Physician · Professor · Ayurveda

Dra Karine
Meller

Anesthesiologist · Ayurveda Professor

Two traditions of knowledge, one single purpose: to care for the human being completely — body and mind, from surgery to prevention.

Head of the Anesthesiology Department · AHVN — Vila Nova Hospital Association
Founder of NASA · Anesthesiology and Ayurveda Welcoming Nucleus
Full Professor · Bachelor's Degree in Ayurveda — Caduceu College
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Dra Karine Meller

"Two systems of knowledge that, together, make care more complete."

Dra Karine Meller
Education & Training

A journey built on two pillars

1999
Medicina
PUCRS — Pontifícia Universidade Católica do RS
2001
Residency in Anesthesiology
HCPA — Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
2006
Master's Degree in Medical Sciences
PUCRS
2025
Postgraduate in Ayurvedic Medicine
Escola Yoga Brahma Vidyalaya
2026
Full Professor of Ayurveda
Bachelor's Degree in Ayurveda — Caduceu College

Anesthesiologist with over 25 years of clinical practice, Karine Meller built her career at the intersection of two knowledge systems that, at first glance, seem distant — but which, in her view, are deeply complementary.

As Head of the Anesthesiology Department at Vila Nova Hospital Association, she leads NASA — the Anesthesiology and Ayurveda Welcoming Nucleus — a pioneering project integrating Ayurvedic care into the perioperative process. The goal is simple and profound: for every patient to arrive at surgery with body and mind prepared.

"My purpose as a teacher is to build bridges — between classical Sanskrit knowledge and modern physiology, between millennial intuition and scientific evidence."

As a Full Professor of Ayurveda at Caduceu College, she is dedicated to a mission she considers equally essential: training health professionals capable of integrating Ayurveda into clinical practice with scientific rigour. A space where the depth of tradition does not exclude — but dialogues with — modern medicine.

Anestesiologia Medicina Ayurvédica Perioperative Care Docência Integrative Medicine AHVN · NASA