About Us

Dr. Nickhil Jakatdar
M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - University of California, Berkeley
The Founder And Inspiration Behind GeneClinicX.
Dire and unexpected news about his health situation 8 years ago drove Nickhil to search for the right, lasting solutions to his problems. He began by conducting several experiments on himself, leveraging the latest medical and scientific knowledge, coupled with data from wearables, including the Oura Ring, Fitbit, Whoop Band, Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM). He also started tracking all his meals and exercise activity, and in consultation with his doctors and nutritionists, as well as the team at the South Asian Heart Centre in California, began a remarkable turnaround journey.
Nickhil has been able to successfully reduce his:
- LDL cholesterol levels by > 40%
- ApoB by > 50%
- Triglyceride levels by > 70%
- Weight by > 10%
- Resting Heart Rate to ~40 bpm
- Peak Heart Rate Variability from 70 ms to 135 ms, and
- His biological age, per epigenetic test results, has him at 41 years of age - not
bad for a 51-year-old!
And while he still indulges in his favorite treats, including Ghirardelli ice-cream, baklava and gulab jamun, all of Nickhil’s metabolic health parameters are at their best levels ever! The key to doing this sustainably, Nickhil believes, is by following scientifically and medically known methods to hack the system, and not by trying to make major changes and sacrifices that aren’t sustainable. He has now made it his mission to share his learnings with everyone interested in proactively increasing their lifespan while also improving their healthspan.
Come and join the thousands of people who have already benefited from his approach.

Dr. Rashida Melinkeri
Consultant Physician, DNB - Internal Medicine Lipidology certification (LAI), Trained at Royal Free Hospital UK
Reg No 86306, Additional Qualification No 2466/2020
Clinical Program Director at GeneClinicX
An internal medicine doctor by training, Dr. Melinkeri is a
lipidologist who is focused on the prevention and management of metabolic disorders and lifestyle diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and heart problems. She has been a tireless advocate for increasing awareness about these through regular screening and inculcating better habits in over twenty awareness camps. Over the last nineteen years, Dr. Melinkeri has been a valued member of the medical community associated with prestigious institutions like
KEM Hospital and Sahyadri Hospital as well as the Lipid Clinic and the Melinkeri Clinic in Pune, having managed more than 8,000 patients to-date. Notably, she has made significant contributions to healthcare as a member of the committee responsible for shaping the consensus statement for the management of dyslipidemia in Indians.
At GeneClinicX, Dr. Melinkeri is focused on creating a medical and scientifically based approach to personalized care by combining her clinical expertise with the domain knowledge of our team of dietitians and fitness experts. Under her leadership as the Chief Consulting Clinician at
GeneClinicX, almost a thousand people have taken major strides towards improved metabolic health in just the last two years. Given the large number of patients that she has positively impacted, it is no wonder that her WhatsApp mailbox is one of the busiest places on earth after Bengaluru airport.

Dr. Nikhil Phadke
Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Chief Scientific Officer
Nikhil is trained as a cell and molecular biologist, and runs one of the most respected hospitals in the country, in addition to being the Founder and Chief Scientist of the organization. After having been part of the founding team at a successful diagnostics company over a 13 year stint in the US, Nikhil has spent the last 15 years in India, coming up with innovative and affordable genetic and molecular diagnostic tests for genetic disorders, cancers and infectious diseases under the GenePath Diagnostics brand.
Nikhil’s focus at GeneClinicX is to ensure that we only offer clinically relevant and actionable solutions when it comes to genetic tests. As a world class geneticist and an ethical scientist, Nikhil gets upset to see genetic tests being offered by companies based on hype and pseudo-science; this guarantees that any tests we offer have been blessed by him. The best validation of his belief in real science to look after his health is that he is still often carded at pubs!