Advisory board

Dr. Alok Chopra is a leading Cardiologist in Delhi specialising in diseases of the heart and circulatory system. He has been treating patients of heart problems for over 40 years. He completed his MBBS and post-graduation from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. He also went on to become a member of the Royal College of Physicians, London. After completing his residency at GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, he served there as a lecturer for the Department of Cardiology at Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London.

He along with Dr. Ashwani Chopra founded Aashlok Hospital in 1981 from where he started his private practice. Under the guidance of Dr. Alok and Dr. Ashwani, Aashlok Hospital became the first modern multi-disciplinary hospital in Delhi.

Sanjay comes from a diverse educational background in strategy to international marketing to healthcare education Sanjay brings together 35 years of corporate business experience Wellness is not a ‘medical fix’ but a way of living – an integrated lifestyle approach, sensitive and responsive to all the dimensions of body, mind, and spirit. The way we all look at healthcare in this country is very different from the way we need to treat this lifestyle disorders and with this thought METABALANCE took birth.

Mr. Sanjay Sachdeva provides high-end services across the industry and their clients, He brings in all his expertise to re-churn, re-position, and re-define the true essence of Healthcare and Wellness, in Functional Medicine care navigating its members to embrace the true meaning of healthy living. His ever-growing passion coupled with innovative thinking and a creative outlook.

Raju is a co-founder and principal of Health Upwardly Mobile Inc. (HUM). He received his MD from Dalhousie University (Halifax) in 1982 and his Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1988.

He has practised Transcendental Meditation (TM) since 1986 and completed his training in Maharishi Ayurveda in 1994. He has held leadership positions in provincial, national and international medical organizations over his career. He has developed and delivered many training programs for health care professionals. He has an extensive publication record, with many invited conference plenary presentations and workshops to his credit. He has received numerous honours and awards for his leadership and community work. He has held faculty appointments at medical schools - Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario) and University of Calgary. He has often provided presentations for corporations, government and the general public.

He has been the lead developer of the Canadian Certification in Addiction Medicine (CCSAM) established in 2000; and the internationally recognized definition of Addiction established in 2011 through the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).
He is a founding (1989) and honourary life member of the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM); and a founding (1999) and life member of the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM)
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Medicine (DABAM)
He is a certificant with added qualifications in Addiction Medicine (CCFP-AM) and a fellow of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (FCFP)
He is a Distinguished Fellow of ASAM (DFISAM) and ISAM (DFISAM)
He is a member of Rotary International and the North American Leader/Board Member for the Rotary Action Group – Addiction Prevention (RAG-AP)
He is the founding (2013) Medical Advisor to the Foundation of Addiction and Mental Health (FAMH)

Advisory Board

Dr. Alok Chopra

Dr. Sanjay Sachdeva

Dr. Raju Hajela