Dr. Rikin Patel is a Consultant Pediatrician and a board-certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto. He completed his pediatric residency at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Currently, Dr. Patel works for the Scarborough Health Network and founder of recently launched Reset Pediatric Lifestyle Medicine clinic. He completed the Plant Based Certificate program through the T Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies at Cornell University. He recently joined the Medical Advisory Board for the Centre of Nutrition studies at Cornell.
Dr. Patel is passionate educating families and providing the best information available to empower families to make the best decisions for their health. He is passionate about promoting a culture of wellness and resilience within physician and trainee communities through medical improv, meditation and plant-based nutrition. He is a certified yoga instructor (RYT 200) and teaches Shaolin Kung Fu at the Waterloo Kung Fu Academy with over 35 years of experience.