Keyzom Bhutti Phunkyil was conferred the title Amjee upon graduation from the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute in Dharamsala, India in 1972. In 1988 she received the Menrampa degree (T. M. D). She was the chief physician at the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute in Darjeeling for 25 years until she moved to The U.S. to join her husband. She now practices in the Boston, Massachusetts area.

In recognition of her dedicated service of over 25 years in the field of Tibetan Medicine, Amjee Bhutti received the Senior Physicians Award. In 1995 she received The Shiromani Award and in 1997 the Award of Excellence, at the third and fifth International Congress, respectively, of the All India board of Alternative Medicines in Calcutta, India. She has received numerous other awards for her services in the field of alternative medicine. She has been a frequent speaker in the past on health issues at the All India radio station.

In 1988 the Tibetan government in exile organized a tour to France, Belgium, England, Austria and the United States by Amjee Bhutti and Dr.Tenzin Chodak, senior personal physician to H.H. The Dalai Lama. In 1990 she was invited to Holland to conduct consultations and clinics.

Dr. Bhutti gave a talk at the Center for Dzogchen Studies, Sunday March 28, 1999