Dr Alka Patel, Dr Alka Patel
Dr Alka Patel
Health Hacktivation Doctor
Dr Alka Patel

When I first entered medicine in 1995 with an MBBS in medicine and surgery from The University of London, Guys and St Thomas’s, I was driven by a pure fascination with the body and brain. From here I achieved a distinction in the MRCGP (Membership of the Royal College of GPs) and 10 more titles including my Diplomas in Lifestyle Medicine and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and my EMCC Coaching qualifications (European Coaching and Mentoring Council), as well as titles in gynaecology, paediatrics, obstetrics and dermatology, culminating in over 40 letters behind my name! (yes, I’m a lover of learning!)

25 years on, and over a quarter of a million patients later, I’ve realised that my core motivation is watching incredible people transform their health trajectory. It’s their unfolding stories, and their success in health, life and business that inspires me to keep showing up and sharing data, devices, and tools to empower individual health choices directed towards longevity. Just like the ambitious individuals I now work with, I too was highly driven in my early career pulling all my energy into my ambitions, until my body shut down. I had fought through a high fever at work and ended up on a hospital bed, fighting for my life, with my beautiful husband and children at my side. When you experience the fragility of life, it teaches you to notice what’s important. During my recovery I became aware that it wasn’t the pills that were nourishing me back to life, it was my lifestyle choices; my sleep, my nutrition, my emotions. That was the turning point that now fuels my mission to synchronise ambitious individuals' success with the self-care that they need in a precise, strategic way so that they can continue to elevate their performance and impact and share their skills and passions for as long as possible.