Medicine doesn't recognize diseases affect women differently—here's how to work with your doctor for optimal health.
JYOTI PATEL, PHD
Dr. Jyoti Patel is a triple-board-certified physician in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Integrative Medicine who is shattering medicine's most dangerous myth: that diseases affect men and women equally. Her work proves women's bodies are not just "smaller versions of men's" - they require fundamentally different medical consideration.
Through her book Beyond Bikini Medicine and powerful speaking engagements, she provides women with the precise language to use with doctors, the most revealing tests to request, and the confidence to insist their symptoms matter. Her message resonates because it combines shocking data with actionable strategies that transform patient-doctor conversations.
Board-certified in both conventional and integrative medicine, Dr. Patel has been consistently recognized as a Top Doc by Phoenix Magazine and honored as Internist of the Year by the American College of Physicians. The recipient of the Women in White Coats Award, she remains steadfast in her dual mission: empowering women to navigate today's healthcare system while driving the paradigm shift needed for truly equitable, sex-specific medical care.
At the intersection of rigorous science and compassionate care, Dr. Patel's work ensures women's health is finally recognized not as a peripheral concern, but as foundational medical knowledge that must inform all patient care.