Dr. Nitu Bajekal is a senior consultant Ob-Gyn in the UK with over thirty-five years of clinical experience in women’s health. She is the co-author of Living PCOS Free, a practical approach to helping people with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) manage their condition, irrespective of whether they need conventional medications. Her other special interests include lifestyle medicine, menopause, endometriosis, period problems, precancer, complex vulval problems, and medical education. She is a keyhole surgeon with experience in laparoscopic procedures, including robotics.
Dr Bajekal is a Fellow of the Royal College and recipient of the Indian President’s Gold Medal, having done her initial training at prestigious medical schools in India. In addition, she is one of the first board-certified lifestyle medicine physicians in the UK. She wrote the women’s health module for the first plant-based nutrition course at a UK university. She has also co-authored the women’s health chapter in an academic book for health professionals titled “Plant-Based Nutrition in Clinical Practice.”
Dr. Bajekal is passionate about educating women, providing reliable medical and lifestyle information for the public, doctors, workplaces, and schools. She is a committed vegan and advocates a plant-based diet for her patients based on scientific evidence alongside conventional western medicine. Both she and her family have benefited from this way of living. For more information and free factsheets, visit www.nitubajekal.com and follow Dr Bajekal on Instagram and TikTok.
