Over the years, Dr. Vivek Baliga has been a supporter of a variety of charities, devoting work, time, and resources to several worthy causes. He has been a participant of the annual Bupa Great Manchester Run every year since 2007, raising money for The Desk and Chair Foundation, a charity based in the United Kingdom. Founded by Indian immigrants who grew up in Tanzania, the foundation’s mission is to assist needy Tanzanian communities with resources for education, clean water, burials, medical treatment, and other necessities. Dr. Vivek Baliga has also participated in the Edinburgh Run in 2006 and the Sherwood Forest Run in 2009. A native of India, Dr. Vivek Baliga attended the Sri Aurobindo Memorial School in Bangalore, India. The school, known for its high-quality education, devotes portions of the day to collective spiritual practice and has a meditation hall. Dr. Baliga continued his education at the pre-university level at the National College Jayanagar where he studied science for one year. He went on to the Manipal Academy of Higher Education in Mangalore, earning his MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery), a medical degree equivalent to the American MD. Dr. Vivek Baliga currently is pursuing a PhD in cardiovascular research at the University of Leeds in the UK. Some of Dr. Baliga’s medically related charitable activities include support for the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society in the UK and the Great Ormond Street Hospital, a leading children’s hospital. Dr. Vivek Baliga was also part of a team of doctors who provided malaria prevention education to schoolteachers and children in Mangalore, India. Dr. Baliga has always been athletic. In addition to running, he plays badminton at Leeds and was once a badminton champion in his undergraduate career. He also played for the basketball teams in medical school and at the Sri Aurobindo school. A music lover, Dr. Vivek Baliga likes to deejay at hospital events and mix his own music albums.

1. Dr Vivek Baliga
Dr. Vivek Baliga has contributed several studies to the
literature on vascular biology, diabetes, and heart disease.
Earning his medical degree in 2000, Dr. Vivek Baliga
currently conducts cardiovascular research in a PhD
program at the University of Leeds, one of the largest
research institutions in the United Kingdom. Dr. Baliga’s
medical activities over the years have included
investigations into stent thrombosis, circulating progenitor
cell mobilization, diabetes mellitus and heart failure, and
acute coronary syndrome. A native of India, Dr. Baliga
received his primary, secondary, and higher education in
his home country. He earned a Bachelor of Medicine,
Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from the Manipal
Academy of Higher Education in Mangalore. Dr. Vivek
Baliga is a member of the Royal College of Physicians. He
has received accreditation in transthoracic
echocardiography from the British Society of
Echocardiography. In addition to building a successful
medical career, Dr. Vivek Baliga maintains an active life.
He played badminton and basketball competitively in his
youth and continues to play badminton at Leeds. He is an
annual participant of the popular Bupa Great Manchester
Run, running with other supporters of The Desk and Chair
Foundation to raise money for the organization. The funds
raised for the charity go to community development
projects in Tanzania. Dr. Vivek Baliga is involved with
several other charities, including the National Rheumatoid
Arthritis Society and the Great Ormond Street Hospital

2. Charity. He has also participated in charitable efforts in
India. In Mangalore, he and a team of doctors visited
schoolteachers and children to raise awareness about ways
of preventing the spread of malaria. Dr. Baliga’s family
contributes annually to the International Society for
Krishna Consciousness.