{"id":7891,"date":"2026-06-22T11:39:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/doctors-day\/?post_type=team&#038;p=7891"},"modified":"2026-06-25T05:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:20:11","slug":"dr-chandrakant-lahariya","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/doctors-day\/speakers\/dr-chandrakant-lahariya\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr Chandrakant Lahariya- widely regarded as\u00a0\u2018the pill-free doctor\u2019- and is\u00a0one of India\u2019s leading\u00a0specialist\u00a0in\u00a0preventive and\u00a0cardiometabolic\u00a0medicine. He\u00a0is an internationally certified metabolic health coach and a highly respected voice in health policy.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He has been trained at some of the country\u2019s most prestigious institutions, completing his MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, and his MD from Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. He has also undergone advanced clinical trainings, certificates and mid-career fellowships conduct by globally renowned institutions, including Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins University, Emory University, in United States and the Royal College of Physicians, UK. Dr Lahariya has helped many people reduce their prescription pills while improving their health, and he considers this ability\u2014reducing medications while enhancing well-being\u2014his mini superpower.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2025, Dr Lahariya became the first and the only Indian till date to receive the prestigious Wiley Research Heroes Award in 2025. Since 2020, he has consistently been ranked among the top 2% of global researchers in clinical medicine in a Stanford University-led analysis. In 2012, he received the Dr B. C. Srivastava Foundation Award from the Government of India and the Indian Council of Medical Research for excellence in medical research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He is a Fellow and active member of several leading professional bodies, including the International Society of Hypertension, the International Diabetes Federation, the American College of Physicians, and the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Beyond his clinical and academic work, Dr Lahariya has served as a staff member, advisor, and subject expert to leading international organizations such as the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the World Bank and the Asian Development bank, contributing to health programs in more than 50 countries.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A compelling science communicator, he writes regularly for leading newspapers, including The Hindu, Hindustan Times, and The Asian Age, and authors a widely read fortnightly column in Dainik Bhaskar. He has appeared on global and national media platforms such as BBC World, CNN International, NDTV, India Today, and CNN-News18.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">His first book, Till We Win: India\u2019s Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic, was published in 2020. He lives in New Delhi.\u00a0His upcoming book is \u201cPill-Free\u201d being published by Penguin\u00a0Random\u00a0House India and slated for release in Sept 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He can be reached at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:c.lahariya@gmail.com\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">c.lahariya@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7892,"menu_order":8,"template":"","team_designation":[],"team_department":[58],"class_list":["post-7891","team","type-team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","team_department-speakers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya - 9th Edition of The Times Now Doctors\u2019 Day Conclave 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/doctors-day\/speakers\/dr-chandrakant-lahariya\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya - 9th Edition of The Times Now Doctors\u2019 Day Conclave 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dr Chandrakant Lahariya- widely regarded as\u00a0\u2018the pill-free doctor\u2019- and is\u00a0one of India\u2019s leading\u00a0specialist\u00a0in\u00a0preventive and\u00a0cardiometabolic\u00a0medicine. 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