Our Team

Dilli Raj Bhurtel - President

Divas Neupane - Treasurer

Dilli Ram Poudel - Secretary

Binita Kharel Nepal, MD

I am a devoted mother and wife, a dedicated physician and a fitness enthusiast based in the vibrant heart of Dallas, Texas. A profound belief in giving back and a burning passion for healthcare equity and improving quality of life got me involved in K-PALS. I am honored and grateful to be a part of this amazing team which strives for a healthier , equitable, and empowered world together by improving children healthcare in Nepal.

Prakash Paudel, MD

Internal Medicine physician, husband and father Dr. Paudel served as president of K-PALS since the founding in 2021 till May 2023. His interests are in clinical & academic medicine and equitable access to health care.

Dilli Ram Poudel, MD

Rheumatologist by profession, Dr. Poudel serves as the secretary of K-Pals. His primary interests are in clinical practice, research and philanthropy.

Bishow Aryal, MD

Internal Medicine physician, husband and father Dr. Aryal contributes as the treasurer of K-Pals. His interests include clinical medicine, philanthropy and spirtiual well being.

Rad Pandit

A successful serial entrepreneur, father, husband, social activist and philanthropist from Nepali Diaspora, Mr. Pandit as a board member serves as a link to the social communities across the United States.

Dilli Raj Bhurtel, MD

Dr. Bhurtel is Assistant professor in pediatric cardiology at the Virginia Commonwealth University Children’s Hospital of Richmond. He has devoted his career to providing the utmost level and quality of evidence-based clinical care to children with heart defects.

In addition to his primary job, he has a deep passion for educating and training the next generation of physicians and health care workers. His love and passion for children’s health care has led him to be actively involved and committed to the K-Pals campaign and the clinical council since its inception.
He currently serves on the K-PALS board of directors.

Dr. Bhurtel lives by the mission and motto “Giving makes all of us happy and when the giving is for children’s healthcare in Nepal, the happiness is even more. All children should receive the best healthcare service irrespective of where they are born”

Rajesh Pandey, MD

I am a Pediatrician, husband & father. I am a faculty neonatologist at the University of Texas, Houston, where I focus on teaching evidence-based clinical practice. I feel privileged to serve as a board member of KPALS, an organization dedicated to supporting the Children’s Hospital Network in Nepal.

I believe every child should have access to high-quality healthcare for physical, psychological, and emotional wellbeing. My passion is to help create a safe system to offer evidence-based, family-centered networks of hospitals to provide complex medical care where patient and family values are at the core of care.

I enjoy traveling, hiking, reading, and cooking in my free time.

Divas Neupane, PhD

Divas Neupane is a cancer biologist by training with more than a decade of experience in drug discovery and development in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. He brings a scientist’s rigor and a strategic, outcomes-driven mindset to K-PALS.

Divas has been involved with K-PALS for five years and now serves as Treasurer, helping steward the resources that sustain KIOCH’s mission of building Nepal’s first children’s hospital network. Deeply connected to Nepal, he believes that investing in children and empowering their future is the most lasting legacy we can leave, and that a healthy start is the foundation for everything that follows.

Divas is an avid swimmer and cyclist and loves reading short stories and literary fiction in both Nepali and English.

Hem Regmi, MD, MHS, FAAP

Hem Regmi, MD, MHS, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatrician and hematologist-oncologist practicing at Corewell Health Children’s – William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. He earned his medical degree from Nepalgunj Medical College, Nepal, completed his pediatric residency through University of Michigan/Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, and completed his Pediatric Hematology-Oncology fellowship and Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Investigations at Yale University.

Dr. Regmi is passionate about global child health and strengthening pediatric healthcare in Nepal. He actively supports the Kathmandu Institute of Child Health (KIOCH) and its network of hospitals with a vision of advancing access to world-class pediatric care in Nepal. He currently serves as a K-PALS board member and is a pioneer in establishing the KIOCH Endowment Legacy, dedicated to supporting the Chair of Pediatrics and building sustainable academic and clinical leadership for children’s healthcare in Nepal.