Dr Tejal Shah (MD;PhD)

MEDICAL DOCTOR (Ayurved)

Dr Tejal Shah has over 10 years of Medical experience in all aspects of the Medical field having  worked in a clinical hospital first as a medical officer then as an assistant doctor and finally a consultant.

Tejal currently heads up a major research project for the Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease Research and Care, ECU & the McCusker Foundation for Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit. 

This research focuses on exploring the preventive and therapeutic strategies to possibly prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) as well as  understanding the mechanisms of action leading to the pathological  release and deposition of beta amyloid  in Alzheimer's Disease. 

The PEACS study (physical exercise and cognitive stimulation) is the first project of its type specially designed to address the lacuna left behind by previous studies and to establish the clinical significance of the project’s lifestyle intervention program. The clinical significance of individual and / or combination therapy of physical activity and cognitive stimulation has not been established to date in the prevention of AD. The outcomes of this study will throw light and provide a stepping stone in establishing strategies for the delaying or prevention of AD.