Meet Your SMART Life Partners

Dr Kunal Kothari is a UK-based General Practitioner and Lifestyle Medicine Physician with over 25 years of clinical experience. He qualified as a medical doctor from Pramukh Swami Medical College in India in 2001.

Upon moving to the UK, he completed membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) and became a practising GP in the NHS in 2009. In 2011, he further enhanced his expertise by obtaining a Certificate in Diabetes Care from the University of Warwick. Dr Kothari is also accredited by the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine.

Dr Kothari is a well-recognised clinician and educator with a strong interest in preventive healthcare. Throughout his career, he has led multiple initiatives to reduce health inequalities by increasing awareness of lifestyle interventions that support better control of type 2 diabetes and promote sustainable weight loss.

A regular practitioner of mindfulness and meditation himself, Dr Kothari is passionate about helping individuals and communities adopt early lifestyle changes to reduce cardiovascular risk and improve overall wellbeing. He strongly advocates a proactive approach to health, focusing on sustainable lifestyle habits to achieve long-term well-being and happiness.

Dr Kothari is the co-founder of K2SMARTLife and regularly delivers educational programmes based on the SMARTLife pillars of health. He is fluent in English, Gujarati and Hindi, enabling him to connect with and support diverse communities.

Dr Kaushalya Dissanayake is an experienced General Practitioner and Lifestyle Medicine physician with over 24 years of clinical experience and a strong commitment to helping patients achieve lasting health.

She qualified as a medical doctor in Sri Lanka in 2002 and later completed the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) in 2011. Over many years working as a GP, she has cared for a wide range of patients and developed a special interest in women’s health, supporting women through different stages of life with compassionate and holistic care.

Through her years in general practice, Dr Dissanayake observed that the conventional healthcare model often focuses on reacting to illness and managing symptoms with medications rather than addressing the underlying causes of disease. This experience led her to pursue further training in Lifestyle Medicine and to become certified by the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM).

Dr Dissanayake is passionate about helping patients improve their health through practical, evidence-based lifestyle changes, with a focus on sustainable improvements in nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and stress management. Her approach centres on addressing the root causes of chronic disease, empowering patients to take control of their health and achieve long-term wellbeing.

She is also a co-founder of K2SMARTLife and regularly delivers educational programmes based on the SMARTLife pillars of health. Dr Dissanayake is fluent in English and Sinhala, enabling her to connect with and support diverse communities.