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Dr. Shanthi Elavazagan
Dr. Shanthi Elavazagan is an experienced general physician with over 16 years of experience. She has done her MBBS from M. S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore. Additionally, she has done a certificate course in Sexual and Reproductive Health from WHO, Geneva. She has a special certificate qualification on Addiction Medicine from NIMHANS, Bangalore. She is currently working with the Karnataka state government, department of health and family welfare, as an administrative medical officer at Primary Health Center, Kodihalli, Hassan. She is an author, blogger, human rights activist, and a doctorpreneur.
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