Vaishali K is a Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapist with 23 years of clinical experience. She is Head at Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions (MCHPS), MAHE, Manipal. She has a keen inclination towards treating patients with chronic respiratory diseases and individuals with overweight health issues and obesity. She has received prestigious grants from UNSW,
Australia-MAHE Collaborative Research Seed Fund and from several national agencies like Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Department of Science and Technology (DST). She has also received the ‘Professional Excellence Award’ awarded by the Karnataka Chapter, IAP (2013), ‘Einstein Professional Excellence Award’ awarded by the Indian Association of Physiotherapy (IAP) in 2019 and ‘Research Excellence Award’ awarded by JDT Islam College of Physiotherapy in 2023.