Project Team

Mrs. Susan Pattinson
She is the co-founder of the non-profit organization Vaishnavas C.A.R.E. (Counseling, Assistance, Resource, and Education for the terminally ill and their family). She has written several articles on hospice & palliative care that have been published in various nursing journals. She has also authored of the book – The Final Journey–Complete Hospice Care for Departing Vaishnavas (Torchlight Publications – 1st and 2nd Editions) which is also a hands-on manuscript on the care for the terminally ill, their families and friends. She continues to travel across United States and other countries for giving hospice seminars with the goal of training teams & volunteers in assisting the terminally ill. For almost a decade, Susan assisted in building the Bhaktivedanta Hospice in Vrindavan by working closely with H. H. Giriraj Maharaj where they cared for dying patients at this 40,000 square foot facility. She has written extensive curriculum for training the staff and nursing attendants at the Bhaktivedanta Hospice, Vrindavan. In addition to the above, she is a Registered Nurse (RN) & a certified Hospice & Palliative Care nurse by profession.

Dr. Lalitadevi Jajodia
She has completed her MBBS from Mumbai University and is a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. She has also received her Fellowship Training & Board Certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicines from the Ohio State University in the year 2012. She has previously worked as a staff nurse at the Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). She is now working as Hospice Medical Director at Brookdale Senior Living Columbus Chapter & is also a "Hospitalist" (for general medicines for admitted patients) at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. She has been offering hospice & palliative care services at the Bhaktivedanta Hospice, Vrindavan & she has been actively involved in offering spiritual care to patients & deity services at ISKCON, Vrindavan, India.

Dr. Avnish Pandey
He is a Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine & Surgery (BHMS), MD (AC) & MBA in Healthcare Services by profession & expert in Hospice & Palliative medicines. He has been working as Medical Administrator at the Bhaktivedanta Hospice, Vrindavan since 2010 & he has been instrumental in taking care of critical patients with immense respect & dignity at the facility.