Priti Parekh, MD, is a Physician, writer, speaker, and YouTuber who inspires health enthusiasts and people with healthy intentions to live healthier, more vibrant, and increasingly successful lives.

She believes we all have an innate ability to heal ourselves AND to have a pretty good time doing it! She defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing, not merely an absence of disease. Her work shows us how to focus on the root cause of disease, not merely control our symptoms.

Dr. Parekh is both an American Board-certified Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine Physician and a Social Media influencer. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dr. Parekh has interviewed some of the most interesting people on the planet on behalf of her patients and followers. About 20,000 fans tune in regularly to learn lifestyle tips on her YouTube channel, “Pretty Healthy with Dr. Priti.”

As a Medical Doctor, over the last 15+ years, she has led her own health clinic, worked for medical organizations such as Kaiser Permanente, and currently working at One Medical. She is a graduate of Whole Health Medicine Institute and has trained at UCSD”s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program.

Dr. Parekh holds an M.D. in Internal Medicine from Alameda County Medical Center Oakland, which is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She graduated from one of the top medical schools in India and holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree. She is trilingual, speaking English, Hindi, and Gujarati. She serves on the Dublin Unified School District (DUSD) Wellness Committee in her hometown of Dublin, California.

She has written for magazines and newspapers such as Femina, Healthcare, and Times of India; spoken at multiple conferences, and appeared on several Bay area radio shows.

When she’s not interviewing the jet-set and saving the world from disease, she can be found hiking, reading, and watching funny movies with her family.