Dr. Dhun Tashi

Dr. Dhondup Tashi is a Senior Consultant Family Physician with more than 21 years of clinical experience. He serves as Chief Medical Officer at Gaden Jangtse Hospital, a charitable community hospital in Mundgod, Karnataka, India. Since 2015, he is serving as the Health Chair of RDTS and recently appointed as advisor to the Health Advisory Committee of the Department of Health, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Dharamsala.

He earned his MBBS from Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, and completed a Master's degree in Family Medicine with distinction at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore. He has also received postgraduate training in Rural Surgery and Clinical Ultrasonography and is a certified and registered Clinical Sonologist. In addition, he provides ultrasound services as a visiting consultant at Jyoti Health Center in Mundgod.

Dr. Tashi completed advanced training in echocardiography at Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TVGH), Taiwan, where he was subsequently honoured as an International Goodwill Ambassador.

His clinical interests and extensive experience include lifestyle-related diseases, liver and gastrointestinal disorders, preventive healthcare, primary care, and community medicine.

A dedicated advocate for rural and community health, Dr. Tashi has led pioneering initiatives focused on the prevention and treatment of chronic Hepatitis B, Stomach Cancer, Diabetes, and Kidney Diseases, and helped establish the first dialysis unit in the Tibetan refugee community. He has also contributed to medical education by mentoring young Tibetan doctors and facilitating rural medicine electives for international medical students.

Dr. Tashi is committed to providing accessible, evidence-based, and compassionate healthcare. He is passionate about empowering patients through health education and improving the quality of medical care in underserved communities.