspirational fable and has been widely cited garnering excellent reviews globally. World’s number 1 wall-street analyst found Soar vivid and utterly compelling. Soar has already won several international awards including Global Changemaker Award and Literary Titan award in 2024.

This third book is a ground breaking Nationally Collaborative finance handbook for physicians and professionals in Canada and beyond providing evidence based and unbiased information and toolkit.

Ketan has completed over 100 articles, podcasts and interviews on wellbeing, burnout, and success nationally and internationally. Dr Kulkarni has been closely working as a global co-ordinator for Humanitarian Mission Vijay and is dedicated to spread the message of child and community welfare, health and environmental awareness, literacy, de-addiction, and National integration globally. The message has reached over 10 million people to date.

Ketan is a passionate social entrepreneur a with a focus on fairness, sustainability, longevity, and contribution to economy. He is an advocate of equity, diversity, inclusion, social justice, and change.