Audrey E. Kitagawa, J.D.
President and Founder
Background
Education:
M.B.B.S.- Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery in India
(Equivalent of M.D.)
D.G.O.- Diploma in Obstetrics & Gynecology (India)
M.D.- Postgraduate Master in Obstetrics & Gynecology (India)
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology– FACOG November 1976
License # 111592
Work Experience:
Dr. Bhadra Shah is a Gynecologist practicing since 1969 at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, New York. She was associated with several hospitals and nursing homes in the past. At present, she is working as Associate Attending in OBGYN at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, New York. She served as Chairman of Tissue Review Committee and Member of Utilization Review Committee for more than 10 years at Beth Israel Medical Center. She is a member of various professional organizations like AMA, ACOG, Medical Society of State of New York, and Medical Society of County of New York, etc. She has served as Board of Directors and Board of Census for more than 15 years at New York County Medical Society. She also served on various other committees like Membership committee, Committee for Foreign Medical Graduates, etc. each more than 10 years. She is a Member of MAAPI – Manhattan American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin and takes active part in various other organizations. She has presented papers including one on “Endometriosis” at 44th All India Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology in December of 2000 at Ahmadabad, India, and on “Treatment and Genital Prolapse” at District II ACOG meeting at Acapulco Mexico in 1973.
Leadership & Extracurricular Activities:
She is very closely associated with Ramakrishna Vivekananda Movements and its various centers all over the world. She is a devotee of Sri Ramakrishna, Sarada Ma and Swami Vivekananda and receives all her inspiration and guidance from them. Her life mission is to see God and serve God in suffering humanity – deserving sick and/or underprivileged fellow human beings.
She has served as chairman of the board of trustees and president of Share and Care Foundation, a leading charitable organization in New Jersey. She served as chairperson of the project committee for 30 years at Share & Care Foundation reviewing several projects in the field of health care, education, and welfare in India. She helped the foundation with the project committee in making critical decisions for approval of millions of dollars in grants and also making several in-kind donations.
She is a president of Sathi Foundation since 1995, which also supports several projects in the field of education, healthcare, and welfare in India and some in America. She is also on the New York Advisory Board of Akshay Patra Foundation, USA who continues to provide millions of meals to children and society’s most vulnerable members. She has also served as trustee and vice-chair at the Parliament of The World’s Religions and participated in different committees. She has also participated in several interfaith programs.
Awards and citations:
Hind Ratan Award; 2001
Shalin Manay Ratna Award from the Anupam Mission; 2004
Recognized by Shanti fund for her caring and compassionate contributions on 10/2/15 at Gandhiji’s Birthday celebration.
Recognized several times by Share and Care Foundation.
Recognized several times by Educare Foundation.
Background
Audrey E. Kitagawa, JD, is the President/Founder of the International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation, the President of the Light of Awareness International Spiritual Family, the former Advisor to the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict at the United Nations.
She is a United Nations Representative for the United Religions Initiative, and Chair Emerita of the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns, A Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. She has been enstooled into the royal family as the Nekoso Hemaa, (i.e. Queen Mother of Development), of Ajiyamanti in Ghana, West Africa, and has a school which she helped to build named after her in her African name, the Nana Ode Anyankobea Junior Secondary School.
She wrote the chapter, Crossing World Views, The Power of Perspective in the Hawaii Japanese American Experience, which was published in a book about multiculturalism, communication and Asian women entitled, Learning In The Light. Her chapter, Globalization As The Fuel For Religious And Ethnic Conflict has been published in the book, Globalization And Identity, Cultural Diversity, Religion and Citizenship. Her article, The Role Of Identity In The Rise And Decline of Buddhism In Hawaii, The 50th State Of The United States Of America, has been published in Sambodhi, a Buddhist Journal. She published articles in World Affairs The Journal Of International Issues, entitled, The Power of Om: Transformation of Consciousness, and Practical Spirituality. She wrote the chapter, The US In Foreign Affairs: Source of Global Security, Or Source of Global Fear? in the book, America & The World The Double Bind. She is currently writing a chapter on Space Ethics for a legal, academic book on Space Law.
She has been listed in Who's Who Of American Law, Who's Who Of American Women, Who's Who In America, Who's Who In The World, and Prominent People of Hawaii. She is the recipient of the Medal “Pride of Eurasia” and a Diploma from the Republic of Kazakhstan Ministry of Education and Science L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University for her outstanding contribution to the development of spiritual culture and education in Eurasia. She is the recipient of the Spirit of the UN Award which is given to outstanding individuals who have demonstrated the vision and spirit of the United Nations as expressed through the UN Charter, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. She was conferred an Honorary Interfaith Minister degree by the New Seminary.
Biography
Education:
M.B.B.S.- Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery in India
(Equivalent of M.D.)
D.G.O.- Diploma in Obstetrics & Gynecology (India)
M.D.- Postgraduate Master in Obstetrics & Gynecology (India)
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology– FACOG November 1976
License # 111592
Work Experience:
Dr. Bhadra Shah is a Gynecologist practicing since 1969 at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, New York. She was associated with several hospitals and nursing homes in the past. At present, she is working as Associate Attending in OBGYN at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, New York. She served as Chairman of Tissue Review Committee and Member of Utilization Review Committee for more than 10 years at Beth Israel Medical Center. She is a member of various professional organizations like AMA, ACOG, Medical Society of State of New York, and Medical Society of County of New York, etc. She has served as Board of Directors and Board of Census for more than 15 years at New York County Medical Society. She also served on various other committees like Membership committee, Committee for Foreign Medical Graduates, etc. each more than 10 years. She is a Member of MAAPI – Manhattan American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin and takes active part in various other organizations. She has presented papers including one on “Endometriosis” at 44th All India Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology in December of 2000 at Ahmadabad, India, and on “Treatment and Genital Prolapse” at District II ACOG meeting at Acapulco Mexico in 1973.
Leadership & Extracurricular Activities:
She is very closely associated with Ramakrishna Vivekananda Movements and its various centers all over the world. She is a devotee of Sri Ramakrishna, Sarada Ma and Swami Vivekananda and receives all her inspiration and guidance from them. Her life mission is to see God and serve God in suffering humanity – deserving sick and/or underprivileged fellow human beings.
She has served as chairman of the board of trustees and president of Share and Care Foundation, a leading charitable organization in New Jersey. She served as chairperson of the project committee for 30 years at Share & Care Foundation reviewing several projects in the field of health care, education, and welfare in India. She helped the foundation with the project committee in making critical decisions for approval of millions of dollars in grants and also making several in-kind donations.
She is a president of Sathi Foundation since 1995, which also supports several projects in the field of education, healthcare, and welfare in India and some in America. She is also on the New York Advisory Board of Akshay Patra Foundation, USA who continues to provide millions of meals to children and society’s most vulnerable members. She has also served as trustee and vice-chair at the Parliament of The World’s Religions and participated in different committees. She has also participated in several interfaith programs.
Awards and citations:
Hind Ratan Award; 2001
Shalin Manay Ratna Award from the Anupam Mission; 2004
Recognized by Shanti fund for her caring and compassionate contributions on 10/2/15 at Gandhiji’s Birthday celebration.
Recognized several times by Share and Care Foundation.
Recognized several times by Educare Foundation.
