Educational Background   Dr. Medha Durge has a degree (5½ years course) in homoeopathy from the University of Mumbai. Even before her medical college she was under the guidance and mentorship of late Dr. M. L. Dhawale one of the pillars of homoeopathy in India. She has been extensively trained by stalwarts in homeopathy like Dr. M. L. Dhawale, Dr. Kasad, Dr. Kumar and Dr. Barvalia.   She joined his ICR (Institute of Clinical Research) as a full time physician after completing her degree. She started her private practice and has been practicing for the last 16 years. She practices classical homoeopathy and has varied experience in treating many chronic diseases.   Her expertise includes cases of asthma, eczema, vitiligo, irritable bowel syndrome, besides other regular chronic diseases. She believes that homoeopathy is good for acute states like fever also and is able to treat it successfully.     In spite of such spectacular results homoeopathy has not got its due place and is looked upon with doubt. Hence she is interested in research. She has one (interesting case) peer-reviewed case published in IJHM (Indian Journal in Homeopathic Medicine) for treating a case of cysticercosis. She is an Associate Member of RCCM UK which is the pioneer center for research in complementary medicine. She has reviewed a few books related to complementary theory which includes Hand Book Of Natural Medicine by Joseph.E.Pizzorno, Jr.Michael Murray and Herb Joiner-Bey of Bastyr University USA. Currently she is doing work on ostesarthritis in collaboration with a UK University.   She welcomes all queries, comments, suggestions and responses about homeopathy. She hopes to make available to the people the benefits of homoeopathy and to India a cheaper alternative health care.   She has been active in the various symposiums and has presented cases since 1983. She started her private practice in 1990 and currently runs two clinics that are fully computerized. She has had opportunity to treat various rare cases like fibroids PCOD cysticercosis (granuloma in the brain), undiagnosed fevers and ailments.     Research   She has presented paper in the 1st International Conference on Women Health and Asian Traditional Medicine held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia in August 2005. It was co-chaired by Prof Gerard Bodeker from Oxford University UK, Prof. Fredi Kronenberg from Columbia University (world authority on menopause). The paper was on Case-series: To Study the effect of classical homeopathy on amenorrhoea in polycystic ovarian disease was well received.   Conducts homeopathy awareness talks and presentations at medical camps and Rotary meetings, colleges, vocational guidance workshops.   She finds working in the rural Dr. M. L. Dhawale Memorial Homeopathic Hospital as Honorary Homeopathic Physician (Gynecological Department) extremely satisfying and challenging. A research project awaits approval here.