Dr. Alok Kanojia, MD MPH

Alok Kanojia, MD MPH, also known as “Dr. K”, is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist specializing in modern mental health. He is the President and Cofounder of Healthy Gamer, a mental health platform that provides content, coaching, and community to young people. 

Dr. Kanojia’s integrative medical and psychiatric training includes Harvard Medical School’s MGH/McLean Residency Program, 100+ meditation therapies, and an evidence-based background in Ayurvedic mental health. He began studying alternative therapies including yoga, meditation, and Reiki in 2003 with particular attention to the Ayurvedic principle that mental health is inextricably linked to physical health.

With public health, psychiatric, CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine), and yogic training, as well as experience teaching at Harvard Medical School, designing resilience programs for Massachusetts General Hospital, creating content for Twitch and YouTube, and cofounding Healthy Gamer, Dr. Kanojia has a unique first-hand perspective on:

Dr. Kanojia’s Healthy Gamer programs have been proven to significantly reduce depression and anxiety in thousands of people across 119 countries. His popular psychoeducational content can be found on Twitch and YouTube. Dr. Kanojia runs The Healthy Gamer Foundation and the HG Institute with his wife and cofounder, Kruti Kanojia, MBA. His work at the Healthy Gamer Foundation includes advising the United Nations, the US Surgeon General’s Office, and other NGO’s regarding youth mental health and the intersection of technology with mental health.